Historically linked to the written press as social or political criticism, the graphic humour of one or several cartoons, even full pages, could be defined as that graphic work with a humorous or satirical intention. Although it has also been used, and is used, for other purposes, whether didactic, informative or as mere press illustrations.
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Relay. Cartoon of 31 August 2024 in CTXT Kamala Harris says she will maintain policy on supplying arms to Israel for the ongoing genocide in Gaza and the West Bank. The Democratic candidate for the White House has reaffirmed her"unequivocal and unwavering commitment to the defence of Israel", stressing that"it has the right ... Read more
This is the title of chapter 79 written by Begoña Yáñez Martínez of the Complutense University of Madrid, which is included in this ebook coordinated by Javier Albar Mansoa called"Innovation and expression: a journey through the arts, visual culture and artificial intelligence in the digital era". The book is distributed under a Creative ... Read more
The first campaign cartoon is by Kwennie Cheng, a member of the Press and Print Foundation. Members of the Press & Print Foundation (Stichting Pers & Prent), a Dutch cartoonists' organisation that supports political artists and freedom of expression in the Netherlands, joined other media organisations to protest against a proposed tax increase ... Read more
HACIDA is the acronym for "humour and conflict in the digital age", which is what will be discussed on 29-30 November at the University of Ghent in Belgium. The scientific research network ENLIGHT of Ghent University is hosting a number of presentations as part of a two-day conference in Ghent (Belgium). The HACIDA ... Read more
If last week we read that cartoons were starting to fall off the opinion pages of US print newspapers, this week another cartoonist, also a two-time Pulitzer winner (it seems that in the United States there is no cartoonist who does not have at least one Pulitzer), said goodbye to his medium. On ... Read more
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