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Propaganda
 Websites presented in alphabetical order The Chairman Smiles: Posters from the former Soviet Union, Cuba and China 
 Find thumbnail images, titles, bibliographic details with slogan translations, and brief commentaries on 145 historic Communist Party propaganda posters. The poster illustrations show how art was used to revise history and cultivate personality cults that surrounded Mao Zedong, Joseph Stalin, and Fidel Castro. Also find brief biographical information on the artists, and related links. http://www.iisg.nl/exhibitions/chairman/ Topics: Arts and Humanities, Communications, Government, Politics, Religion Last updated Feb 19, 2004 Democracy at War: Canadian Newspapers and the Second World War/La Démocratie en Guerre: Les Journaux Canadiens et la Seconde Guerre Mondiale
"A fully searchable digitized collection of 144,000 contemporary newspaper clippings that report on the events of the Second World War." Short historical articles highlight scanned items from the collection relating to topics such as propaganda, specific battles, and the Holocaust. Also includes a glossary. In English and French. From the Canadian War Museum. http://www.warmuseum.ca/cwm/exhibitions/newspapers/intro_e.shtml Topics: Communications, World War II Last updated Nov 13, 2008 Evaluating Information Found on the Internet
Time-tested, librarian-created guide to copyright, intellectual property, fair use, propaganda, misinformation, disinformation, bias and resource evaluation. From Johns Hopkins University librarian Elizabeth E. Kirk. http://www.library.jhu.edu/researchhelp/general/evaluating/ Topics: Communications, Internet Guides & Search Tools Last updated Aug 29, 2004 German Propaganda Archive
Features propaganda from Nazi Germany and the German Democratic Republic (East Germany). "The goal is to help people understand the two great totalitarian systems of the twentieth century by giving them access to the primary material." Texts of speeches, posters and cartoons, excerpts from other writings, and related websites are organized into subject areas. Created and maintained by a professor at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Mich. http://www.calvin.edu/academic/cas/gpa/ Topics: Communications, Government, Government, Politics Last updated Oct 8, 2005 Internet Moving Images Archive: Movie Collection
Over a thousand digitized films focusing "on everyday life, culture, industry, and institutions in North America in the 20th century." They are mostly "ephemeral films" made between 1927 and 1987, often educational and propaganda films shown in schools and to army personnel, promotions of products or companies, and news features. These large files must be saved to disk to view; even with a fast connection, be prepared to wait. http://www.archive.org/movies/ Topics: Archives, Communications, Film, Movies, & Video, Film: Genres & Themes Last updated Apr 7, 2004 The Poster War: Allied Propaganda Art of The First World War
These 46 posters from the United States, Great Britain, France, and Canada illustrate three themes: comparing symbols used "to identify and vilify the enemy with those which were used to unify and encourage Allied society," soldiers as propaganda subjects, and home-front images. Posters may be browsed from thumbnail images, but to obtain artist information they must be accessed from the exhibit tour pages. In English and French from the Provincial Museum of Alberta. http://www.royalalbertamuseum.ca/vexhibit/warpost/english/home.htm Topics: Arts and Humanities, Arts and Humanities, Communications, Government, Government, Politics, Wars & Conflicts Last updated May 26, 2005 Powers of Persuasion: Poster Art from World War II
A collection of propaganda posters used by the U.S. government to explain and promote the war effort in Europe and the Pacific. The exhibit is divided into two parts: patriotism, and the horrors of war. There are a number of familiar images, including the famous "Four Freedoms" series by Norman Rockwell. A fascinating look at the psychology of wartime communication from the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration. http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/powers_of_persuasion/powers_of_persuasion_home.html Topics: Art, Communications, World War II Last updated Jun 1, 2006 The Progressive Review Index
Since 1968, activist and social critic Sam Smith has been offering this alternative to the established press. Included are essays about Green Party, third party, and other progressive movements; links to major and alternative media; watchdogs on civil rights and drug laws; and PR spins and government propaganda. The site also sorts free presses geographically and offers links to webzines and to a variety of online resources about government, law, and society. http://www.prorev.com/ Topics: Communications, Magazines, News, Nonfiction by Genre, Politics by Place Last updated Aug 10, 2009 Propaganda
Site inspired by the Institute for Propaganda Analysis (IPA), which, from 1937 to 1942, "was dedicated to promoting the techniques of propaganda analysis among critically-minded citizens." Describes fallacies in logic and common techniques such as name-calling, "glittering generalities," and euphemisms. Includes examples of propaganda from World War I, the John Birch Society, the Maoist International Movement, as well as others from recent history. Also features video clips from several movies and cartoons. From a communication professor at Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas. http://www.propagandacritic.com/ Topics: Communications, Government, Government, Politics Last updated Aug 25, 2004 Propaganda Postcards of the Great War
