Deconstructing Propaganda: From Akkadian Kings to the Digital Age
Abstract
One of the inherent problems with Propaganda Studies is that it is inherently totalizing and polarizing-and without either side necessarily having a technical specialism. One wing of it is pro-Western, pro-establishment, the other anti; and with this as a starting point we are all pushed and pulled into taking binary positions on various issues-wars, vaccines, climate, etc. Even where propaganda is taught, it is often historicized (Nazi Germany, Soviet Union). Contemporary, structural critiques-particularly those that target “our” side-remain rare and largely unwelcome.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Media Influence and Politics
Misinformation and Its Impacts
Cultural and political discourse analysis
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Russia in Global Affairs
- Volume
- 24
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 98–112
- Publication date
- 1 January 2026