Ellul on the Conditions for Modern Propaganda

This video covers chapter two of Ellul’s Propaganda: The Formation of Men’s Attitudes. Here, Ellul describes the various sociological conditions necessary for the existence of propaganda.

0:00 - 1:00 Intro
1:01 - 2:41 Background and biography
2:42 - 4:29 Defining propaganda
4:30 - 9:03 Individual society and mass society
9:04 - 11:45 Public opinion
11:46 - 14:06 Monopoly of mass media
14:07 - 16:35 Need for average standard of living
16:36 - 19:24 An average cultural base
19:25 - 20:57 Information-work creates problems
20:58 - 22:13 Strong myths and ideologies
22:14 - 24:07 Overview & critique