Taking African Cartoons Seriously : Politics, Satire, and Culture /
"Cartoonists make us laugh--and think--by caricaturing daily events and politics. The essays, interviews, and cartoons presented in this innovative book vividly demonstrate the rich diversity of cartooning across Africa and highlight issues facing its cartoonists today, such as sociopolitical t...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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East Lansing :
Michigan State University Press,
2018.
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| Series: | African humanities and the arts.
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction / Peter Limb
- Nigeria
- The art of Bisi Ogunbadejo / Tejumola Olaniyan
- Wetin you carry? The Nigeria police force in cartoonists' space / Ganiyu A. Jimoh
- South Africa
- South African cartooning in the post-apartheid era / Andy Mason and Su Opperman
- Kenya
- The rise of Kenyan political animation : tactics of subversion / Paula Callus
- Kenyan cartoons and censorship / Patrick Gathara
- Ghana
- Ideology and intention in Ghanaian political cartoons, 1961-1966 / Baba G. Jallow
- "This cartoon is a satire" : cartoons as "critical entertainment" and "resistance" in contemporary Ghanaian democratic politics / Joseph Oduro-Frimpong
- Interviews with African cartoonists
- Zapiro (South Africa)
- Gado (Kenya)
- Mike Asukwo (Nigeria)
- Mabijo (Botswana)
- Dudley (Namibia).
