find one example of what you might consider contemporary (21stcentury) published or shared propaganda. This may be single advertisements, posters, websites, tweets, or a complete campaign. In general you should look beyond commercial advertisement (consumerism), and towards public service announcements or any more direct visual communication for a cause or ideology: a movement, a belief, a political position, a conflict, etc. However, while technically different, commercial advertising can often blur the line between selling a product or service and selling a particular social point of view, and could be considered for this assignment (see notes on advertising vs. propaganda in the supplemental Propaganda_guide2.pdf, attached). Students may not use any images found through simple internet searches of “propaganda” as your selection. You should make every effort to find and/or photograph your choice in the real world somewhere, in the city, on the subways, in your daily experience, or one that you remember seeing. This may include social media campaigns or ads/images you see on web browsers, however online choices should be well researched. This means clicking on any pop-up ad, and/or researching the secondary information in the ad that identifies who produced the ad/image.
*Specific focus should be placed on addressing the common persuasion tactics used in advertising and propaganda. You must identify which specific common persuasion techniques are being used in your choice, illustrated and defined in the supplemental Propaganda guide, attached with this assignment on Blackboard. There will most likely be more than one tactic used. Students may not use the examples given in the guide as their choice for this assignment.
- Read fully the supplemental Propaganda_guide (.pdf attached file on Blackboard)
- Choose an example of published propaganda.
- Write an essay (min. 500 words, 10-11pt/single spaced.) describing your choice, and why you have chosen it. Images of your choice must be included
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