Propaganda Posters Research Articles

Chauvinistic Features in The Designs of Political Propaganda Posters

Chauvinistic Features in The Designs of Political Propaganda Posters

Conflict Recovery in Socialist Utopia: A Critical Analysis of Vietnam's Postwar Reconstruction Policies Through a Visual Interpretation of 1976–1986 Propaganda Posters

The Vietnam War left a newly reunified Vietnam with innumerable challenges following the fall of Saigon in April 1975. Through an interpretive analytical approach using propaganda posters as the visual data source, this study examines how the Communist Party of Vietnam and the Vietnamese government disseminated economic, political, diplomatic, military, and social policies to the public in order to rally support for the ambitious goal of rebuilding the country as an industrialized socialist nation. In doing so, this study shows how a national reconstruction discourse could be modalized in textual, visual, and symbolic spaces to maximize its persuasiveness in conflict recovery efforts. Ultimately, this study demonstrates that while recovery is the utmost goal of governments following the end of conflicts, basing it on a specific ideology without careful examination of contextual factors can be deleterious and even calamitous. Propaganda posters can serve as a powerful communication tool for policy makers, but poorly aligned campaigns can be counterproductive.

The significance of typography in the linguistic landscape during the Fascist period in Italy 1922–1943

This paper discusses the use of lettering and typeface in the linguistic landscape in Italy during the Fascist period (1922–1943), focusing on inscriptions on public buildings and the lettering used in propaganda posters and other materials. After a general introduction, some definitions, and an overview of Italian Fascism, the paper introduces the methodology employed, which consists first of an analysis of the lettering used in Fascist public writings and their link to ancient Rome on the one hand and modernity on the other, and second of a simple test carried out among a sample of students at Universiti Malaya (Malaysia) to investigate their perception of 'Fascist' fonts. There follows an analysis and discussion of the data, which leads to the conclusion that some of the ideas behind this right-wing movement seem to be portrayed by the specific lettering and fonts used. Finally, these conclusions are compared to those arrived at in previous research on fonts

(Food) Hoarding

Food hoarding in human behaviour, on its own, has not been frequently documented or extensively researched within archival studies. Various reasons may contribute to a lack of available information on food hoarding. A primary example is that hoarders often experience feelings of guilt, shame, and dispossession of their hoardings. Accessible materials in food hoarding research, however, do include historically archived propaganda posters from world wars and news articles that described the scarcity mindset of citizens during times of crisis, including wars, genocides, and pandemics. Clinical and sociological research has often provided a general analysis of hoarding that informs researchers of the issues that hoarders deal with in private. However, I propose that research on general hoarding should extend to observing behaviours around food and its interconnection to memory and trauma. Furthermore, I believe that the literature about theories of hoarding as an act of archiving—although there are very few—adds to the perceptions of displaced communities’ experiences with food insecurity and attachment. These new methods of examining the archive explain how the displaced have preserved their pasts, challenged their present through mobility (or lack thereof), and planned for their futures through knowledge beyond a traditional archive.

Historic British Royal Memes

Historic British Royal Memes

Food Propaganda in the World Wars: A Review on Food Posters

Propaganda is an activity that is conducted to influence the attitudes or behaviors of individuals by using communication tools. Throughout history, states have used different propaganda methods to influence their public and other states. Posters are one of the mass media tools used for propaganda purposes. States made propaganda during the World Wars, and often they used posters in this activity. Although there are studies focused on propaganda activities in World Wars, posters, and the importance of food policies, no study examining food-themed propaganda posters within the scope of the food policies. The purpose of the study is to examine the food-themed propaganda posters published during the two World Wars within the scope of the food policies. 43 food-themed posters were detected published during the World Wars for propaganda. The posters were analyzed through thematic analysis. As a result, it was determined that fourteen food policy themes were used in the posters of the world wars.

Obraz «novoj zhenshchiny» na sovetskih plakatah 1920-h – 1930-h gg.

After the October Revolution, the Bolshevik party implemented a series of measures to solve the “women's problem” and actively constructed the “new women” ideology in the social public consciousness. In the 1920s and 1930s, the Soviet government used propaganda posters as a popular and intuitive artistic method to construct and promote the image of “new women”, creating the image of a batch female citizens, revolutionaries, laborers, politicians and athletes with consciousness and understanding of politics.

