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WWI Posters

WWI Posters. The ART of Propaganda. What IS Propaganda?. Form of (usually) biased communication aimed at influencing people’s opinions and shaping public behavior and ideas. Often plays to strong emotions Why might posters be used extensively in World War I?.

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WWI Posters

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  1. WWI Posters The ART of Propaganda

  2. What IS Propaganda? • Form of (usually) biased communication aimed at influencing people’s opinions and shaping public behavior and ideas. • Often plays to strong emotions • Why might posters be used extensively in World War I?

  3. Techniques from http://www-tc.pbs.org/weta/reportingamericaatwar/teachers/pdf/propaganda.pdf Some Propaganda Techniques (examples) • Name Calling – link person or idea to a negative symbol. (calling someone a commie, or fascist) • Glittering Generalities – link person or idea to a positive symbol (patriotism, family) • Transfer – linking the authority or prestige of something well-respected to something the artist would have us accept (politician closing a speech with a prayer) • Testimonial – public figure or celebrity promoting/endorsing idea/product/message. (Olympic athletes endorsing Subway)

  4. Techniques (examples) cont’d • Plain Folks – convince the audience that prominent person is “just like the people” (candidate serving burgers at a State Fair) • Bandwagon – makes appeal that everyone else is doing something, so should you (millions are saving by switching to Geico!) • Fear – warns of potential disaster if audience doesn’t follow particular actions (ad for a home security company showing a break-in) • Bad Logic – manipulating logic to promote a cause (calling someone who supports the Affordable Care Act a Communist)

  5. On your sheet • On each of the following slides, choose one of the posters and jot its info into your sheet. The info you need to fill in: • Poster # • Who is the intended audience for the poster? • Which of the Propaganda techniques do you think best fits? (some might be very difficult to classify, don’t let that defeat you) • What message is being conveyed, what symbols are being used, what is the overall desired result of the poster?

  6. 1 2 How are German’s being portrayed?

  7. 3 4 What are we supposed to remember about Belgium?

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  9. 8 7 What is the image of Germany in these posters?

  10. What is Britain trying to do with the posters? 10 9

  11. How might these be effective? 12 11

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  17. 22 23 What’s going on in this poster?

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  22. Your Thoughts… • Which Posters are most memorable to you? (Try to list three or so) What specifically about them made them memorable? • Which of the posters do you feel would be the most effective? Why? • Which type of propaganda do you think is most effective? Why?

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