Essay Problem
• Define and give an example of hegemony. Select your example from the media world and explain how it disempowers a particular group within society.
• Here is a nationalistic ad from World War II. Do you think it is empowering or disempowering to women and why? (jpg file)
• Do you think advertisers have an ethical responsibility to represent people in ways that are empowering? Explain why or why not.
• We live in what many scholars call a post-truth era. Looking at what is going on with the current election, we are seeing the institutions of democracy eroding due, in part, the public's inability to arrive at a consensus on what is actually happening--on what truth is. Do you think that democracy will withstand this test? If not, then what form of governance will replace it?
The response should include a reference list. One-inch margins, Using Times New Roman 12 pnt font, double-space and APA style of writing and citations.