War Posters: Weapons of Mass Communication

March 9, 2010January 23, 2016 by Second World War Posters

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"Exhibition book War Posters: Weapons of Mass Communication By Dr James Aulich This lavishly illustrated book features over 300 of the most eye-catching and iconic posters from the Museum’s international collection. Starting with the Great War in 1914, through to the war in Iraq, from countries all over Europe, the…

The One Show

March 8, 2010January 23, 2016 by Second World War Posters

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I've just been chatting to the Researchers from The One Show about "Keep Calm and Carry On", which they are planning to cover on 29th March. I had tried pitching to The One Show before, but hadn't been picked up. It looks like I won't actually be on it, as…

Seduction or Instruction?: First World War Posters in Britain and Europe

February 22, 2010January 23, 2016 by Second World War Posters

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Jim Aulich & John Hewitt (2007) "This book makes a critical and historical analysis of the public information poster and its graphic derivatives in Britain and Europe during the First World War. Governments need public support in time of war. The First World War was the first international conflict to…

Weapons of Mass Communication

January 4, 2010January 23, 2016 by Second World War Posters

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"In the 21st century we have become accustomed to mass communication developing to unbelievably sophisticated levels, yet a new exhibition at the Imperial War Museum shows how for a large part of the 20th century, the humble poster was the key means of influencing public opinion. The exhibition explores this…