Propaganda and Power in Modern Britain

1.5 credits · Undergraduate

The role of propaganda in the exercise of power in, and by, the modern democratic state. History of pageantry, civic rituals, and other forms of information distribution to consider the development of ‘modern’ methods of propaganda over the course of the twentieth century and the challenges and controversy this generated. Emphasizes the development and use of new mass media of communications, such as radio and film, in the distribution of propaganda.