Religious and Cultural Difference in Modern British Political Cartoons / Tahnia Ahmed.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ahmed, Tahnia, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Religious minorities--Great Britain--History--21st century--Caricatures and cartoons.

Religious minorities.

Religious minorities--Great Britain--History--20th century--Caricatures and cartoons.

Ethnic attitudes--Great Britain--History--21st century--Caricatures and cartoons.

Ethnic attitudes.

Ethnic attitudes--Great Britain--History--20th century--Caricatures and cartoons.

Racism--Great Britain.

Racism.

English wit and humor, Pictorial.

Great Britain--Politics and government--1945-.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (256 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing (UK), 2024.

Place of Publication:

London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2024.

System Details:

text file HTML

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.

Contents:

Introduction Glossary List of Illustrations 1. Nuns, Guns and Balaclavas: the Irish in Political Cartoons 2. Noses, Moses and War: Jews in Political Cartoons 3. Turbans, Terrorism and Transport: Sikhs in Political Cartoons 4. Burqas on the Beach: Muslim Women in Political Cartoons 5. Beards, Bombs and Barbarians: Muslim Men in Political Cartoons Conclusion Bibliography Index

ISBN:

9781350294110

135029411X

9781350294134

1350294136

OCLC:

1419683419