As you begin your work on the propaganda research paper, I’ve put together some resources you might find useful. This is a very demanding assignment, so please begin research and writing as soon as you can.
The Assignment
- The prompt is located here.
- The final draft of the paper will be due on May 20 at 6:00 p.m. You may submit complete drafts for my revision and comment before then, but as we get closer to the due date, my
- I’ve done research on 20+ topics. You can access those articles here.
Sample Papers
You may not use the topics in either of these papers, but they do provide excellent examples of effective responses to the topic.
Resources for Writing a Research Paper
- Purdue Online Writing Lab MLA Handbook
- Son of Citation Machine
- Diana Hacker’s Sample MLA Paper and Guide
- Step-by-Step Instructions for MLA Formatting
- HHS Research Guidebook
Specific Topic Ideas for Propaganda Research
- Iraq War Media Reporting, Journalism, and War Reporting
- A great resource about wartime propaganda
- Rosie the Riveter
- Tokyo Rose
- Judith Miller/Iraq War
- North Korea Juche Concept
- Propaganda for German POWs after World War 2
- Stalin’s Photographic Manipulation
- Duck and Cover
- Lusitania
- Spanish-American War
- World War 2 “White” Propaganda–to boost morale at home
- The Women Left Behind Propaganda
- Pro Nuclear Power Advertising
- Public Health Propaganda
- Propaganda During the Reformation
- Stalin’s Cult of Personality
- Many examples of Soviet Propaganda in this article
- Nazi Eugenics Propaganda
