"It is truth, it is not Propaganda." Youtube als Herausforderung für den Geschichtsunterricht

Abstract

Without special training, teens can view documentary movies as a trustworthy non-fiction source. Thus they can become defenceless towards political manipulation through the Internet. To be able to learn seeing through the style and motivation of such movies, this article advocates the use of different film studies concepts, like the documentary movie typology by Bill Nichols. The introduction of the differentiation between soft and hard propaganda shows the increased danger that comes from the growing global access to a whole range of movies, which evades national protective regulations.