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Truth or Propaganda ----Decoding Gulf War and Iraq Crisis

Truth or Propaganda ----Decoding Gulf War and Iraq Crisis. (Kent) Sheng Yao Cheng Mike Babcock. The “ other ” --Iraq. Bush vs. Saddam --Good vs. Evil or Peace vs. Power. War For Oil or Peace?. Cultural War or Economic Conflict. Propaganda or Truth? --Decoding Gulf War and Iraq Crisis.

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Truth or Propaganda ----Decoding Gulf War and Iraq Crisis

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  1. Truth or Propaganda----Decoding Gulf War and Iraq Crisis (Kent) Sheng Yao Cheng Mike Babcock

  2. The “other”--Iraq

  3. Bush vs. Saddam--Good vs. Evil or Peace vs. Power

  4. War For Oil or Peace?

  5. Cultural War or Economic Conflict

  6. Propaganda or Truth?--Decoding Gulf War and Iraq Crisis • Introduction • Background of Gulf War and Iraq Crisis • Methodology • Analysis and comparison • Conclusion

  7. The Background of Gulf War • Oil controversy during Iraq (France and Russia support) and Kuwait (US and UK support) • Iraq invading Kuwait in 1991 • US bombed several times and got a “ pride” victory

  8. The Background of Iraq Crisis • Iraq avoids UN’s Peace Treaty in 2002 • Fear of Saddam Hussein , and his biochemical and nuclear weapon • Fight from freedom and against terrorism, Iraq may support 911 terrorists • 11/8/2002 UN agreed US to attack Iraq when Iraq rejects to disarm

  9. Methodology • Encoding, Transcoding, and Decoding • Diagnostic Critique • Hegemony and Ideology

  10. Encoding, Transcoding, and Decoding • Both these two conflicts are for world peace or economic benefit? • The relationship between Two Bushes and Hussein is the enemy in national interest or personal power? War for Peace or Oil? • Bush said “We will fight on one voice.” But there are too many demonstrations, why he still insist to war?

  11. Diagnostic Critique • Is there any direct evidence to prove that Iraq support 911 terrorism? • George W. Bush wants to fight for his people or only for his father? • Media and mass communication tried to make a close interaction between 911 and Iraq to legislate the coming war.

  12. Hegemony and Ideology • US is the most powerful cultural imperialism in the world. Globalization becomes some kind of Americanization. Cultural Hegemony influence the resentment in Middle East including capital economy, democracy, and religion. • Americanization have become a deep Ideology. You should follow the US rules, and you could have some opportunity to win the game.

  13. Conclusion • War for oil or for peace? • Leading to individual interest or national benefit? • Fight in one voice is a kind of democracy? • Media still play a powerful role of propaganda and encoding some deep Ideology and hegemony

  14. Reflection • Media culture didn’t tell you the lie. All they want to do is to tell you the truth, but not whole truth. • Media literacy is a powerful tool that teachers should help students to learn how to deal with the information explosible world. • See a example from www.news.bbc.oc.uk/2/hi/middle_east/2219758.stm

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