``Where the
Bishop is, there let the multitude of believers be;
even as where Jesus is, there is the Catholic Church'' Ignatius of
Antioch, 1st c. A.D
The Century of Self
What follows on
this page is the fascinating "The Century of Self" (2002), a four-part
video mini-series about the history of "spin," consumerism, mass
psychology, and the role of propaganda in politics, social movements,
cultural attitudes, and consumption.
Essays and books pertinent to this series:
Part I: The
series begins with the career of Sigmund Freud's nephew, Edward L.
Bernays, described by Publisher's Weekly as "arguably the most
influential publicist of the 20th century." For more information about
this man, read the book, "The Father of Spin: Edward L. Bernays and The
Birth of Public Relations," by Larry Tye.
Part III: See
the article Carl Rogers and the IHM Nuns.
Part III:
This section has brief, non-sexual nudity and language that might
offend the sensitive.
The video is
sometimes removed from Youtube, but as of this writing (June
17, 2014), it can be watched here:
