# Satirical Cartoons: A History

- Institution: Gresham College
- Speaker: Martin Rowson
- Year: 2024
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Society and politics, Literature and writing
- Source: [Gresham College](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/satirical-cartoons-history)
- Licence: [Educational use (Gresham College's terms)](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/terms-and-conditions)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

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.

## Lectures

1. [Satirical Cartoons: A History](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/satirical-cartoons-history/8860e0bdb2fb) (YouTube)