Abstract

Abstract: Advertising & Society Quarterly held its fourth annual Colloquium on December 3–4, 2020. During this virtual event, three panels took different perspectives on race/ethnicity/diversity in advertising. This article presents the colloquium's third panel featuring scholars providing a critical analysis of the politics of race/ethnicity/diversity in advertising. Jason P. Chambers examines the relationship between advertising and social justice activism for Black Americans over the last 60 years. Judy Foster Davis discusses the role of the advertising industry's image makers in reinforcing White cultural superiority. Wan-Hsiu Sunny Tsai unpacks the politics of multicultural advertising and the fine line between emphasizing cultural uniqueness and relying upon stereotypes.

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