Literary notes about agitprop (AI summary)
In literature, the term agitprop is predominantly employed in political and historical narratives to denote a specific role within Communist-organized structures, often associated with the dissemination of party ideology and propaganda. It is used both to describe a bureaucratic position—such as a district agitprop director who oversees the transmission of policies from higher echelons of the party hierarchy [1][2][3]—and to characterize the broader functions of agitation and propaganda within political movements [4]. The word’s versatility is evident in its dual application: it can denote an official title filled by a party member [5][6][7] or serve as a shorthand reference to the propagation of ideological messages, sometimes infused with a critical or sarcastic tone [8]. This multifaceted usage underscores agitprop's integral role in shaping political discourse and organizational dynamics within literature.
- Another person I knew was Nat Honig, H-o-n-i-g. Nat Honig was brought into the district by Morris Rappaport to become an agitprop director.
— from Investigation of Communist activities in Seattle, Wash., Area, Hearings, Part 2 by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Un-American Activities - From there policy is transmitted to the Agitation and Propaganda Department (Agitprop), which is a major operational unit of the Central Committee.
— from Area Handbook for Bulgaria by Eugene K. Keefe - Agitprop, in turn, is responsible for the transmission of guidelines down to the lowest levels of party organization.
— from Area Handbook for Bulgaria by Eugene K. Keefe - [misteaching by government agents] propaganda, disinformation, agitprop; indoctrination.
— from Roget's Thesaurus by Peter Mark Roget - So he ordered me back to Seattle as district agitprop director, and I was replaced by some of the newer elements which I had recruited in Bellingham.
— from Investigation of Communist Activities in Seattle, Wash., Area, Hearings, Part 1 by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Un-American Activities - Well, shortly after my induction into the Communist Party I, as recounted earlier this morning, became the district agitprop director.
— from Investigation of Communist Activities in Seattle, Wash., Area, Hearings, Part 1 by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Un-American Activities - I received it when I was district agitprop director in the district.
— from Investigation of Communist Activities in Seattle, Wash., Area, Hearings, Part 1 by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Un-American Activities - “It’s the goddamned fatkins agitprop games,” Eva said.
— from Makers by Cory Doctorow