"The site features a collection of war-themed postal cards produced during World War 1 (1914 - 1919)." Includes annotated images of hundreds of postcards, information about selected artists, and links to related sites. Searchable and browsable. Available in several languages. "All cards shown [on the site] are from private collections." http://www.ww1-propaganda-cards.com/ Topics: Collectors & Collecting, Communications, Government, Politics, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Nov 3, 2004 Publications of the War
This site presents examples of World War I publications such as "newspapers, propaganda material...comical gifts" and postcards. Most notable is a complete run of The Hydra, a newsletter the poet Wilfred Owen contributed to during his stay at Craiglockhart War Hospital. From Oxford University. http://www.hcu.ox.ac.uk/jtap/pubs/ Topics: Communications, Government, Military, Poetry, Politics, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Aug 29, 2004 Reefer Madness!: Politics, Lies and History
Explores United States anti-marijuana propaganda of the 1930s and 1940s. Features newspaper headlines, articles, quotes from politicians and press, an essay on William Randolph Hearst and the hemp industry, and information on Harry J. Anslinger, head of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics (including excerpts from Congressional hearings and his article Marijuana: Assassin of Youth ). From Reefer Madness , dedicated to the musical of the same name. http://www.reefermadness.org/propaganda/prop.html Topics: Communications, Crops, Drugs & Medications by Type, Mental Conditions, Nonfiction by Genre, Plants by Name Last updated May 25, 2005 Rhetorica
"Offers analysis and commentary about the rhetoric, propaganda, and spin of journalism and politics, including analysis of presidential speeches and election campaigns." In addition to a blog, this site has background information on rhetorics ("Rhetorics Primer") and explanations of critical terms and techniques ("Critical Meter"). From a rhetoric scholar and former journalist. http://rhetorica.net/ Topics: Blogs & Podcasts by Subject, Communications, Language, Nonfiction by Genre, Politics, Politics by Place, The United States Presidency Last updated Dec 12, 2008 Spin of the Day
This site features "daily reporting on public relations, propaganda, and media spin." Daily entries include links to items from a variety of media sources accompanied by commentary and related links. "Spin" archives go back to 2000. From PR Watch, a project of the Center for Media and Democracy devoted to investigative reporting on the public relations industry. http://www.prwatch.org/spin Topics: Advertising & Marketing, Business, Communications, Government, Nonfiction by Genre, Politics Last updated Jan 24, 2005 Stefan Landsberger's Chinese Propaganda Poster Pages
Propaganda art is used in Chinese political culture to foster ideals of correct behavior and thought. This site examines several topics explored by propaganda posters in sections that include Visualizing the Future; Iron Women and Foxy Ladies; Heroes and Villains; Population Policy; Hong Kong Handover; Models and Martyrs; and Party and State Leaders. Also has a bibliography and links to related sites. The author is a lecturer at the Sinological Institute of Leiden, the Netherlands. http://www.iisg.nl/landsberger/ Topics: Art by Region, Arts and Humanities, Communications, Government, Politics Last updated Sep 28, 2009 Vichy Web-Page
This site provides information about the Vichy government in France during World War II. It features a general chronology (1938-1948), a bibliography, information and documents on various topics (such as propaganda and the resistance), and links to related sites. Many of the documents and the linked materials are in French. From a professor of French studies at the University of Birmingham, England. http://artsweb.bham.ac.uk/vichy/ Topics: Communications, History By Place, World War II Last updated May 10, 2005 The Visual Front: Posters of the Spanish Civil War
Over 40 propaganda posters from the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939), representing the Republican Spain point of view. Includes introductory essay, chronology of the war, and bibliography. From the Mandeville Special Collections Library, University of California, San Diego. http://orpheus.ucsd.edu/speccoll/visfront/ Topics: Communications, History By Place, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Aug 23, 2003 A War in Perspective, 1898-1998: Public Appeals, Memory, and the Spanish-American Conflict
Part of a series of New York Public Library exhibitions on the Spanish-American War. "Each of the communities linked to that conflict remembers and has named the war in its own particular way. Through an examination of patriotic appeals in newspapers, pamphlets, popular books, maps, sheet music, poetry, cartoons, lithographs, photographs, lantern slides, and early motion pictures, this exhibition explores the sources of those memories and perceptions." http://www.nypl.org/research/chss/epo/spanexhib/ Topics: Communications, Government, Nonfiction by Genre, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, Poetry, Politics, September 11 & Beyond, United States History, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Nov 3, 2004 War on the Walls: Posters From the George F. Tyler WWI Collection
"This exhibition presents selections from a collection of over 1,500 World War I posters currently housed in Temple University Libraries' Special Collections. ... The posters provide a graphic portrayal of Allied propaganda used to educate the public and enlist support for the war effort. In addition, they serve as examples of the art, design, and printing techniques of the period. The selections are accompanied by primary source material and commentary." http://exhibitions.library.temple.edu/ww1/ Topics: Architecture, Arts and Humanities, Communications, K-12 Education, Wars & Conflicts Last updated May 13, 2004 |
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