Advertising in Modern and Postmodern Times / Edition 1

by Pamela Odih

Overview

This richly illustrated, incisive text produces the most complete critical introduction to advertising culture. Filling a critical gap in the literature, Advertising in Modern and Postmodern Times examines the forms of consumer subjectivity resulting from of postmodern disruptions in time and space and the significance of advertising for the identity of contemporary consumers. Author Pamela Odih marshals an impressive range of historical examples and rich illustrations to explain the socio-cultural development of advertising throughout history.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780761941903
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	06/15/2007
Series:	Published in association with Theory, Culture & Society
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	232
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.63(d)

Table of Contents

PART ONE: MARKING TIME IN THE MAKING OF MODERN ADVERTISING
Selling Space in Advertising History
Selling Time in Advertising History
PART TWO: DIALECTICS OF ADVERTISING IN MODERN TIMES
Advertising, Time and the Commodity-Form
Time and the Commodity-Sign
PART THREE: ADVERTISING IN POSTMODERN TIME(S)
'Times they are a Changin''
Transformations of Work and Leisure in the Time/Space Economies of Modern and Postmodern Advertising
Mapping the Subject of Postmodern Advertising Technology
Sign of the Times
Postmodern Disruptions in Advertising Times
Conclusion
Globalization and the Future of Advertising

Editorial Reviews

There is much to be praised in the book... This book radicalizes the conventional treatment of the topic by the marketing literature, and for that matter some of the sociology of consumption literature. Ultimately, this book is a valuable addition to the study of time, space and society...the book should appeal to a wide audience within sociology, social psychology, cultural studies, social history and media studies. My hope is that the advertising community,both academic and practical, consumes the text and that it forms part of a disruptive praxis for them
Sociology

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