WORLD WAR 2 PROPAGANDA:
AN EXHIBITION
English - Formació Andorrana - History
4th ESO
World War II, also called
Second World War, conflict that involved virtually every part of the world
during the years 1939–45. The principal belligerents were the Axis powers—Germany,
Italy, and Japan—and the Allies—France, Great Britain, the United
States, the Soviet Union, and, to a lesser extent, China.
The use of
propaganda seeks people to adhere to an idea. Propaganda in wartime must seek to
demoralize enemy morale. A primary objective of propaganda aimed at
enemy nations is to break down their will to fight and their receivers to fight
against a common enemy.
In this
exhibition, 4th of ESO students have analysed the use of symbols, colours and
caricatures in the propaganda posters used in the Second World War context. In
Formació Andorrana and History they have compared their significance in the
historical context and the use of propaganda nowadays. In English, they have analysed
and compared the advertising codes and the creative use of language, images,
colours and symbols.
COMMON FEATURES TO IDENTIFY THE HEROS/VILLAINS IN THE WAR PROPAGANDA
NARRATIVE
IMAGES: The
use of symbols, colours, caricatures, national characters, string soldiers,
caring women, and children as the most vulnerable part of society who is to be
protected as they symbolize the future
TEXTS: use of
font sizes, bold typography for strength, shape of fonts resembling Hebrew with
anti-Semitic messages, the use of colour (red for communism; combined with
black and dark colours: danger, violence; use of basic colours.
SYMBOLS:
swastikas and the double S for the Nazi apparatus, David stars for the Jews,
the compass A for the freemasons: sickle and hammer, star and colour red for
the communists, rising sun flag for the Japanese empire.
MUSEUMS DAY
Con
motivo del Día Internacional de los Museos, 4º de la ESO expone esta muestra de
carteles de propaganda de guerra, imaginando los museos del futuro y diseñando
estrategias de inclusión creando una audioguía en varios idiomas, y un juego de
pistas. +Info en los QR
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TIL Methodology: use of different languages for the explanation in the museums. Classify your poster according to the Allies/ Axis and these categories:
Llamada
a la unión y a la fuerza contra el enemigo
Crida
d’unió i força contra l’enemic
Call for union and strength against the
enemy
Appel à l'union et à la force contre
l'ennemi
Proteger
a los más vulnerables de la población
Protegir
els més dèbils de la población
Protect the most vulnerable ones of the
population
Protéger
les plus vulnérables de la population
Humor
/ Humour / Humour
El
humor también forma parte del lenguaje de la propaganda: juegos de palabras, caricaturas
del enemigo, uso de estereotipos o símbolos nacionales son usados para
trasladar el mensaje
L'humor
també forma part del llenguatge de la propaganda: jocs de paraules, caricatures
de l'enemic, ús d'estereotips o símbols nacionals són usats per traslladar el
missatge
Humor is also part of the language of
propaganda: puns, caricatures of the enemy, use of stereotypes or national
symbols are used to convey the message.
L'humour
fait également partie du langage de la propagande: des jeux de mots, des
caricatures de l'ennemi, l'utilisation de stéréotypes ou de symboles nationaux
sont utilisés pour véhiculer le message.
Propaganda
soviética/soviètica. Soviet propaganda / propagande soviétique
Predomina
el color rojo, símbolo del comunismo, y las demostraciones de fuerza de la
nación contra el enemigo y el fascismo
Hi predomina el color Vermell, símbol del comunisme, i les demostracions de força de la nació contra l’enemic i el fascisme.
The color red predominates, as a symbol of communism, and the nation's demonstrations of force against the enemy and fascism.
La couleur rouge prédomine, symbole du communisme et des manifestations de force de la nation contre l'ennemi et le fascisme.
Antisemitismo
/ antisemitisme / antisemitism / antisémitisme
El
uso de tipografías que asemejan la escritura hebrea y todo un conjunto de
estereotipos son usados para representar de forma peyorativa al pueblo judío.
L'ús de tipografies que s’assemblen a l'escriptura hebrea i tot un conjunt d'estereotips són usats per a representar de forma pejorativa al poble jueu.
The use of fonts that resemble the Hebrew script and a whole set of stereotypes are used to represent the Jewish people in a pejorative way.
L'utilisation des typographies qui ressemblent à l'écriture hébraïque et tout un ensemble de stéréotypes sont utilisés pour représenter le peuple juif de manière péjorative.
Analyst: Example of an analysis
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Sender: Americans (Allies)
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Receiver (to whom): Americans
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Against whom: the Axis
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Message (code): The Real V for Victory. (English)
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Symbols: V of victory, Hitler and Japanese being
squashed by the working force of America
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Purpose: joined hands will crack these nuts; nuts is a
pun for crazy people (pun) and employers and employees working together with
their machines (symbolized as a nutcracker) can win the war.
