Wernick, Andrew.

Promotional culture : advertising, ideology, and symbolic expression / Andrew Wernick. - London : SAGE, 1991 - ix, 208 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - Theory, culture & society . - Theory, culture & society (Unnumbered) .

Includes bibliographical references (p. [199]-203) and index.

1. Imaging commodities - 2. Adverstising as ideology - 3. (Re-)imaging gender: the case of men - 4. (Re-)imaging technology: the case of cars - 5. Advertising media and the vortex of publicity - 6. Promotional politics - 7. The promotional university - 8. The promotional condition of contemporary culture - Bibliographic references - Index.

0803983913 (pbk.)


Advertising--Social aspects.
Symbolism in advertising.
Imagery (Psychology)
Popular culture.

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