Posters as a Form of Political Discourse: Posters of the Communist Youth of Greece in the Dictatorship Era (1967–1974)

The power of illegal political posters, as not merely symbolic weapons, but also as crucial medium of democratic resistance during the military junta in Greece is the central theme of that article. How important should be the symbolism of a poster, when posters are the only way for a massive politic...

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Published in:The international journal of the image 2012, Vol.2 (2), p.255-274
Main Authors: Vamvakidou, Ifigenia, Kyridis, Argyris, Tziamtzi, Christina, Zagkos, Christos, Kalerante, Evagelia, Gogou, Eleni
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Dictators
Propaganda
Semiotics
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Summary:The power of illegal political posters, as not merely symbolic weapons, but also as crucial medium of democratic resistance during the military junta in Greece is the central theme of that article. How important should be the symbolism of a poster, when posters are the only way for a massive political movement to communicate and express its ideas? This article does not analyse the “semiotics of power”, the images that the hegemonic classes use in order to force their ideology to the masses. On the other hand, this article focuses on the “semiotics of resistance” and thus it searches for the “hidden messages” of the illegal posters designed by the communist guerrillas during the seven years of dictatorship in Greece.
ISSN:2154-8560
2154-8579
DOI:10.18848/2154-8560/CGP/v02i02/44250