FTVMS 239

Propaganda

Please note: this is archived course information from 2017 for FTVMS 239.

Description

This course focuses on identifying the forms and uses of propaganda in war and peace. From considering theories on the nature and effect of propaganda, it moves to its application in international affairs, domestic politics and corporate affairs, covering the period from the First World War to the "War on Terror", spin doctors and "media trolls".

Availability 2017

Not taught in 2017

Lecturer(s)

TBA

Reading/Texts

Recommended Reading

Garth Jowett and Victoria O'Donnell, Propaganda and persuasion. Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage, c2006. 6th ed.

Assessment

Coursework only

Points

FTVMS 239: 15 points

Prerequisites

30 points from COMMS 100, 104, FTVMS 100, 101, 110 or 30 points at Stage I in Political Studies or Politics and International Relations

Restrictions

FTVMS 339, POLITICS 231