Images of Utopia in the Advertising Page
Images of Utopia in the Advertising Page
Description
In this book, Luigi Manca and Alessandra Manca examine the use of utopian imagery in magazine advertisements from the 1970s through the early 2020s. Positing that these advertisements reflect the public’s unbridled desires, rather than reality itself, the authors argue that these idealistic reflections can lead the public to be unable or unwilling to recognize real threats to democracy, social justice, and the environment. They extend this analysis to argue that political moderates have long underestimated the ability of mass media and charismatic, radical politicians to tap into the utopian dreams of millions of disillusioned—and predominantly white—Americans to leverage these dreams in order to further their own political agendas. Ultimately, this cumulative study spanning decades of advertisement history portrays a consumer utopia shaped almost exclusively by unrestrained consumer desire.
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Table of Contents
Chapter 2: The Concept of Advertising Utopia
Chapter 3: The Maverick Utopia
Chapter 4: The Inner Haven Utopia
Chapter 5: The Middle-Class Utopia
Chapter 6: The Upper-Class Utopia
Chapter 7: The Yuppie Utopia
Chapter 8: Reality Demands Our Attention
Product details
| Published | 19 Nov 2024 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (PDF) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Pages | 114 |
| ISBN | 9781978795136 |
| Imprint | Lexington Books |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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