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Satirical Cartoons: A History

Martin Rowson · Gresham College

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How do cartoons and visual satire operate? This lecture will look at when humans first created art and at the dawn of satire. Examining the work of Swift, Hogarth, Gillray, David Low and Ronald Searle, this lecture by celebrated cartoonist Martin Rowson will also examine the role cartoons play in giving offence. Covering the Danish Cartoons scandal and the Charlie Hebdo massacre, this talk will also look at Martin Rowson's own cartoon output over the past 40 years.

The talk

  1. Satirical Cartoons: A History 2024-01-25 · YouTube

Credits and licence

Institution
Gresham College
Speaker
Martin Rowson
Year
2024
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Society and politics, Literature and writing
Source
Gresham College
Licence
Educational use (Gresham College's terms), as Gresham College states it. Gresham College's terms
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