Advertising and Corporate Power

What the whole community comes to believe in grasps the individual as in a vise. --William James


Write to the advertisers c/o the magazines or the manufacturers. Remember to support positive images and enlightened members of the advertising industry - they need your help and encouragement. Call local television stations or write to the networks.

The Ad and the Ego (A film by Harold Boihem).

Adcenter (A graduate studies program in advertising offered at Virginia Commonwealth University).

Adcult USA: The Triumph of Advertising in American Culture. Twitchell, James. New York: Columbia University Press, 1996.

Advertising and the End of the World. (A film by Sut Jhally).

Can't Buy My Love: How Advertising Changes the Way We Think and Feel. Kilbourne, Jean. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2000 (Originally published by the FreePress in 1999 as Deadly Persuasion: Why Women and Girls Must Fight the Addictive Power of Advertising).

Captains of Consciousness: Advertising and the Social Roots of the Consumer Culture
Ewen, Stuart. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1976 (and many others).

The Codes of Advertising. Jhally, Sut. New York: Routledge, 1990 (and others).

Commercial Alert

Corporate Accountability International. (Protecting people around the world from irresponsible and dangerous corporate actions).

Culture Jam: The Uncooling of America. Lasn, Kalle. New York: Eaglebrook, 1999.

Deadly Persuasion: The Advertising of Alcohol & Tobacco. (A film based on Jean Kilbourne's lecture).

The 80% Minority: Reaching the Real World of Women Consumers. Yaccato, Joanne Thomas. Toronto: Viking Canada, 2003.

The Erotic History of Advertising. Reichert, Tom and Lambiase, Jacqueline (eds.). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc., 2004.

JunkBusters. (Helps individuals fight junk mail, spamming, and other unsolicited forms of marketing).

National Advertising Review Council.

No Logo: Taking Aim at the Brand Bullies. Klein, Naomi. New York: Picador, 2000.

On Earth As It Is In Advertising: Moving from Commercial Hype to Gospel Hope. Van Eman, Sam. Grand Rapids, MI: Brazos Press, 2005.

Psychology and Consumer Culture. Kasser, Tim and Kanner, Allen D. (eds.). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association, 2004. (Includes a chapter by Jean Kilbourne)

Shaping Youth. (A consortium of media and marketing professionals concerned about harmful messages to children).

Toxic Sludge is Good for You! Lies, Damn Lies and the Public Relations Industry. Stauber, John. Monroe, ME: Common Courage Press, 1995.

Unmarketable: Brandalism, Copyfighting, Mocketing, and the Erosion of Integrity. Moore, Anne Elizabeth. New York: The New Press, 2007.

Ways of Seeing. Berger, John. New York: Viking Press, 1973.

When Corporations Rule the World (Second Edition). Korten, David C. Bloomfield, CT: Kumarian Press, Inc., 2001.

Subliminal Advertising

The Ad and the Id: Sex, Death and Subliminal Advertising. (A video by Bernard McGrane and distributed by Parallax Pictures).

Subliminal World. (A website devoted to resources about subliminal advertising).

Subliminal Seduction. Key, Wilson Bryan. New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, 1972 (and many others).

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AdCritic

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Adland (Advertising information as well as access to commercials and an archive)

AdRants

Ads.com (Access to television commercials and related product information)

Alcohol Ads

Center on Alcohol Marketing to Youth

Gender Ads Project

Media Literacy Clearinghouse

Now Foundation - Love Your Body

Stanford University

Tobacco Ads: Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids