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Get
a good overview of
the definition, purposes, types, and techniques of propaganda as well
as a history of propaganda from one of our general encyclopedias such
as the World
Book (Get the password from the librarian).There is also a good article
in
Wikipedia
Propaganda Critic
http://www.propagandacritic.com
In addition to descriptions and illustrations of common propaganda techniques,
this site has info on War propaganda during World War I, sample texts
of "propaganda" by such organizations as Enron and the John
Birch Society, and a video
gallery of clips such as "Duck and Cover" and other propaganda
films.
Stefan Landsberger's Chinese
Propaganda Poster Pages
http://www.iisg.nl/~landsberger/
"Dedicated to the Chinese propaganda poster as it has been produced
from 1949 till the present day." Make sure to read the sections on
Visualizing the Future and New Year Prints (and Chubby
Babies) for a discussion of techniques used in the posters.
An incredible resource!
The Chairman Smiles : Chinese
Posters
(International Institute of Social History)
http://www.iisg.nl/exhibitions/chairman/chnintro.php
The Chinese posters on this site are divided in three sections: the early
years (1949-1965), the Cultural Revolution (1966-1976) and the period
of modernization up to the present (1977-1997).
The Chairman
Smiles : Cuban Posters
(International Institute of Social History)
http://www.iisg.nl/exhibitions/chairman/cubintro.php
Posters from the 1960's and 1970's.
Red Files
http://www.pbs.org/redfiles/
PBS's companion Web site to its program 'The Red Files,' on Soviet Cold
War activities. Topics include espionage, sports and space programs, and
propaganda.
Offers a time line, teacher's guide, biographies, photos, interviews,
and further resources
Vintage Soviet Posters & Soviet Propaganda Posters
http://www.internationalposter.com/country-primers/soviet-posters.aspx
"Revolution by Design: The Soviet Poster" describes the different
eras of Soviet art of propaganda, and has numerous examples from each.
From the commercial International Poster Gallery website.
Soviet Posters (International
Institute of Social History)
http://www.iisg.nl/exhibitions/chairman/sovintro.php
More than 30 posters with translations, from 1919 to the late 1930's.
World
Wars
Propaganda, Posters and Signs
http://www.diggerhistory.info/pages-posters/0-cat-index-posters.htm
Part of the Digger History site, "an unofficial history of the Australian
& New Zealand Armed Services." Covers both world wars. Includes
Australian, British, American, Japanese and Japanese material as well
as pre-World War I posters.
First World War.com
Propaganda Posters
http://www.firstworldwar.com/posters/
Posters from Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Russia,
the United Kingdom and the United States. Note: Text of posters in foreign
languages are not translated.
Literature of World War II
http://www.stanford.edu/~suky/WW2/
In addition to a small collection of World War II posters (American, German,
Japanese, Russian), this site has links to sound clips as well.
Nazi Propaganda 1933-1945
(German Propaganda Archive)
http://www.calvin.edu/academic/cas/gpa/ww2era.htm
A collection of English translations of propaganda material from Nazi
Germany. Includes speeches, posters, cartoons, photographs, essays, and
book chapters. This site also has a section
on pre-Nazi (1933) material.
East German Propaganda (German
Propaganda Archive)
http://www.calvin.edu/academic/cas/gpa/gdrmain.htm
Speeches, posters, cartoons, photographs, essays, and book chapters.
CNN Cold War Experience - Culture
http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/cold.war/experience/culture/
Explore how the Cold War played out in American culture: television, film,
books and the stage.
UCLA Asia Institute: A New Arms Race? The North Korean Nuclear Challenge
http://international.ucla.edu/asia/nk/nkpindex.asp
North Korean propaganda posters, undated.
Teaching
Units, Lesson Plans and Materials
Media
Literacy : Propaganda (Media Literacy Clearinghouse)
http://www.frankwbaker.com/propaganda.htm
Resources and lesson plans related to how propaganda works.
Mr. Donn.org - Propaganda Lessons in Media, Politics, Advertising,
Conflict
http://propaganda.mrdonn.org/lessonplans.html
A lesson plan on propaganda techniques and links to many other lessons
on propaganda and advertising. A special section on World War II propaganda
includes links to Disney and Dr. Suess sites.
Propaganda in the Classroom
http://www.classroomtools.com/prop.htm
Part of Bill Chapman's Classroom Tools site, this page has great
links to articles in which writers explore the role language plays in
war, and case studiesin advertising in politics.
Cold War Resource 7: Propaganda
Student Handout
http://cgi.turnerlearning.com/cnn/coldwar/cw_prop2.html
Describes and provides examples of eight propaganda
techniques. For a Word version of the document, click here.
Power of Persuasion:
Poster Art of World War II
http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/wwii-posters/#documents
From the National Archives Teaching with Documents initiative,
a lesson plan to analyze poster art of World War II.
Tutorial
Use, Evaluate, and Treat Critically Information Received From the Mass
Media
http://library.csumb.edu/instruction/icmodules/treat/persuade.html
A tutorial on visual and verbal techniques of persuastion within media
and advertising. Also contains statics on children/teens and media. From
the library at California State University (Monterey).
Video
and Other Media Resources
Ease History
http://www.easehistory.org/index2.html
Hundreds of historical videos and photographs that support the learning
and teaching of US History. Includes campaign ads from the 1950s to the
present. You can search the ads by technique (bandwagon, plain folk, etc)
Wochenschau-Archiv
(German Newsreel Archive)
http://www.wochenschau-archiv.de/index.php?sprache=eng&PHPSESSID=741fq393jlb5q5mk8drcjv3992
Clips
from German news programs from the 1920's on. Searchable by date, topic
and person.
Propaganda Critic Video
Gallery
http://www.propagandacritic.com/gallery/index.html
Links to six video clips, including the 1950's classic "Duck and
Cover."
How to Research Front Groups
(SourceWatch)
http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=How_to_research_front_groups
From SourceWatch, a project of the Center for Media and Democracy,
tips and links
for finding more information about "information advocacy groups"
and lobbies for a variety of industries.
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updated September 6, 2008
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