Propaganda Universe
Propaganda has become the dominant form of public discourse in the information age. Propaganda Universe is dedicated to helping citizens, journalists, scholars, and policy-makers understand the nature of propaganda, disinformation, and information warfare in order to identify and resist manipulative communication. Preserving our ability to think independently, both as individuals and as a society, is crucial to being able to decide what is in our own best interests and not those of others.
Episodes
10 episodes
Democracy in Peril: The Menace of Totalitarian Propaganda Pt. II
In Part II of a two-part series on totalitarian propaganda, we explore who is susceptible to this type of propaganda and how it poses a threat to democracy. We delve into a discussion of who is susceptible to totalitarian propagand...
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Democracy in Peril: The Menace of Totalitarian Propaganda
In this episode of Propaganda Universe, we delve into the world of totalitarian propaganda and its challenge to democratic systems. Join us as we explore the function and role of propaganda in totalitarian movements. We examine the...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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18:53
Information Control and Propaganda
In this episode, we discuss the relationship between the control of information and propaganda. Propaganda and the control of information are two sides of the same coin as where you find one, you'll find the other. To understand how this works,...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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14:23
A Formal Theory of Propaganda
This is part two of a two-part series on propaganda as the critical paradigm for understanding propaganda. In this episode, we present a formal theory of propaganda.Please check out the video version of this podcast on YouTube: https://...
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12:16
Propaganda: The Critical Paradigm and Why We Need It
This is part one of a two part series on propaganda as the critical paradigm for understanding propaganda and proposing a formal theory for propaganda. In this episode, we discuss the absence of a framework for understanding propaganda and why ...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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11:04
Propaganda Defined!
In previous episodes of Propaganda Universe, we've discussed the difficulty in defining propaganda and why it is a perplexing paradigm. Because of this "definitional fog", propaganda remains a vague concept that is used in whatever ways that su...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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11:46
Propaganda - Where Power Meets Communication
When we think of power, it is usually in terms of some type of force or coercion being applied by one actor on another. However, power is better understood as a set of relations that exist between different actors where one actor has a greater ...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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15:14
What is Propaganda? Really.
A much maligned term, the notion of what we mean by propaganda has been obscured by its various interpretations to the extent that it has become a floating signifier to mean whatever a user wants it to be. Most often, it is used to cast an oppo...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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30:29
