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Culture jamming — Anti consumerism Ideas and theory Spectacle · Culture jamming · Corporate crime · Media bias · Buy Nothing Day · Alternative culture · Simple living · … Wikipedia
Subvertising — refers to the practice of making spoofs or parodies of corporate and political advertisements in order to make a statement. This can take the form of a new image or an alteration to an existing image. A subvertisement can also be referred to as a … Wikipedia
Activism — actorvist astroturf BANANA billboard liberation black fax carrotmob CAVEs celeb … New words
Marketing — ad creep advergame advermation advertecture advertorial alpha pup bandit sign barnumize … New words
affluenza — (AF.loo.en.zuh) n. An extreme form of materialism in which consumers overwork and accumulate high levels of debt to purchase more goods (affluence + influenza). Example Citation: Our society is more troubled by problems of overabundance. We are… … New words
billboard liberation — n. A modification of a billboard or other advertisement that changes the ad s message. Example Citation: Billboard liberation amounts to property destruction and I personally can t advocate that kind of behavior. But I must confess I do get a… … New words
culture jamming — (KUL.chur jam.ing) pp. To manipulate existing cultural images particularly those found in advertising to mock, refute, or subvert those images. Also: culture jamming. culture jammer n. culture jam v. Example Citation: The hactivists who hijack… … New words
inconspicuous consumption — n. Purchasing goods or services that convey a lower socioeconomic status. Example Citation: Nobody wants to entertain in a restaurant or a public place, said Serena Bass, the owner of a catering company. They want to be huddled around their… … New words
killboard — n. • A billboard that parodies an existing advertisement in order to mock or subvert the ad s message. • In a computer game, a list of the enemies that a player has killed. Example Citation: • Lasn also has a glossy quarterly magazine, Adbusters … New words
skulling — pp. Defacing a poster or billboard to make a head resemble a skull. Example Citation: In her final section, No Logo, Klein charts the beginnings of a global backlash, starting with the culture jammers and hacktivists, fringe artists and politicos … New words
