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Schedule of Topics and Readings, PHIL 2900 Fall/Winter, 2009-10
Topics are not always confined exactly to the times allotted. Some take more time,
others less than indicated. Updated comments will regularly appear in the Announcements section during the year and should consulted weekly. Additional readings from Web sites will occasionally be suggested, and some may be compulsory reading.
Note: Readings in the Coursepack are referred to by
item number. Check the table of contents to find the item. Where
only the item number is given, read all of the item. (Note that
some readings are on reserve. Try to plan ahead for these materials
as demand exceeds supply.)
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Sept. 10, 15 |
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Intro & overview; remarks
on Orwell and Ellul |
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Marlin,
Propaganda and the Ethics of Persuasion (PEP) 13-15,
23-34; Ellul, v-xviii and 3-32; Ward, 3-6 (rsv); Orwell, “Politics and the English
Language,” (rsv, also on line)
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| Sept. 17 |
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Definition |
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PEP
15-23; Coursepack: Stevenson #1, Allen #2; Jay Black in The Ellul Forum 12-18 (rsv); Cunningham #3 (optional) |
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| Sept. 22, 24 |
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Propaganda
through the ages; Aristotle, Augustus, Napoleon |
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PEP
43-62. Additional on-line readings, TBA, may be added. |
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Sept. 29, Oct 1
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World War
I propaganda (mainly British)
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PEP 62-76.
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Oct. 6 |
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Military
indoctrination
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Film, Gwynne Dyer, "Anyone's Son Will Do" |
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Communist propaganda |
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Domenach #4, PEP 76-79, Ellul, 303-313 |
| Oct. 13, 15 |
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Nazi propaganda |
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PEP 80-88,
Doob #5, Freifeld #6 |
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Oct. 20 |
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Ellul: characteristics of propaganda |
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PEP
34-39; Ellul, 33-87; Marlin, in The Ellul Forum, 9-12 (rsv) |
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| Oct. 22, 27 |
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Rhetorical
devices and political persuasion |
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PEP, 95-118;
Whately #7 through Harrison & Marlin #12 |
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| Oct. 29, Nov. 3 |
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Bias in science
reporting: polls & statistics |
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PEP,
118-132; Marlin #13; Ward, 9-36 |
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| Nov. 5, 10 |
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Propaganda
analysis; case studies |
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Jowett &
O’Donnell, Propaganda and Persuasion, Ch. 6 (rsv); Olasky
#14, Brennan #15 |
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Nov. 12, 17
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Lippmann
and stereotypes News & selectivity, |
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Lippmann #16; Halberstam #17; Bruce Wark, study of CBC Ipperwash
coverage (optional, rsv) |
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| Nov. 19, 24 |
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News distortion
and multiperspectivism;
Chomsky on political and ideological bias
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Glasser, Cohen, Gans & Newman #18 and #19; Hackett et. al.,
#20 (optional)
Manufacturing Consent, Ch 1 (rsv); web material TBA; Also news item #21. |
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Nov. 26, Dec. 1, 3 |
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Chomskyan themes
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I.F. Stone film; videos: "Outfoxed"; Robert Fisk lecture
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Scheduled
Examination |
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Date, time and location TBA |
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Second Term, |
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January 5-April 1 |
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Jan. 5, 7 |
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Ethics and Objectivity |
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Ward, 261-316 (Ch. 7, rsv) |
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| Jan. 12, 14 |
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Lying and
Ethics; coloration of truth |
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PEP,
137-146; Nyberg, 1-62 |
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| Jan. 19, 21 |
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Being “economical
with the truth” |
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PEP, 146-171;
Nyberg, 63-80, 176-220 |
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Jan. 26, 28 |
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Advertising and ethics |
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PEP,175-185; Nyberg, 107-108, 111-136; Coursepack #22-23,
#25 |
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| Feb 2, 4 |
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Shaping perception: PR |
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PEP, 185-200;
additional material TBA |
Feb. 9, 11
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Free speech
theory; Mill and classical arguments |
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PEP, 205-234;
Mill, On Liberty (found on the Web, one copy on reserve. Focus
on chapters 2 and 5)
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| Feb 11 |
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Essays due 5 p.m. |
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Room 3A38 Paterson |
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Feb 15-19
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Reading Week
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Hate propaganda and control |
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PEP, 235-240, Sumner #29; Optional: Supreme Court of Canada, R v Keegstra (rsv) |
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Mar. 2, 4 |
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Legal and
social controls on advertising
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PEP, 240-249; additional material TBA
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| Mar. 9 |
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Controls on
news media; self-censorship |
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PEP, 250-263;
Kent Commission materials; Marlin, "Self-Censorship and the Media"
(rsv) |
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| Mar. 11, 16 |
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Government information and propaganda |
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PEP, 263-277; Coursepack #30-33 |
Mar. 18
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Indoctrination
and education
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Naomi Klein, No Logo,87-105 (rsv)
Film: "Grierson"
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| Mar. 23 |
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In-class test |
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Mar. 25
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Democratic
ideals, propaganda
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Ellul, 118-192;
Charity #34 |
| Mar. 30, Apr. 1 |
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Propaganda,
ideology, and the future with the Internet |
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PEP 283-306; Whitton & Larson #35, Ward, 317-331; Ellul, 193-257 (optional) |
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