{"product_id":"the-story-of-british-propaganda-film-9781839021350","title":"The Story of British Propaganda Film","description":"\u003cp\u003e'All art is propaganda, ' wrote George Orwell, 'but not all propaganda is art.' Moving from World War I to the 'War on Terror' and beyond, \u003ci\u003eThe Story of British Propaganda Film\u003c\/i\u003e shows how the emergence of film as a global media phenomenon reshaped practices of propaganda, while new practices of propaganda in turn reshaped the use of the moving image. It explores classic examples of cinematic propaganda such as \u003ci\u003eThe Battle of the Somme\u003c\/i\u003e (1916), \u003ci\u003eListen to Britain \u003c\/i\u003e(1942) and \u003ci\u003eAnimal Farm\u003c\/i\u003e (1954) alongside little-known newsreels, 'telemagazines' and digital media initiatives, in the process challenging our understanding of propaganda itself, and its many diverse manifestations. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRichly illustrated with unique material from the BFI National Archive, the book shows how central propaganda is to the development of British film, and how it has filtered our understanding of modern British history, from narratives of decolonisation to the celebration of pop culture and the meanings of the postwar consensus. In a contemporary moment so preoccupied with misinformation, malinformation and disinformation, Scott Anthony explains why the response to the ubiquity of the propaganda film has often turned out to be the production of ever more propaganda.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eScott Anthony\u003c\/b\u003e is Deputy Head of Research at the UK Science Museum Group. His books include \u003ci\u003eNight Mail\u003c\/i\u003e (BFI Film Classics, 2007), \u003ci\u003ePublic Relations and the Making of Modern Britain\u003c\/i\u003e (Manchester University Press, 2012) and the co-edited volume \u003ci\u003eThe Projection of Britain: A History of the GPO Film Unit\u003c\/i\u003e (BFI, 2012). His novel \u003ci\u003eChangi\u003c\/i\u003e was published by Penguin and he has written for the BBC, \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Critic, Tribune, \u003c\/i\u003e and the LRB Blog among many others.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"British Film Institute","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50865710825746,"sku":"9781839021350","price":114.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_174b8266-0552-4e80-b759-4ceac6c16c45.jpg?v=1737684764","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-story-of-british-propaganda-film-9781839021350","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}