Websites on Critical Commentary: The Culture Industry: Enlightenment as Mass Deception A chapter from Adorno and Horkheimer's Dialectic of Enlightenment on the mass-production of culture. Eradicating the Stain What's the difference between advertising and graffiti? How does wealth influence the mass media? "The main business of the media is to sell audiences to advertisers." Presentation of Chomsky's "Propaganda model" of mass media. The Media and Communication Studies Site Advertising section forms part of "the definitive site for British media studies." Stay Free! Non-profit magazine examining commercialism and American culture. Subliminal Advertising Numerous examples and commentary on a range of subliminal adverts. Analysis is based on the work of Wilson Key. Toward a critical theory of advertising An analysis of advertising within a critical theory of society which combines historical, sociological, cultural, and political analysis. Return of the hidden persuaders - part three Salon Media series looking at the latest gurus on Madison Avenue - semioticians, anthropologists and ego psychologists. (September 29, 1999) Return of the hidden persuaders - part two Salon Media series looking at the latest gurus on Madison Avenue - semioticians, anthropologists and ego psychologists. (September 28, 1999) Return of the hidden persuaders - part one Salon Media series looking at the latest gurus on Madison Avenue - semioticians, anthropologists and ego psychologists. (September 27, 1999) Up in smoke The billboard-liberation movement gathers to celebrate 20 years of ad "improvement." From Salon. (May 3, 1999) How powerful is advertising? A review of Breaking Up America, by Joseph Turow. From the Atlantic Monthly. (June 1, 1997) And now, a turd from our sponsors The First Annual Counter-Clio Awards honor the worst that advertising has to offer. From Salon magazine. (May 1, 1997) The Hidden Persuader Looking back at Vance Packard's contribution in educating people about social impact of advertising. Article from Salon. (December 17, 1996)
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