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University of Missouri--Columbia

The discourse of outdoor food advertisements in Latino communities

Abstract

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[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-COLUMBIA AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] This paper focuses on analyzing the discourse surrounding food in outdoor advertisements in Latino communities. The following literature discusses trends in outdoor advertising, trends in food advertisements, and Latino's cultural relationships with food. Specifically, it focuses on analyzing the cultural norms and interaction of power and knowledge that manifest in the discourse. Using a content discourse analysis it analyzes advertisements in neighborhoods with majority Latino populations in Dallas, Texas. Ultimately, the research finds that the discourse in these communities continues to be one of the many influences that encourages Latinos to make unhealthy food purchase decisions and perpetuates stereotypes of Latinos in the U.S.

Degree

thesis:*
Name thesis:degree_name
M.A.
Level thesis:degree_level
Masters
Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
Journalism (MU)
Grantor dc:publisher
University of Missouri--Columbia
Year dc:date.issued
2016

Author and committee

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Author dc:creator
  • Christiansen, Elena
Advisor dc:contributor.advisor
  • Frisby, Cynthia M.

Rights

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  • Access to files is limited to the University of Missouri--Columbia with SSO login.
Language dc:language.iso
eng, English

Identifiers

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OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:mospace.umsystem.edu:10355/57614

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Christiansen, Elena. The discourse of outdoor food advertisements in Latino communities. Masters thesis, University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016. https://hdl.handle.net/10355/57614