Module Descriptors
POLITICAL PROPAGANDA AND MASS COMMUNICATION
FTVR50291
Key Facts
Faculty of Arts and Creative Technologies
Level 5
15 credits
Contact
Leader: Viktor Gorboken
Email: V.Horboken@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 19
Independent Study Hours: 131
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
  • COURSEWORK -ESSAY weighted at 80%
  • PRESENTATION - SEMINAR weighted at 20%
Module Details
Module Texts
Cottle, S. (2003) News, Public Relations and Power
Jowett, G and O'Donne, V (1992) Propaganda and Persuasion
Kirk, T (1995) Nazi Propaganda
Lawton, A. (1992) The Red Screen: Politics, Society, Arts in Soviet Cinema

Module Learning Strategies
The module is organised as a series of ten lectures and nine seminars. Seminars will be student-led and centred around student group presentations.

Module Indicative Content
The module provides historical background to complex theoretical and practical issues of political propaganda. It examines in detail particular propaganda techniques used by different media, including radio, print, cinema and television, which are defined as vehicles of propaganda. Special attention is given to the use of propaganda in countries like Nazi Germany, the Soviet Union, Britain and the U.S. The module also explores the relationship between political institutions and mass media.
Module Additional Assessment Details
The module will be assessed by a coursework essay and a group presentation

Learning outcome 1 will be assessed by an essay. Learning outcomes 2 and 3 will be assessed at a seminar as seminar presentations and discussions will include elements of interactivity and practical exercises.
Module Resources
OHP
Video Recorder and TV
Video Player