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Coming up on February 15, SVA presents a day-long symposium on propaganda. Here's the pitch:

As the presidential race shifts into high gear, Americans are inundated with propaganda. Where does truth end and "spin" begin? Madison Avenue veterans and other media experts offer some perspective in Where the Truth Lies: A Symposium on Propaganda Today, presented by the School of Visual Arts (SVA) in cooperation with the PhD Programs in History and Sociology of the Graduate Center, City University of New York (CUNY).

Here's a bit more:

The keynote presentation will be given by celebrated designer and creator of the "I Love NY" logo Milton Glaser, who asks, "Is there any difference between good propaganda and bad propaganda?" Among other topics, the program will address how American presidents persuade the public to go to war and what progressive politicians can learn from Las Vegas. There will also be a sneak preview of Carrier, an original PBS documentary about life on the USS Nimitz warship during a recent deployment to the Persian Gulf and a screening of propaganda videos. David Brancaccio, the Emmy award-winning host and senior editor of NOW, the weekly investigative news program on PBS, will moderate.

All info at the site.

In other SVA news, tonight is DesignCrit's 2nd evening of readings at KGB, 7-9pm.