Dasha Navalnaya is the daughter of Alexey Navalny, the politician and leader of the Russian opposition to Vladimir Putin. Sharing the story of her father's poisoning, persecution and current imprisonment, she details what it was like...

Russia went and had a revolution in 1917 and cinema was a big part of its aftermath. Even though film stock was hard to come by, we saw the first film school started, and the study of film became hugely important. Russian filmmakers...

India is fast becoming a superpower, says Shashi Tharoor -- not just through trade and politics, but through "soft" power, its ability to share its culture with the world through food, music, technology, Bollywood. He argues that in the...

China's one-child policy ended in 2015, but we're just beginning to understand what it was like to live under the program, says TED Fellow and documentary filmmaker Nanfu Wang. With footage from her film "One Child Nation," she shares...

We’ve mentioned already that there’s a lot of money in media and a huge chunk of that money is spent on trying to get you to do something – buy something, vote a certain way, change a behavior. How does advertising work? And what’s the...

Propaganda! Misinformation! Disinformation! Today we’re talking about the dark – or, shall we say, darkER – side of media. Understanding these media bogeymen is essential to being a more media literate citizen.

Artist Raghava KK demos his new children's book for iPad with a fun feature: when you shake it, the story -- and your perspective -- changes. In this charming short talk, he invites all of us to shake up our perspective a little bit.

The video explores George Orwell's novel "1984" and its themes of language manipulation, propaganda, and control. It highlights how the use of language, such as doublethink and newspeak, can be wielded as tools of power to shape and...

How Vladimir Putin implemented his blueprint for controlling every aspect of Russian society.

The video discusses the importance of being able to spot propaganda by recognizing bias, one-sided arguments, and emotional language. It emphasizes the need to critically analyze messages, consider multiple viewpoints, and question the...

This Civics and Government instructional video discusses propaganda techniques.

This World Cultures instructional video discusses the rise of the Holocaust

This World Cultures instructional video discusses rising fascism in Europe

A video entitled "Propaganda" that discusses the different techniques used to spread propaganda.

Pupil outcome: I can explain what happens in Chapter 4 of ‘Animal Farm’ and consider Snowball’s role in ‘The Battle of the Cowshed’. Key learning points: - The pigs position themselves as leaders and take advantange of the other animals'...

Pupil outcome: I can analyse the extent to which 'A Christmas Carol’ is a hopeful tale. Key learning points: - ‘A Christmas Carol’ can be considered a hopeful tale about redemption. - The novella teaches us about the importance of social...

Pupil outcome: I can explain the events of chapter 2 and the role of the three pigs Key learning points: - Napoleon, Snowball and Squealer are emerging as the most powerful animals on the farm - The three pigs all have different...

Pupil outcome: I can explain how the experience of World War One might be reflected in the poetry of the time. Key learning points: - Men from every part of the British Empire fought in the war. - War poetry is not exclusively written by...

Pupil outcome: I can explain why propaganda about World War One was so effective, and understand the differences between this wartime propaganda and the realities of trench warfare. Key learning points: - Wartime propaganda was used to...

Pupil outcome: I can explore reasons why poets write about war and begin to make connections between the poems in the Edexcel ‘Conflict’ anthology. Key learning points: - Poets have been writing about wars for hundreds of years. -...

Pupil outcome: I can read and analyse the opening of Orwell's '1984'. Key learning points: - Orwell's '1984' is a dystopian novel with a vision of an authoritarian future. - Orwell creates an effective opening by beginning with...

Pupil outcome: I can explain how Hardy explores attitudes to war. Key learning points: - The poem was written during the Boer War. - Hardy was very critical of this war and the British Empire’s military tactics. - Hardy was suspicious...

This video entitled "The United States at War" is an infomercial about reasons the U.S. entered WWII.

This video entitled "Events of World War I" evaluate events of World War I.