According to the Encyclopedia of Social Problems, propaganda can be defined as simply "persuasion in bad faith." According to the Encyclopedia of International Media and Communications, "The term “propaganda” has roots in the religious, intellectual, and political struggles of the Counter Reformation, when the Roman Catholic Church launched a counterattack against breakaway religions and secular explanations of natural phenomena." During times of war, propaganda has been used to boost morale or encourage civilian participation.
Seen as a willful act, propaganda is not always deceptive. In order to evaluate an item as propaganda, it is important to view the accuracy, method, intent, and scale (Marshall, 2008).
This page covers resources on propaganda and includes links to numerous online collections.
We’ve mentioned already that there’s a lot of money in media and a huge chunk of that money is spent on trying to get you to do something – buy something, vote a certain way, change a behavior. How does advertising work? And what’s the difference between advertising, public relations, and propaganda? We’re going to talk about all that and more today.
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This program investigates the ways various art forms are used to sway minds and to argue political causes. Examples include Napoleon and Hitler; artist such as Daumier, Hogath and Shann; writers Dickens, Swift and Orwell; and pop artists who mock popular ideals.
Source: Kanopy
Demystifies the predominant methods of persuasion that have been employed by those seeking power, analyzing the present day and contextualizing it by looking back at periods when propaganda defined nations and kept populations in check.
Source: Kanopy