Provisional essay title

How is propaganda used as a tool within panopticism

Issues addressed and thrust of argument

Prove how graphic design can be used to persuade, scare and make people feel aware of themselves within society through the use of propaganda.

I'll look at how propaganda was used in world war 2 to strike fear into people. The gestapo were a constant threat to people. Society feared that the gestapo had eyes and ears everywhere, making people keep quite however fact is they may not of been there at all, panopticism was a useful tool which Hitler used through propaganda. I will relate this to now and how we are still put under pressure, not by an individual but by society, to fit into society we must look and dress a certain way.

Visuals

Posters of propaganda.

Leaflets.

Book used in schools possibly.

'One people, one nation, one leader' With this tag line and Hitler standing sternly up right in military uniform its a clear message of power the Hitler has and is watching over his nation, he has a panoptic view.

Visuals like the above which show Hitler watching over Germany's youth. This propaganda shows Hitler watching, making people believe they are being viewed, relating directly to panopticism.

What theoretical perspective/methodology will you use?

Panopticism-idea of thinking your being watched but nothing to say you actually are.

Propaganda-Relating how panopticism comes through propaganda.

Which theorists will you refer to?

Foucault

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