Propaganda Poster's 'Dig For Our Victory'

In Alexander Gardner’s Photographic Sketchbook of the Civil War, the haunting image “Harvest of Death” catches one’s eye with the seemingly endless field of corpses. The jarring facial expression on the figure in the foreground draws one into the narrative of the piece. However, our initial understanding of the image’s narrative is limited to what we can see and what we know of the circumstances surrounding it. While we know it was taken during the American Civil War, by simply looking at the photograph, we cannot know who is depicted. In black and white, it is difficult to even tell what side of the conflict these fallen soldiers fought for. We can interpret the image for our own readings, but we cannot tell what the artist intended us to see or what message he wanted to impart with it. These unknowns, however, are addressed in the related text associated with the image. These short passages can tell us a great deal about the photographer’s intentions and influence the way we read the image. Through the excerpt, we not only learn the intended meaning of the photography, but we also learn about Gardner’s political intentions and the key points he wanted his viewers to note within the image. Published as a pair, Gardner used his text to contextualize his images and inform the way we perceive them. This is clearly illustrated in “A Harvest of Death” and its accompanying passage.

During WWII, Great Britain would create propaganda posters to try to convince ordinary citizens to help the military effort in some way.

how beautiful ideals were painted for our boys who were sent out to die. In War is a Racket, the

The journalist stresses that having your own garden can significantly decrease the size of one’s carbon footprint and also brings up the point that “by engaging both body and mind, time spent in the garden is time (and energy) subtracted from electronic forms of entertainment” (Pollan). For those who might question the effectiveness of gardening as means of consuming enough food, Pollan notes that “during World War II, victory gardens supplied as much as 40 percent of the produce Americans ate”. This clearly establishes the credibility of Pollan’s argument and his urgent way of presenting

During the World War l, Britain and Germany both produced propaganda posters. The posters was designed to influence people’s opinion towards it. British worked diligently to win America’s support.

This poster encourages the factory workers that every person who gets involved in helping with the war efforts increases the chances of victory. It features an image of people building a ship and not wasting their time. In addition this poster uses persuasive techniques such as “your work means victory” for the Great Britain. Moreover, the poster also says “build another one” which basically persuades the people to help build more ships, so they could be victorious. In addition the more people who are helping out with building the ships the more and faster they could build them. These techniques are effective at convincing the people to help out with building the ships, therefore it would increase the chances of

Source three is an Australian propaganda poster created for World War One, which is attempting to recruit soldiers, and especially sportsmen, to replenish the front lines for the war going on in Europe. The main idea of the source contemplates the idea of uniting as a political and military power to stop the rebel forces, over the ability of healthy Australian men playing sports, and not protecting their country's freedom. In the forefront of the photo, we see an image of Victoria Cross recipient and Australian soldier, Lieutenant Albert Jacka. This image serves both as an inspiration and a sign of hope for the people of Australia. The people of Australia view Jacka as a war hero, and the picture of him may have acted as a means of enthralling

This paper will analyze the WWII era poster published and posted in 1943 by the Office of War Information, titled “1778, 1943 Americans will always fight for liberty.” Like so many propaganda posters of the era, it shows American soldiers and includes the message, “Americans will always fight for liberty.”

1. How much did the poster “Destroy this Mad Brute” rely on vilifying the German people? Do you think it was necessary?

Aside from the general nationalism in the form of increased military and activism exhibited by the American people, the propaganda effort also increased the chance of war success through the sense of individualism and importance instilled in those who weren’t on the battlefield. Many resources were “important to conserve during the war effort,” and posters geared toward conservation composed one out of every seven propaganda posters made between 1941 and 1945

This memorial is very effective in the way the message and symbols are presented. The memorial emphasizes the United States’ side of the war and how it affected the country. The ways the illustrations are depicted are accurate in a sense that it only shows the effects it had to the U.S through symbolism. The way nationalism is used though the symbols are directly connected to the war and the nationalism that is emphasized in that setting. The layout and design is used to help build that intensifying persuasion. Persuasion can be found in many different ways an in the case of this memorial, it is found through the symbols, layout, and materials used to put the WWII memorial together.

On Thursday, March 16th I attended Dr. Christopher Capozzola’s seminar on the World War I poems. He explored the issue of “Citizenship in Crisis: Centennial Legacies of the First World War.” He began his speech in a very creative way by discussing James Montgomery Flagg’s “Uncle Sam” war campaign posters. By 1917, there were over 4 million copies; making it the fundamental visual for the United States. With his political power stance and face, he gave life to the American by portraying powerfulness, watchfulness, and authoritativeness while also displaying individuality of the citizen and organization of the institution. This poster shouted the American Dream and gave solders a visual of what they were fighting for.

A Victory Garden is was created during the war to help increase food production. During the war many of the food that was grown was sent to the war so communities started growing their own gardens to help supply food for the community. The way it worked was that each community would grow certain crops that were calorie rich.

The Douglas Aircraft Company’s advertisement is reassuring to the American people, shedding an encouraging light not only on the efforts of the company’s help, but on America’s aid in the war. This ad is very much the opposite of the ‘Hate-America’ ads that the communists were known to release. Nowhere in the advertisement are there negative depictions or words used; this advertisement helps support the

The Propaganda Game (2015) is a documentary by Álvaro Longoria, in which are told about life in the Democratic Republic of North Korea, showing us reality through the narrator's views, which in this case takes the form by the officer of Democratic Republic of Korea, Alejandro Cao de Benós, a Spanish citizen and the only foreigner who works for the North Korean regime. At least, in theory, the director has the right to talk and interview anyone on their tours of Pyongyang, although it soon becomes apparent that he is not as free as he might seem. In the documentary, the regime shows us a utopian country where happiness reigns, showing parks with hundreds of children skating, elderly people exercising outdoors in the parks and the streets. On the border with South Korea, the cameras show joyful celebrations where North Korean women dressed in colorful traditional dresses pose for photos with soldiers stationed in the area, in a climate of happiness with apparent peace, in a place with a situation of war, where the possibility of a real conflict exists, because, in fact, the war has not ended.