Political Cartoons in the Middle East: Cultural Representations in the Middle East (Princeton series on the Middle East) - Hardcover

Fatma Muge Gocek (author)

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 155876156X ISBN 13: 9781558761568

Publisher: Markus Wiener Publishers, 1998

Synopsis

The imagery of political cartoons in the Middle East can provide an insight into how Middle Eastern societies think. By combining the indigenous comic tradition of shadow plays with the imported western print form, and by drawing on both visual and verbal narratives, Middle Eastern political cartoons free the imagination, challenge the intellect, and resist state domination. The essays in this collection focus on the multiple cultural spaces that political cartoons in the Middle East create across societies. Palmira Brummett analyzes the images of women in Ottoman cartoons, while Shiva Balaghi studies issues of nationalism in caricatures from Qajar Iranian newspapers. Ayhan Akman concentrates on the issue of modernity in Turkish cartoons during the 1930-1975 period. Mohammed-Salah Omri takes up the issue of war and cartoons as he comments on the politicization of Tunisian cartoons during the Gulf War.

Edition details

• Publisher: Markus Wiener Publishers
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 155876156X
• ISBN 13: 9781558761568
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 160