GOVERNMENT 136 - Propaganda and Politics

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Claremont McKenna College

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Merkle This course examines the origins and evolution, techniques and uses of modern propaganda. It looks at the propaganda battles of the World Wars and the Cold War, and the relationship between commercial and political propaganda. The course also examines the various categories of propaganda: white propaganda, black propaganda, integrational propaganda, agitprop and "spin," as well as the role of the various mediain the development of propaganda technology. The course also looks at the evolution of the various media, and hypnosis and subliminal suggestion, including mass hypnosis and various forms of induction. Offered occasionally.

Credits:

1.50

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.claremontmckenna.edu/

Phone Number:

(909) 621-8000

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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