The Visualization of Hate Speeches in Wartime Propaganda Posters

The Visualization of Hate Speeches in Wartime Propaganda Posters

Mobilizing a Nation: Persuasive Appeals in Vietnamese War Posters

How did the government of North Vietnam use propaganda posters during the Vietnam War (1955–1975) to rally Vietnamese people's support of its war efforts and successfully drive the Americans out of Vietnam? Through an interpretive analysis of the iconography and texts found in 141 posters, this study demonstrates four thematic appeals in Vietnamese posters during the Vietnam War: 1/ Emotional appeals (hate and sympathy; pride and indomitability); 2/ Social unity (dedication; allegiance and solidarity); 3/ Authority and leadership; and 4/ Idealized future. The study delivers fresh insights for research in social marketing, communication, art history, political science, and Asian studies.

Foucauldian Biopolitics and Nation Making in General Juan Velasco’s Peru, 1968-1975

This brief academic article examines the military government of General Juan Velasco Alvarado in Peru from 1968 through 1975 via the lens of Michel Foucauld’s foundational concepts of biopolitics and biopower. It analyzes a variety of primary and secondary sources, including legal documents from Velasco’s government, state propaganda posters, economic appendixes, historiographical analyses from the time, and other important documents. By examining this varied set of documents, we are able to get a better understanding of how biopower was utilized by Velasco’s government, as best seen through the discourse they maintained, to legitimize their undemocratic hold on power. This comprehensive research study also allows us to apply basic concepts of state power, authority, discourse, and biopolitics to other pivotal moments in twentieth-century Latin America.

Büyük Savaş Propagandasında Kahramanlığın Bir İkna Yöntemi Olarak Kullanımının İncelenmesi—Amerika Birleşik Devletleri Posterleri Örneği

The Purpose of Study: This article aims to understand the compositional methods used in the propaganda. In this sense, the central theme of this study is to understand how heroism was portrayed in the posters of the Great War propaganda in the United States.Literature Review/Background: The way heroism is portrayed in the Great War propaganda posters is the main topic of this paper. Propaganda in this sense is understood as a means aimed at manipulating information so that public opinion conforms to the propagandist's intentions.Method: In this paper, it is believed that the study of posters depicting heroism will deepen the study of propaganda and its use as an instrument of deception. Because the phenomenon of heroism occupies an important place in cultures, it has been discussed in detail in a separate section. The posters discussed in the study were analyzed using the semiotic analysis of Roland Barthes.Results: The depiction of heroism on the Great War propaganda posters underpins its narratives in both direct and indirect expression. The direct messages of heroism were mainly accompanied by slogans that combined religious idealism, morality, a noble cause, honor, and justice. The indirect messages, on the other hand, were associated with themes of unity, desirability, journey, and duty. In addition, the depiction of heroism was directed at women and children, who were referred to as the 'home front.'Conclusion: In poster propaganda in the United States, the distinction between good as 'our' side and evil as 'their' side is obvious. It has been noted that the use of heroism in propaganda posters at the most critical moments of the Great War was a crucial element, as its depiction reduced the war to an abstract metaphor rather than conveying the harsh reality of war.

