Olaniyan, professor of english and african languages and literature.

South african political cartoons and their meanings. Other cartoons in our top 10 include the #coffinassault trial, the ahmed timol case in the high court in pretoria and the end of zimbabwe president robert mugabe. A caricature published in new chronicle on 12 june 1964 was the first caricature of nelson mandela. South african political cartoons and their meanings.

The politics of subversion, and the people who risk everything to shake up the status quo, fascinate teju olaniyan. This political cartoon by lisa benson demonstrates the effects of symbolism, analogy, and exaggeration in satirical illustrations. According to this cyclical theory, events happen in recurring cycles, or, simply put, it is a matter of history repeating itself.

Cartoonist jonathan shapiro (zapiro) has defended a cartoon he drew depicting jacob zuma zipping up his pants while one of the gupta brothers prepares to rape a woman. There are two women sitting on a sofa, one. Political cartoons are ink drawings created to provide a humorous or critical opinion about political events at the time of its creation.

They were particularly popular in newspapers and. Teapot dome scandal also known as oil reserves scandal or elk hills scandal. In the us contracts have been.

At this time, explain to students that there are two areas to look at when evaluating political cartoons, the subject and the artistic techniques. Here are some puns from a mobile game i created. In recent years, we have seen court cases against cartoonists all over the world, including in malaysia, south africa, turkey, and serbia.

This scandal was during the early 1920s regarding the secret leasing of federal oil reserve by the. Discover political cartoon examples and see their analysis. These two areas help us to understand the.