Window Tactics : Entangled Visual Propaganda in Neutral Sweden, 1939–1945
(2024) In Routledge Studies in Media, Communication, and Politics p.188-203- Abstract
- During the Second World War, neutral Sweden became a battleground for propaganda between warring nations, prominently displayed through window displays on Stockholm's streets. This chapter studies the overlooked realm of visual propaganda, particularly focusing on the strategic use of window displays by Germany, the US, the UK and the Soviet Union. By analysing archival material and newspaper sources, it explores how these window displays were used to sway public opinion and how they were received by passers-by. Drawing on the concept of entangled media histories, the chapter sheds light on the maintenance and upkeep of these propaganda tools, as well as the resistance to them. It also examines Sweden's role as a propaganda hub and its... (More)
- During the Second World War, neutral Sweden became a battleground for propaganda between warring nations, prominently displayed through window displays on Stockholm's streets. This chapter studies the overlooked realm of visual propaganda, particularly focusing on the strategic use of window displays by Germany, the US, the UK and the Soviet Union. By analysing archival material and newspaper sources, it explores how these window displays were used to sway public opinion and how they were received by passers-by. Drawing on the concept of entangled media histories, the chapter sheds light on the maintenance and upkeep of these propaganda tools, as well as the resistance to them. It also examines Sweden's role as a propaganda hub and its challenges in maintaining neutrality. Through this study, we gain insights into the complex interplay of propaganda and everyday life in wartime Stockholm. (Less)
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- author
- Stjernholm, Emil LU
- organization
- publishing date
- 2024-08-08
- type
- Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- propaganda, visual communication, visual propaganda, entangled history, media infrastructure, window displays
- host publication
- Media Tactics in the Long Twentieth Century
- series title
- Routledge Studies in Media, Communication, and Politics
- editor
- Cronqvist, Marie ; Mohammadi Norén, Fredrik and Stjernholm, Emil
- pages
- 16 pages
- publisher
- Routledge
- ISBN
- 9781032618272
- 9781032618289
- 9781032618326
- DOI
- 10.4324/9781032618326-15
- language
- English
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- yes
- id
- 7d53ba3c-07ff-43c2-a79d-3332b2fd9d7f
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- 2024-08-05 13:58:22
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