With the COVID-19 pandemic and the rise of social movements like Black Lives Matter and #metoo, the field of social good advertising has rapidly expanded as brands seek social relevance, governments and nonprofits look to inform, and activists try to persuade. In this course, students will learn to plan and execute
powerful social advertising campaigns, while thinking critically about the
blurred lines between advertising and information, and branding and politics, in what Sarah Banet-Weiser calls “Shopping for Change.