Greenwashing is more virulent than ever. A profusion of environmental, social, and
governance and net zero commitments are becoming fraught with questionable and …

Brand activism is a new and fragmented phenomenon that has been attracting growing
attention from scholars. Research on this topic is still at an exploratory stage and in need of …

In today's marketplace, consumers want brands to take a stand on sociopolitical issues.
When brands match activist messaging, purpose, and values with prosocial corporate …

I distinctly remember one of the first times I went to a contemporary gallery; I can't remember
which one it was. I was 17. I walked in the door and I was made to feel like a piece of shit …

In Confidence Culture, Shani Orgad and Rosalind Gill argue that imperatives directed at
women to “love your body” and “believe in yourself” imply that psychological blocks rather …

This study examined the potential for a new area of corporate social responsibility (CSR)
washing: gender equality. Companies are increasingly recognized for advertisements …

Activist brands commonly engage in controversies to redefine which opinions and ideas are
acceptable to express publicly. We conceptualize this practice as free speech boundary …

Reading the current conjuncture is challenging. Alongside the exigencies of the current
global pandemic, we live in a moment of resurgence of right-wing nationalism, populism …

The current COVID-19 (coronavirus) global pandemic has resulted in a wave of advertising
and marketing approaches that are based on commodified concepts of human connection …

Diversity is a topic that is garnering much attention in society and organizations.
Unfortunately, diversity initiatives have the potential to focus only on diversity while …