Справедливость в коммуникативной практике китайцев

As part of the study of the twelve basic values of socialism with Chinese characteristics, approved by the State Council of China in 2013, studies related to the understanding and interpretation of each of the values become relevant. The purpose of this study is to identify and describe the main vectors of development of the value concept 公正 / justice in the context of the development of modern Chinese institutional discourse. The data of dictionary definitions, texts of ancient Chinese treatises, speeches of leaders of the Communist Party of China, as well as texts located in the national corpora of the Chinese language, and propaganda posters posted on the Internet served as the material for the analysis. The word 公正 / justice consists of two characters, the graphic appearance of which reflects the ancient Chinese ideas of justice and correctness; the word first is used in an ancient Chinese treatise and denotes the mode of government of a wise ruler. The formation of the concept of "justice" in Chinese linguistic culture is influenced by Confucianism (reasonableness) and legalism (equality before the law); within the framework of socialism with Chinese characteristics, it is associated with law and equality. A comparative analysis of the data from the National Corpus of the Chinese Language and the Corpus of Syntactic Structures of the Chinese Language shows the actualization of the ancient Chinese concept of justice, which is manifested in the relations between the state and society; the high frequency of the analyzed mental education in modern Chinese periodicals, which in the current conditions represent the Chinese media and political discourse. Within the framework of this discourse, 公正 / justice is defined as the justice of representatives of law enforcement agencies and justice, and the unfairness of judicial practice is condemned. Within the framework of scientific, pedagogical, economic and other discourses, this mental formation is practically not used.

Социоисторическая перспектива как параметр лингвистического исследования (на материале агитационных плакатов США)

The study is devoted to the description of the sociohistorical aspects of the US political discourse on the example of propaganda posters. The purpose of the study is to consider the prospects of using the historical approach in discursive analysis, in particular, to justify the relevance of studying units of political discourse from a sociohistorical perspective. A hypothesis has been put forward about the relevance of parametric analysis methods, which allow avoiding subjective or incorrect interpretation in the analysis of political texts, which are a complex object of linguistic research. Using the methods of parametric analysis, implicit and explicit ways of actualizing the sociohistorical perspective in a political text are identified and described, which can take the form of intertextual and interdiscursive means. The analysis of the material revealed difficulties in interpreting those political messages, the meaning of which is due to the extralinguistic factor. The multimodal aspect of the transmission of information that occurs through verbal and non-verbal information channels is considered. The importance of including a sociohistorical parameter in the linguo-stylistic analysis of political discourse, which is characterized by an inextricable link with the historical moment and social practices, is proved, and the role of background knowledge as an integral component of the professional competence of a researcher in the interpretation of political texts is emphasized.

ФЕНОМЕН НАЦИОНАЛЬНОЙ ИДЕНТИЧНОСТИ, РЕПРЕЗЕНТИРОВАННЫЙ В ПРОСТРАНСТВЕ ВИЗУАЛЬНОЙ КОММУНИКАЦИИ НЕМЦЕВ ПОВОЛЖЬЯ

The article is devoted to the phenomenon of the Volga Germans’ national identity which is represented in the visual communication in the context of historical realities in the period of the end of the XIX and the beginning of the XX centuries. The symbolic space of preserved in Saratov Regional Local History Museum funds photos of propaganda posters, notes, streamers and labels’ patterns reflects not only the ethnical German traditional culture peculiarity but also marks famous historical events in the identified period. The comparative analysis of the elements and objects in the visual communication has led to the showing convergences both in their content and design. The semiotic method has revealed symbols and determined the semantics of the studied elements in the visual communication. The collected material has been divided into two groups, each of them having its clear explicit semantic load. The results obtained let us make virtual transfer into the ethnical German cultural space, set the geographical location and reconstruct some historical events typical of Russian Germans in the Volga Region. Preserved to this day not only the elements but also the objects of the visual communication are of historical value, fix ethnical German flavor, give an idea of the formation and representation of the Volga Germans’ identity. Preservation of the authenticity as well as biological survival was of the utter importance for the Russian Germans: the first settlers developed the wasteland in the adverse climate conditions, lived isolated, their dialects were the main means of communication; the Volga Germans equated themselves with the ethnical Germans inhabited their historical motherland – Germany. The concept idea of order typical of German ethnical culture ontologically with its value guidelines, traditions and customs is relevant in the present research.

A Pragmatic Study of Implicature in Iraqiʼs Election Propaganda Posters

The current study aims to explore the phenomena of election propaganda posters. A political slogan is viewed as one of the most important ways for political parties and candidates to communicate with voters, particularly when a party identification is declining. Political advertising in Iraq began with the use of posters, flyers, and other printed materials. The present study sheds light on how candidates and political parties in Iraq communicate with their audiences. Also, it tries to answer the research question, that is, is there implicature utilized in the Iraqi election propaganda posters. It studies Iraqi election propaganda posters from a pragmatic point of view and takes Griceʼs theory (1975) of implicature as a model for data analysis. The data concerning the candidates have been chosen from different Iraqi provinces to investigate those electoral campaigns pragmatically. Furthermore, this study deals with various aspects in terms of the utterances used for the purpose of influencing the voterʼs decision for the right candidate. The current study concludes that the candidates use implicature in their electoral campaigns in which they utilize a unique style in the matter of influencing the votersʼ choice.

