Century of Self
Century of Self BBC Page
Century of Self is an excellent BBC documentary on the history of Public Relations. The first film begins with a look at Edward Bernays (Sigmund Freud’s nephew), who used Freudian Psychology to develop the technique behind public relations. These videos map out the history of public relations, and the techniques used by corporations and government to manage/manipulate the masses.
Why should people look into the history of public relations? It’s kind of like a nuclear bomb. You don’t want the technology to get out. But if one country gets one, the other countries are not on equal ground unless they have one. Information can work the same way.
If you want to prevent computer hacking, you first have to study computer hacking, so you understand how it works. Only then are you able to prevent it.
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Happiness Machines
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The Engineering of Consent
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There is a Policeman Inside All Our Heads: He Must Be Destroyed
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Eight People Sipping Wine in Kettering
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.The elderly tend to vote more than anyone else. We don’t want them to the be uninformed, so be sure to get your parents and grandparents to watch this film.This is a great video to check out at your local library. If they don’t currently carry the film, you can fill out a request form. Filling out a request form in person or online is a great way to make a film available to everyone in your community.
This video is also available on Amazon and can be rented on DVD from NetFlix. The video on Amazon has some bad reviews as to the quality, but in my opinion was still worth purchasing. I have already loaned the copy to my parents.
You may also want to read Propaganda, which was written by Edward Bernays.
If you like this film you may also like Orwell Rolls in his Grave
Century of Self is now available on DVD so you can put in a request for the film at your local library 
