Diesel® Plays the Fool: Translating Performance in Fashion Ads

This paper discusses the controversial “Be Stupid” advertising campaign by Diesel, recipient of the Grand Prix Lion at the Cannes International Advertising Festival (2010). Banned in some countries for its potentially negative impact on children, this campaign employs theatrical staging combined wit...

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Main Author: Elena Siemens
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Department of Modern Languages and Cultural Studies, University of Alberta 2017-06-01
Series:TranscUlturAl
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Online Access:https://journals.library.ualberta.ca/tc/index.php/TC/article/view/29336/21389