Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Propaganda Maps




Propaganda maps are designed and directed to influence a specific group of viewers by conveying information that may or may not be truthful. 

This advertisement from Absolute Vodka that was promoted in Mexico is a propaganda map depicting the Southwestern section of the United States as part of Mexico. This map illustrates a message of a historical reference to how the boundary was at one time between both countries before the 1848 Mexican-American War, Or this could relate a message of the population density of Mexicans residing the United States. However  way you look at this image, it is propaganda.   

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