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Cmst 132 – Techniques & Technology of Propaganda CMST 132 – TECHNIQUES & TECHNOLOGY OF PROPAGANDA | SPRING 2016 INSTRUCTOR: Michael Korolenko PHONE: 425-564-4109 OFFICE HOURS: by appointment AMUSING OURSELVES TO DEATH TEXTBOOKS: by Neil Postman COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course focuses on the technological and communicative techniques of film and video that allow information to be targeted at specific individuals and groups, to create opinions, generate sales, develop propaganda, and other goals of media persuasion. It is the goals to: 1) increase student awareness of media persuasion by examining a variety of historical and current media campaigns; 2) demonstrate the techniques and technologies of media-based persuasion; 3) give students the opportunity to test and validate persuasion techniques with simple media presentations; and 4) assist in the development of critical analysis skills as applied to the production of media messages. This will be accomplished through online "lectures", discussions, written assignments, and a variety of film and video clips. THE ONLINE COURSE will be presented in the form of a museum or World’s Fair exhibit dealing with the technology of persuasion and propaganda. Each area will contain different forms of propaganda: print, television, etc. as well as the types of propaganda and persuasion we face in our technological society: political, product-oriented, philosophically oriented, etc. COURSE LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Upon completion of the class, the student will be able to: 1. Define the terms: media, persuasion, propaganda, technology, application, symbol, metaphor, "yellow journalism", editorial, sound bite, manipulation, soft sell, motivation, instructional training, education, hands-on, virtual reality, educational television, documentary film/video, docudrama, advertising, infomercial. 2. Demonstrate an understanding of criteria used for developing a media propaganda campaign. 3. List and discuss five or more criteria that are indicative of a media propaganda campaign. 4. Compare and contrast the persuasion techniques utilized in creating documentaries, instructional videos, infomercials, local and network news programs, and the subjective propaganda messages, based on the source and destination of the intended message. 5. Analyze and explain the role of audience analysis and goals and objectives in the development of persuasion materials. 6. Compare and contrast the technology utilized in creating documentaries, instructional videos, infomercials, local and network news programs, and subjective propaganda messages. 7. Apply the propaganda techniques and concepts presented in your Case Studies. MAJOR ASSIGNMENTS: 1. Each student will develop case studies which demonstrate their ability to analyze a one-sided media campaign or advertisement and present both the pros and cons of the issue, subject, or product that is presented. 2. Each Case Study is worth 100 points. 3. To search out a specific propagandistic site either in print, on television, or on the web and do a detailed critique noting what types of persuasive techniques are utilized, who the site would appeal to, etc. 4. Students are also required to put at least two postings on each Discussion Board each week: one being your opinion concerning the particular week's material, the other being a response to a posting made by another member of the class. If a student fails to meet this requirement, his or her grade will drop a full grade point at the end of the quarter for each board missed (think of it as 10 points per board) - in other words, if you earn a "B+" and do not post to the DB at least twice a week, the grade you receive will be a "C+". Also - YOU WILL BE UNABLE TO MOVE ON IN THE COURSE IF YOU DO NOT POST TO THE WEEKLY DISCUSSION BOARDS GRADING will be as follows: To figure out your grade, simply add your grades together and divide by the number of assignments there are (for example: if there are four assignments, you add the four grades together and divide the sum by four). STUDENTS ARE EXPECTED TO POST ON EACH BULLETIN BOARD AT LEAST TWICE! WEEKLY TOPICS AND DISCUSSIONS: Week 1 INTRODUCTION AND HISTORICAL OVERVIEW Overview and The Power of Images The meaning of propaganda The secret of propaganda - to simplify the complex and repeat the new "truth." Advent of Industrial Revolution - printing and pamphlets "Yellow" journalism The Twentieth Century and Film: the ability to reach millions! ASSIGNMENT FOR MID WEEK: Read chapter 9 in AMUSING OURSELVES TO DEATH. Research the variety of propaganda techniques utilized by the Allies and the Axis during World War II. Week 2 - AMERICAN PROPAGANDA: LEFT AND RIGHT Persuasion and the use of symbols and metaphors Telecommunications technologies in Campaigns and Movements - Political