Joint class session between students of the University of Rhode Island and students of the University of Wurzburg in Germany.

1. Analyzing Propaganda
in an International Perspective
Prof. Dr. Silke Grafe
Christian Seyferth-Zapf
Prof. Dr. Renee Hobbs
Webinar
November 28, 2017

2. 1. Introduction (5 min)
2. Discussion of contemporary propaganda
examples from Germany and the US
□ Open discussion – small groups (20 min)
□ Comparison & open discussion – large
group (20 min)
3. Further questions & summary (10 min)
1
Agenda

3. 2
VideoAnt
Link:
https://ant.um
n.edu/ipidrehq
wj/view
Link:
https://ant.um
n.edu/hecmq
mijch/view

4. 3
Similarities and Differences
Video 1 – German AfD:
https://youtu.be/rwSUXW3migQ
Video 2 – Donald Trump campaign:
https://youtu.be/vST61W4bGm8
Identify similarities and differences between these
two examples.
Work together in 3 groups together with students from Germany
and the US for the next 20 minutes and save your findings on
Padlet: https://padlet.com/sballding/videochat

5. 4
Similarities and Differences
→ Share your results and present your analysis
OPEN DISCUSSION

6. 5
Questions
What new questions came to your mind while
analyzing these propaganda examples from a cross-
national perspective?
- politics
- campaigns
- media etc.