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Abstract
Through a historical study of advertising, this project aims to show how the idea of "diversity" is used by corporations to benefit the dominant hegemonic, and ultimately attempt to homogenize the diverse populations that they supposedly are highlighting. Analyzing the growth of the advertising industry and considering socio-political movements, this project traces how advertisers have represented minority populations, and how these representations have changed through the years. Coca-Cola is used as a case study in this project due to its global scope, but more importantly because its ads have been lauded for carrying positive messages. Specific Coca-Cola advertisements from different time periods are used to further illustrate the path through which the idea of using minorities to show diversity was taken. Hopefully this project will serve to complicate the idea of diversity, and help illustrate how representation (specifically, representation controlled by the dominant hegemonic) is not necessarily as beneficial for minorities as often assumed it is.
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