Critically address issues and/or discourses related to advertising
Conduct independent research, select/incorporate relevant sources, engage meaningfully with ideas/arguments from the selected sources
Use advertising examples to support your argument and demonstrate their relevance to core themes/issues/arguments in your essay
Structure your ideas effectively, producing a coherent and sophisticated argument/perspective related tl the central issue/problem discussed in the essay
Write clearly and concisely, observing grammatical rules and correct formatting (12-point plain font, double-spaced, 1-inch margins), as well as accurate referencing following the 7th APA referencing style.
Instructions:
Here is how you proceed for this assignment:
Select one of the following topics for your essay:
a) Gender and sexuality in advertising
b) Race and ethnicity in advertising
c) Environment and sustainability in advertising
Identify a specific issue or problem as the focus in your essay:
If you are writing on topic a), you can focus on one or two of the following:
gender stereotypes in advertising, postfeminist gender representations, queer advertising, hyper-sexuality in advertising, femininity in advertising, masculinity in advertising
If you are writing on topic b), you can focus on one or two of the following:
symbolic racism in advertising, orientalism in advertising, commodification of race and ethnicity in advertising, racial and ethnical stereotypes in advertising, cultural appropriation and cultural othering in advertising
