Religious and Cultural Difference in Modern British Political Cartoons
Focusing on British broadsheets such as The Times and The Guardian, and tabloid publications such as The Sun and The Daily Mail, this book looks at the visualization of post-colonial Britain through cartoons. Tahnia Ahmed examines how Irish, Jewish, Sikh and Muslim communities are Othered, interrog...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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London
Bloomsbury Academic
2024
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| In: | Year: 2024 |
| Edition: | 1st ed |
| Further subjects: | B
Religious Minorities (Great Britain)
History 21st century Caricatures and cartoons
B Ethnic attitudes (Great Britain) History 21st century Caricatures and cartoons B Religion & Politics B Ethnic attitudes (Great Britain) History 20th century Caricatures and cartoons B English wit and humor, Pictorial B Racism (Great Britain) B Religion: general B Society & culture: general B Great Britain Politics and government 1945- B Religious Minorities (Great Britain) History 20th century Caricatures and cartoons |
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| Summary: | Focusing on British broadsheets such as The Times and The Guardian, and tabloid publications such as The Sun and The Daily Mail, this book looks at the visualization of post-colonial Britain through cartoons. Tahnia Ahmed examines how Irish, Jewish, Sikh and Muslim communities are Othered, interrogating the patterns and trends in the way they are depicted both consciously and unconsciously by cartoonists in Britain from the 20th century onwards. She reveals how cartoonists such as Nicholas Garland and Peter Brookes present assimilation as the goal for the portrayed minorities. At the same time, this goal is deemed impossible because difference is ontological and unchangeable. Central to the cartoons explored in this book is the construction of identity and the concept of us , demonstrating the role cartoons play in the stability and enduring power of the archetype. Ahmed suggests that cartoons illustrate how racial and religious prejudice subtly interface and reinforce one another. A depiction of religious difference, Ahmed argues, is often actually a cover for outright racism |
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| ISBN: | 1350294136 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.5040/9781350294134 |