Bildspråket i det spanska inbördeskrigets propaganda : The visual language in the Spanish civil war propaganda

Sammanfattning: This essay deals with the artistic expressions, mainly posters, which were produced during theSpanish civil war (1936-1939) by both parts in the conflict: on one hand the so called republicans,and on the other hand the so called nationalists. Furthermore the present essay explores thecomplex relationships between the very different artistic, cultural and political views of both parts inconflict and how it influenced the production and contents of their respective artistic expressions.In Chapter 1 there is a general presentation of the thesis. Chapter 2 shows the different backgroundsused in the thesis. Chapter 3 deals with the republicans` artistic production. Chapter 4 deals with thenationalists` artistic production. Chapter 5 analyses specific thematic posters from the both sides inconflict and compare these with each other. Then at Chapter 6 there are both a general discussionand a final conclusion of the thesis. Finally, at Chapter 7, there is a general summary of the thesis.