Before the trip to Fort Siloso..
I have found a blog LINK that wrote the places in Fort Siloso to help us get prepared.
Propaganda
Propaganda pervaded American society during World War two.Even Walt Disney was involved in propaganda.Children were not exempt from propaganda during World War two.This poster is advertising a cartoon that Disney put out in 1942. Here, we see Donald Duck incapacitating Hitler with an overripe tomato. Even this poster encourages the reader to buy war bonds and stamps for victory.
Propaganda
The propaganda of World War two took on different forms. There were movies, posters and cartoons. Every item of propaganda was used to encourage Americans to support the war effort.The propaganda of World War two took on racist overtones.Japan was especially attacked.The Asian population looked different and had different values than the American population.Hence,the Japanese became a target for racism.
Propagandists used the race issue to persuade Americans to support the war effort.The films produced for the army by Frank Capra are perhaps some of the most memorable propaganda used by the government during World War two.The seven films that Capra produced were collectively called “Why We Fight.” Many of the films focused on the dehumanization of the enemy.Capra accomplished this by using film and other materials captured from the enemy.
Propaganda poster Assignment
The assignment of my propaganda poster work is here:
This is a propaganda showing that these country can merge and defeat the Japanese. They also want the innocent people to know that they are safe with their protection.I know this because, the picture is drawn from a low angle in another hand, we see it from a low angle. The reason of taking it from a low angle can make the canon more powerful. After having a look at this picture makes me feel more protected.
Just to start off: Assignment of the weekends.
In order for me to know if my fellow group menbers had understood the meaning of propaganda, I would like you guy to choose a propaganda poster and work on it. You can also have a look on this Propaganda film. You are also asked to work on it.
Dateline: 3/3/08 (monday)
Anyway, This film is now banned. It tooked me a hard time searching for it after some research.
The link of the film assignment is here:
Brief history: ( copy paste from Wiki )
Bugs Bunny Nips the Nips is a Merrie Melodies animated cartoon directed by Friz Freleng, produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions, and released to theatres on April 22, 1944 by Warner Bros. Pictures and The Vitaphone Corporation.
The cartoon was made during World War II, and reflects the United States‘ attitude towards one of its main enemies at the time, Japan. In the cartoon, Bugs Bunny lands on an island in the Pacific and is pitted against a group of highly stereotyped Japanese soldiers. Bugs shows no mercy against the Japanese soldiers, greeting them with several racial slurs such as “monkey face” and “slant eyes”, making short work of a large sumo wrestler, and bombing most of the Japanese army using various explosives, including grenades hidden in ice cream bars. The cartoon’s title is a play on the verb “nip” as in “bite” and “Nip”, a then-widely used slur for Japanese people.
The Film Daily called the seven minute short “good fun”, and gave the following synopsis:
“Bugs Bunny, castaway on a Pacific isle, thinks the setting is ideal until he finds his paradise infested with Jap soldiers. How he single-handedly exterminates the enemy makes for a laugh-filled few minutes of typical Bugs antics, off-screen remarks and action in this Technicolor cartoon produced by Leon Schlesinger.”
WHo Do What? (linking to the previous post)
WE are going to writ a post each on the following propaganda, a film and a poster:
Just to start off………..
Hello group members, here is a job for all of you. You will be writing a post of a source of propaganda.You are asked to eleborate it.You may use some of these following points to help you through. (Dateline : this coming sunday)
(a) how does it affets our thoughts?
(b) what do you think is the reason of having this propaganda? (why do they publish it?)
(c) What do you think they want to show us?
(d) what can you see from it?
(e) why do they do it in this way?
Propaganda
If you are doing a research on pictoral propaganda. Include:
- What is the focus of the propaganda?
- What is the image you see on the propaganda?
- What is the purpose of the propaganda/What is the massage it try to show us?
- What feeling does you feel when you look at the propaganda?
One link for written propaganda: Written Propaganda
British propaganda by joranna
TOGETHER(PHOTO) & BRITISH(photo) This are the two photos I use to answer this question: What was this propaganda about? In what way did the British make the people in Singapore believe that they were well-protected and had nothing to fear? How did they convince people of this?
This propaganda shows us thathe Britain must be together as one so tha they can deafeat the Japanese. The British show Singapore that they are like one family so thatt hey can overcome anything easily.The British convince Singaporeans by convincing more Britian to contribe by joining the RAF/air crew.
TO BE CONTINUED.. PLEASE COMMENT.
What is Propaganda?
What is Propaganda?
The word “propaganda” has some negative associations; people often associate it with dishonesty and lies. The working definition is, however:
“Propaganda consists of the planned use of any form of public or mass-produced communication designed to affect the minds and emotions of a given group for a specific purpose, whether military, economic, or political.”
