Selling out the city to advertising? Nothing new to see here
- Written by Robert Crawford, Professor of Advertising, RMIT University
Larger-than-life advertising is nothing new for our cities – this billboard is at the corner of Flinders and Elizabeth streets in Melbourne.jadecraven/Shutterstock
Recent debates about prominent advertising in Melbourne and Sydney have highlighted public concerns about the commercialisation of public space. The sense that our cities have...
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