Course Description


MIT 3403G (Winter 2012)   Advertising’s Century

Course Description

 This course explores the emergence and consolidation of modern advertising from the 1880s until the 1980s.  It examines the development and growth of ad agencies, advertising practices, and commercial media, with a focus on iconic ad campaigns (e.g. Listerine, Coca-Cola, Volkswagen, Marlboro, Apple).  The course deals with advertising’s impact on popular culture, as seen in novels, film, and television (including the portrayal of 1960s advertising in “Mad Men”). It also probes how governments, politicians, and other social actors used advertising to re-configure 20th century public life.



This course is no longer active. Please contact FIMS Undergraduate Student Services, fims@uwo.ca, for more information.




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