reading assignment

 All reading responses should be at least 250 words of your best writing, spell-checked and formatted well. Be sure to show engagement with the textbook and include a page number in parenthesis for direct quotes or referenced ideas. Include discussion of one example of visual culture (an image, object or space). Upload an image of your example, resize it to 750 pixels maximum and include a live link or citation for the source.  

pp. 275-279: Discuss the many things that an advertisement might be selling in addition to selling its product. What is cultural capital and how is advertising involved in the exchange of cultural capital? (Provide 1 strong example from visual culture and carefully analyze what is being sold and how.)