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Contested Pictures of Persuasion : American Images of Foetuses in Swedish Antiabortion Campaigns of the 1970s and 1980s

Björklund, Elisabet LU (2022) p.97-116
Abstract
This chapter explores the circulation, use and public discussion of images of human foetuses travelling from the US to Sweden in the period before and after the introduction of abortion on demand in Sweden in 1975. In this period, new antiabortion groups formed and started to use graphic images of aborted foetuses in their campaigns. This chapter highlights the transnational and transmedial character of this material by demonstrating that many of the images originated from American sources and that many different media were used to spread them, for example, books, brochures, films and slides. Furthermore, this chapter analyses the public discussion about this material, focusing on the uses of words such as “truth”, “information” and... (More)
This chapter explores the circulation, use and public discussion of images of human foetuses travelling from the US to Sweden in the period before and after the introduction of abortion on demand in Sweden in 1975. In this period, new antiabortion groups formed and started to use graphic images of aborted foetuses in their campaigns. This chapter highlights the transnational and transmedial character of this material by demonstrating that many of the images originated from American sources and that many different media were used to spread them, for example, books, brochures, films and slides. Furthermore, this chapter analyses the public discussion about this material, focusing on the uses of words such as “truth”, “information” and “propaganda” in the debates. (Less)
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keywords
foetal images, Swedish antiabortion groups, propaganda, information, Rätt till liv, The Silent Scream
host publication
Nordic Media Histories of Propaganda and Persuasion
editor
Norén, Fredrik ; Stjernholm, Emil and Thomson, C. Claire
edition
1
pages
20 pages
publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN
978-3-031-05171-5
978-3-031-05170-8
978-3-031-05173-9
DOI
10.1007/978-3-031-05171-5_5
language
English
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yes
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a8286cfb-7cc9-4f83-b78e-c35543450f7d
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2022-10-21 17:33:52
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  abstract     = {{This chapter explores the circulation, use and public discussion of images of human foetuses travelling from the US to Sweden in the period before and after the introduction of abortion on demand in Sweden in 1975. In this period, new antiabortion groups formed and started to use graphic images of aborted foetuses in their campaigns. This chapter highlights the transnational and transmedial character of this material by demonstrating that many of the images originated from American sources and that many different media were used to spread them, for example, books, brochures, films and slides. Furthermore, this chapter analyses the public discussion about this material, focusing on the uses of words such as “truth”, “information” and “propaganda” in the debates.}},
  author       = {{Björklund, Elisabet}},
  booktitle    = {{Nordic Media Histories of Propaganda and Persuasion}},
  editor       = {{Norén, Fredrik and Stjernholm, Emil and Thomson, C. Claire}},
  isbn         = {{978-3-031-05171-5}},
  keywords     = {{foetal images; Swedish antiabortion groups; propaganda; information; Rätt till liv; The Silent Scream}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  pages        = {{97--116}},
  publisher    = {{Palgrave Macmillan}},
  title        = {{Contested Pictures of Persuasion : American Images of Foetuses in Swedish Antiabortion Campaigns of the 1970s and 1980s}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-05171-5_5}},
  doi          = {{10.1007/978-3-031-05171-5_5}},
  year         = {{2022}},
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