Campaigns and The Selling of Candidates ASSIGNMENT DUE ASSIGNMENT: CASE STUDY 1 - TYPE A CONCISE OPINION PIECE ON "THE PROPAGANDA BATTLE" WAGED DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR - DUE WEEK 3. No more than 2 pages Week 3 - MODERN MEDIA AND PERSUASION From McLuhan to the Information Infrastructure Grass roots movements and the media Utilizing film and video techniques to persuade (including camera angle, subject placement, lighting) ASSIGNMENT: Read chapter 7 in AMUSING OURSELVES TO DEATH - Week 4 - FILM AND VIDEO TECHNIQUES Editing to persuade and/or inform Sound and visual "bites" Subtle manipulation - the soft sell Persuasion in the Information Age ASSIGNMENT: read chapters 1 and 2 in AMUSING OURSELVES TO DEATH - OPTIONAL - VIEW Bill Moyer's "Illusions Of News" on reserve at Library Media Center (CASE STUDY 2 DUE) See Calendar and Assignment pageWrite an essay on which one of the GUN CONTROL articles in the Gallery is the most persuasive and why and which is the least persuasive and why. Week 5 - NEWS AND INFORMATION EXCHANGE The change in the newsroom: new rules, new technologies Is it news, opinion, or gossip? Is it journalism or editorializing? Week 6 - EDUCATIONAL FILMS & VIDEOS: PERSUASION AS EDUCATION AND TRAINING How does instructional media really work? Training vs. education Techniques and applications of educational television Virtual reality vs. hands-on ASSIGNMENT: Read chapter 10 in AMUSING OURSELVES TO DEATH OPTIONAL - View "60 Minutes" segment on propaganda in schools CASE STUDY - ONE OPINION ESSAY DUE: Creationism vs. Evolution (see this Week's exhibits). Also - post on BB - do you think political correctness can be seen as a form of propaganda? Why or why not? Week 7 - TEACHING AS AN AMUSING ACTIVITY Educational technology today and in the future - Is it necessary for education to be "fun"? Week 8 - THE ART OF THE DOCUMENTARY Brief history of the documentary film/video Points of view and objectivity Documentary vs. docudrama Shooting and editing the documentary - applied technology ASSIGNMENT: Optional - View "THE WAR GAME" - on reserve at Library Media Center - also available in Seattle through Scarecrow Video CASE STUDY 3 WILL BE DUE Either View "The Atomic Cafe" (on reserve at the Library Media Center) or Research U.S. Atomic Policy for Civilians during the 1950s - Write and email a ONE PARAGRAPH OPINION PIECE ON WHETHER OR NOT YOU THINK OUR GOVERNMENT WAS ENGAGED IN PROPAGANDA CONCERNING ATOMIC POLICY/WHY OR WHY NOT OR WHETHER "THE WAR GAME" CAN BE VIEWED AS PROPAGANDA Week 9 - ADVERTISING: TURNING FANTASY INTO REALITY Print advertising vs. television advertising Will these products really make your life better? Ethics & Analysis of commercials: can the product live up to the claim? What do commercials imply? 100 Years of "The Perfect Woman" Reprise - Subtle manipulation or the soft sell Read chapter chapter 11 in AMUSING OURSELVES TO DEATH - OPTIONAL - View Bill Moyers' "Consuming Images" and tape on Advertisements FINAL CASE STUDY DUE CASE STUDY 3 DUE - CHOOSE AN ADVERTISEMENT (PRINT, TV, OR NET) AND WRITE A SHORT ESSAY ON THE TACTICS USED, NOTING RANK'S MODEL OF PERSUASION AS NOTED BY LARSON Week 10 - CHOOSE QUOTES Review: Who was right - Orwell or Huxley? Group meetings ESSAYS When composing your essays, remember that you will be graded on the following: 1) Organization/Focus: Do you provide a clear focus and point of view? Do your ideas make sense, and are they logically presented? 2) Observations: Do you have an interesting or original point of view? 3) Writing style: Read your essay out loud. Does it flow well, or is it awkward to read? 4) Details: Are there spelling or grammatical errors? 5) References: If you use statistical or factual information, do you include your sources? These can be provided as an online reference, Web link, or footnote. HOW PRESENTATIONS AND CASE STUDIES ARE GRADED: 20% - Grammar and Spelling 20% - Look of the Piece 40% - Content and Understanding 20% - Organization 100% - TOTAL ONLINE ETIQUETTE Just as in a classroom, disruptions and impoliteness are not tolerated, neither will they be tolerated within the confines of our online "classroom." Students are to show respect towards each other and their instructor, which includes respect and tolerance for each others ideas. Any sort of disrespect will, at the very least, impact negatively on your class participation grade. From The Arts and Humanities Guide: 3. Classroom Environment: The college's "Affirmation of Inclusion” is posted in each classroom and sets forth the expectation that we will all treat one another with respect and dignity regardless of whether or not we agree philosophically. This expectation is in line with the principle of free speech in a free society: we have the right to express unpopular ideas as long as we don't show disrespect for
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