Arise, Prisoners of Hunger! How Music Influences Propaganda's Efficacy

• In Event: The Politics of Entertainment

Brief Overview

This study explores music's role in spreading propaganda in China via an experiment using "The Internationale", revealing it amplifies propaganda's efficacy, yet may mobilize respondents to punish a government deviating from the propaganda content.

Authors

• Le Bao, Georgetown University

• Dongshu Liu, City University of Hong Kong

• Yuyang Pu, University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus

• Li Shao, Zhejiang University