Forensic Research Archive of Manipulation and Exploitation
Illustration: a dossier collage of an evidence wall of pinned propaganda posters, leaflets and printed matter from many eras, with contact sheets and catalog labels.

Technique

Semantic hijacking propaganda in the collection

27 objects, listed by date.

Illustration, not an archive object

The whole collection · Search

Punch, 'The Jamaica Question' (Tenniel), 23 December 1865United KingdomPunch, 'The Jamaica Question' (Tenniel), 23 December 1865Dec 23, 1865 · Name-calling, Semantic hijackingContent noteRe-construction, or 'a white man's government'United StatesRe-construction, or 'a white man's government'1868 · Semantic hijackingContent noteTrue democracy is safe! (Puck)United StatesTrue democracy is safe! (Puck)Sep 30, 1896 · Semantic hijackingMr. John Dillon, M.P., on recruiting in Ireland. Join an Irish regiment to-dayUnited KingdomMr. John Dillon, M.P., on recruiting in Ireland. Join an Irish regiment to-day1915 · Testimonial, Semantic hijackingAuch die Geduld hat ein Ende (Even Patience Has an End), German-language leaflet for German soldiersTransnationalAuch die Geduld hat ein Ende (Even Patience Has an End), German-language leaflet for German soldiers1918 · Scapegoating, Semantic hijackingDie Wacht am Rhein (The Watch on the Rhine)United StatesDie Wacht am Rhein (The Watch on the Rhine)1918 · Semantic hijacking, TransferBattle for Fuel: Use Less Coal & CokeUnited KingdomBattle for Fuel: Use Less Coal & Coke1939 · Semantic hijackingThe Battle for Fuel: Use less waterUnited KingdomThe Battle for Fuel: Use less water1939 · Semantic hijackingAnything less than your best is DESERTING - It's now or never on the production lineCanadaAnything less than your best is DESERTING - It's now or never on the production line1940 · Semantic hijacking'Zeitaku wa teki da!' (Luxury Is the Enemy!) street sign, TokyoEmpire of Japan'Zeitaku wa teki da!' (Luxury Is the Enemy!) street sign, TokyoAug 1, 1940 · Semantic hijacking, Identity fusionMänner und Frauen der Untersteiermark! (leaflet for enrolment in the Styrian Homeland League)Nazi GermanyMänner und Frauen der Untersteiermark! (leaflet for enrolment in the Styrian Homeland League)1941 · Semantic hijacking, Scapegoating, Name-callingContent noteV = Duitschland wint voor Europa op alle fronten (V = Germany wins for Europe on all fronts)Nazi GermanyV = Duitschland wint voor Europa op alle fronten (V = Germany wins for Europe on all fronts)1941 · Semantic hijackingV = Zwycięstwo Niemiec na wszystkich frontach (V = Victory of Germany on all fronts)General GovernmentV = Zwycięstwo Niemiec na wszystkich frontach (V = Victory of Germany on all fronts)Jul 1941 · Card stacking, Semantic hijackingThe Man Who Would Not Close the Doors - Don't Be Fuel-ishUnited KingdomThe Man Who Would Not Close the Doors - Don't Be Fuel-ish1942 · Fear appeal, Semantic hijackingYou are in the Battle for Fuel: Are you keeping inside your Target?United KingdomYou are in the Battle for Fuel: Are you keeping inside your Target?1942 · Semantic hijackingTu défends la Belgique... en luttant au front de l'Est (You defend Belgium... by fighting on the Eastern Front)Nazi GermanyTu défends la Belgique... en luttant au front de l'Est (You defend Belgium... by fighting on the Eastern Front)1943 · Semantic hijacking, TransferContent noteYou Can Make This Kind of Ammunition!!United StatesYou Can Make This Kind of Ammunition!!1943 · Transfer, Semantic hijackingContent noteFor you after the warUnited StatesFor you after the war1944 · Semantic hijackingAzad Hind, English edition, page 2 (Syonan/Singapore, 1945-08-08)Provisional Government of Free IndiaAzad Hind, English edition, page 2 (Syonan/Singapore, August 8, 1945)Aug 8, 1945 · Card stacking, Semantic hijackingΣοσιαλδημοκρατία: Μερικοί που ζητούν την ψήφο σου σ' εκυβέρνησαν (Social democracy: some who ask for your vote have ruled you)Kingdom of GreeceΣοσιαλδημοκρατία: Μερικοί που ζητούν την ψήφο σου σ' εκυβέρνησαν (Social democracy: some who ask for your vote have ruled you)1946 · Semantic hijacking, ScapegoatingContent noteI thought I had an appointmentUnited StatesI thought I had an appointmentNov 1, 1955 · Card stacking, Semantic hijackingCrowd at the Arkansas State Capitol protesting school integration, with signs reading "Race mixing is Communism," Little Rock, ArkansasUnited StatesCrowd at the Arkansas State Capitol protesting school integration, with signs reading "Race mixing is Communism," Little Rock, ArkansasAug 20, 1959 · Semantic hijacking, TransferThe Common Struggle: Asian Military Forces Assist South Vietnamese TroopsUnited StatesThe Common Struggle: Asian Military Forces Assist South Vietnamese Troops1965 · Card stacking, Semantic hijackingFTA, Freak the Army: GI-civilian solidarity concert and rallyUnited StatesFTA, Freak the Army: GI-civilian solidarity concert and rally1969 · Semantic hijacking, TestimonialTell it to HanoiUnited StatesTell it to Hanoi1969 · Semantic hijacking, Name-calling"Frontul Democrației și Unității Socialiste - cel mai larg organism politic": Romanian wall chartRomania"Frontul Democrației și Unității Socialiste - cel mai larg organism politic": Romanian wall chart1985 · Semantic hijacking, Glittering generalitiesAddress announcing a 'special military operation'RussiaAddress announcing a 'special military operation'Feb 24, 2022 · Euphemism / doublespeak, Semantic hijacking