Dissecting Propaganda – An Exhibition
Historical Research, Story Interpretation and Writing

Examining a contemporaneous political poster, Dissecting Propaganda revisits the May 30th Incident (Shanghai, 1925). Three narratives from its striking imagery are brought to life: activists, women protesters and British settlers, each in a separate room. Next, a passageway, along which are presented the events of May 30th, dramatically reveals the poster. Through an interactive display of various analyses and sources, visitors can explore different historical debates. Finally, they are invited to record their own conclusions. "Propaganda!" shows how a number of narratives can be invoked by one historical document. Reflecting this, each room has been created by a different designer – provoking contrasting experiences.






Contact
smith.sophie@wanadoo.fr

Collaborators
Spatial Designer: Lapas Chairattanah
Room Designers: "Women in Protest": Philip Cooper, "Nation building?": Kelsey Snook, "Shanghailanders": Fadi Baki (concept) Philip Cooper (visuals), "Poster corridor": Lapas Chairattanah, "Debate and opinion space": Arlete Castelo
Web Design Advice: Charlie Ward
Interactive Design Advice & Book Design: Arlete Castelo
Show Graphics: Melissa Mongiat
Spatial Advice for Show: Lucy Carrutehrs
Copy Editor: Stephen Smith
Poster reproduced with the kind permission of the Archives du Quai d' Orsay Paris (The French Foreign Office Archive)