PESHUM
Vol. 5 No. 3: April 2026

Brand Communication as Cultural Production: a Sociological Study of Advertising on Social Media

Okza Hendrian Wijaya (Institut Seni Indonesia Padang Panjang, Indonesia)
Muhammad Arrozi (Institut Seni Indonesia Padang Panjang, Indonesia)
Yurdan Vebry Endika (Institut Seni Indonesia Padang Panjang, Indonesia)
Andre Rahmat Kurniawan (Institut Seni Indonesia Padang Panjang, Indonesia)
Muhammad Afdhal (Institut Seni Indonesia Padang Panjang, Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
21 Apr 2026

Abstract

This thesis examines the relationship between brand communication and cultural production, with a particular focus on advertising practices on social media platforms. It develops a theoretical framework that integrates perspectives from cultural production theory, the sociology of advertising, and the conceptualization of social media as a cultural space. Using a qualitative research design, the study analyzes advertising as a form of cultural practice that actively shapes consumer identities. The findings demonstrate that social media significantly transforms branding strategies and consumer behavior by enabling interactive, symbolic, and identity-driven forms of communication, as evidenced by selected case studies of prominent advertising campaigns. This research contributes to a deeper understanding of advertising as a dynamic cultural phenomenon and offers insights for future studies on brand communication in digitally mediated cultural environments.

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PESHUM

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Humanities Education Social Sciences

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PESHUM: Jurnal Pendidikan, Sosial, dan Humaniora diterbitkan oleh CV. ULIL ALBAB CORP. PESHUM : Jurnal Pendidikan, Sosial, dan Humaniora menerbitkan artikel bidang: (1) Pendidikan: Pendidikan dan Pembelajaran, Pendidikan Karakter, Pendidikan Inklusi, Kurikulum Pendidikan. (2) Sosial: Ekonomi, ...