From Propaganda to Memes: Resignification of Political Discourse Through Memes on the Chinese Internet

With increasing integration of culture and politics in the digital age, memes tend to be politicized in academic research. Moving beyond the perspective of politicization, this study examines the depoliticizing potential of meme usage. Drawing on sassy socialist memes on the Chinese internet repackaging propaganda posters and slogans for online conversations, we conducted discourse analysis of these memes and interviews with meme users. We find that memes reappropriating political discourse are not necessarily used for political implications. Rather, their meanings vary in usage contexts that are mostly non-political daily conversations—political discourse in China has been gradually resignified to incorporate diverse non-political meanings in the memetic process of cultural reappropriation. Furthermore, the depoliticizing potential of memes is precisely built upon the politicization of propaganda discourse for mass persuasion. The discursive construction of propaganda and its indoctrination in Chinese society are potentially leading to its own deconstruction in the digital age.

Lift High the Cross: The Visual Message of Popular Chinese Christianity

What does popular Chinese Christianity look like? Answers are elusive, because the materials that survive tend to be books and buildings—artifacts that tell us more about the elites who produced them than the average believers who used them. The Center for Global Christianity and Mission’s digitization of 700 Chinese Christian propaganda posters at ccposters.com offers a rare glimpse into the Christian ideas and images that circulated on the street. Produced between 1920 and 1950, these posters packaged Christianity for mass consumption, and what they offered China was not Jesus Christ but his cross. Popular Christianity was crucicentric, not Christocentric.

Great Men of the Great War

American artist Harvey Dunn was one of the eight soldier artists recruited by the American Expeditionary Forces (A.E.F) during World War I (1914-1918). His wartime works can be situated within the moralizing, Wilsonian rhetoric surrounding America’s entry into the war and linked with a conception of masculinity that was inextricably connected with war service. These images of heroic, martial, American masculinity align with the pronouncements President Woodrow Wilson made to justify America’s participation in the war. They reflect the gendered language and imagery American propaganda posters used to glorify enlisted soldiers as masculine heroes. Rather than portraying German soldiers as savages, Dunn altered this discourse by portraying cowardly German soldiers in moments of vulnerability. Dunn’s wartime images emphasize American ideas of martial masculinity in order to convey patriotic and propagandistic notions concerning the righteousness of the Allied cause, the superiority of American manhood, and the might of the American military. (KLM)

The Expression and Application of Nanniwan Spirit in Chinese Propaganda Posters

Showing the significance of Nanniwan spirit through red posters can be more powerful for the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. This paper sorts out the history and characteristics of the red posters, selects Huawei as the main body of the modern expression of the Nanniwan spirit, and makes multi-level design and interpretation on how to embody the Nanniwan spirit in the red posters.

Join your country’s army. A poster in the service of agitation propaganda

The article discusses the poster as a form of visual message used for agitation propaganda mainly during world wars. Hence, the introductory part covers both the visual layer, verbal communication, and non-verbal communication as well as aspects of political communication used in agitation propaganda. The authors took into account propaganda posters using the pointing finger motif, the prototype of which was the poster by Alfred Leete from 1914. The image of Lord Kitchener and a hand with a pointing finger stretched out towards the recipient of the message, as well as the exclamation “Your country needs you” became an inspiration for subsequent posters that influence exceed time and geographical space. The analysis of posters with the pointing finger motif was carried out taking into account four periods. The authors also drew attention to the media space that was the original one for the 1914 poster. A space without media known today, where, on the one hand, the poster made it possible to reach a wide audience, and on the other, its impact was a product of the strength of the messages it contained and the means used. The analysis was carried out based on the methodology of interpretation of visual materials by Gillian Rose.