Advertising & the End of the World

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Advertising & the End of the World features an illustrated presentation by Sut Jhally of the University of Massachusetts Amherst, the producer and writer of the award-winning Dreamworlds II.

Focusing directly on the world of commercial images, he asks some basic questions about the cultural messages emanating from this market-based view of the world: Do our present arrangements deliver what they claim-- happiness and satisfaction? Can we think about our collective as well as our private interests? And, can we think long-term as well as short-term?

Drawing from the broad arena of commercial imagery, and utilizing sophisticated graphics, Advertising & the End of the World addresses the issues these questions raise, encouraging viewers to reflect on their own participation in the culture of consumption.

Making the connection between society's high-consumption lifestyle and the coming environmental crisis, Jhally forces us to evaluate the physical and material costs of the consumer society and how long we can maintain our present level of production.

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Advertising & the End of the World

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  • oops too late! ...

    oops too late! doesnt matter what we do now we are fucked! the world will end and it will end badly and its not too far away either.Best get our Bibles out and find out the ending before it happens -its all in Revelations if your wondering

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  • It not that no one ...

    It not that no one wants to listen or understand...its just that no one is interested in it...if it does not bring profit to them, they are not interested...
    thats how it works

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  • very true but no ...

    very true but no one will listen and no one wants to understand

    By murdersuicide3300 [Affiliate User] 1204677243 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • Anyone know where ...

    Anyone know where to get the full lecture on video?

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  • Anyone know where ...

    Anyone know where to get the full lecture on video?

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  • He needs to shave ...

    He needs to shave his unibrow.

    By xxPl4gu3sxx [Affiliate User] 1201612971 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • so much pressure... ...

    so much pressure... I know Im 27 and I gave up... I used to believe we could take them on but I think they won....

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  • He is right!

    He is right!

    By coldies12 [Affiliate User] 1197505508 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • I think jokes like ...

    I think jokes like that help us confront tragedy.

    By Rcbquark [Affiliate User] 1196953647 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • I LOVE SUT JHALLY! ...

    I LOVE SUT JHALLY! I am taking his class right now (Advertising as Social Communication) at UMass. He is genious!

    By thetastydonut [Affiliate User] 1195411622 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • samualmiller64, and ...

    samualmiller64, and you must have a sub zero IQ.
    Grow up. Immaturity is one of the reason why humans are destroying the planet. TITANIC. The waters of space are so cold you cannot breath.

    By enigma067 [Affiliate User] 1195400088 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • no he's not

    no he's not

    By billycarr [Affiliate User] 1195052604 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • This guy is an ...

    This guy is an idiot asshole.

    By samuelmiller64 [Affiliate User] 1194675998 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • Vote Ron Paul 2008! ...

    Vote Ron Paul 2008!!
    Vote Ron Paul 2008!!
    Vote Ron Paul 2008!!
    Vote Ron Paul 2008!!
    Vote Ron Paul 2008!!

    By safenders [Affiliate User] 1194439481 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • waaaaaaaaaat, I ...

    waaaaaaaaaat, I asked a question: *sighs*

    By kindu2006 [Affiliate User] 1193546929 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • kinndu2006, you're ...

    kinndu2006, you're an idiot for joking about your extinction.

    By enigma067 [Affiliate User] 1193509952 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • reallly? does that ...

    reallly? does that mean we wont have the olympics??

    By kindu2006 [Affiliate User] 1192382759 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • the ozone layer ...

    the ozone layer hole is from HAARP, not carbon.
    youtube HAARP and you'll see

    By bootycentral [Affiliate User] 1192024835 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • jiminflix: man ...

    jiminflix: man control man for thousands of years. it is called religion. stupid is stupid does. by the way. MAN CREATED GOD! so that means well, man does change man.

    By ludwig7666 [Affiliate User] 1191642810 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • they say the end of ...

    they say the end of the world is in December 21 2012

    By dietzchris [Affiliate User] 1191183735 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • People CHOOSE to ...

    People CHOOSE to listen to advertising and buy a particular brand. In fact, people today aren't listening to marketing messages the way they used to. There's so much noise, much advertising gets ignored. If you want to know want will cause the end of the world. Try pointing the finger at websites like YouTube who distract people from real tyranny happening in the world, like the CFR.

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  • I don't dissagree ...

    I don't dissagree the environment is important. But friend this is a global issue used by goverments to make us globally 'minded'. Now we are on the verge of the greatest geo political event in history- the rise of the One World Order.Run by bankers,this 'campaign' is about world domination for power and greed. Terrorism is the catalist and justification for a coming martial law-open your eyes.

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  • Man cannot change ...

    Man cannot change man. God changes a man that obeys his commandments. But environmentalists think a solution based on positive works will last.Advertising is about deception (mostly)Combine the two and you have a campaign tring to manuiipulate people to care for a world with band aid solutions.

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  • There are some ...

    There are some arrogant morons who think this stuff is all bunk. Humans have the means to destroy life on this planet - it is a fact. One Reaganite toady suggested we use it all up now because Jesus was coming back soon anyway. Parasite logic! Greed and hubristic attitudes WILL kill us all off if we just sneer at the Cassandras. Consumerism is a killer - witness Iraq - the Ministry of Truth insists we spell oil "democracy." BS!!!

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  • So show a couple ...

    So show a couple dead babies in a dead world. That visceral enough for the morons to comprehend?

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