“Canning the Kaiser” in Words and Images: Case Studies of Patriotic American Propaganda from WWI

The article examines how the US government used poetry and posters as instruments of propaganda during World War I to mobilize the nation and resources for their war effort and to denigrate the enemy, especially the German Emperor, Kaiser Wilhelm II. Two case studies are presented: the poem “Cannin...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: David Hazemali, Tomaž Onič
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Ljubljana Press (Založba Univerze v Ljubljani) 2023-12-01
Series:ELOPE
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Online Access:https://journals.uni-lj.si/elope/article/view/16523