In the next week we will explore the idea of war art further. To understand the concept of war art we must first understand a term that will come up frequently: propaganda.
The dictionary definition of propaganda is “information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view.” When noting the word “bias” we can see that often political posters that are classified as propaganda use this bias not as a means of lying but as a means of achieving a goal.
Jennifer M. Wilcott and her colleagues wrote an interesting piece on propaganda that we will be looking at later on in the blog, but for the clarification of propaganda I will link below.
With this clarification in mind, we will continue analyzing the effects of political art- specifically in times of war- in tomorrow’s post.
Wilcott’s article can be found here. The above image was obtained by wnpr.org, in an article/podcast that had a very interesting opinion on modern propaganda that can be found here. Both of the linked media are very effective in delving into the complex definition of propaganda- highly recommended reads.
The Political Canvas 