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Caricature and Egypt’s Revolution of 25 January 2011
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Abstract Caricature can be defined as an art engagé which aims to transmit a social or political message. In order to achieve this goal, the satirical picture triggers an emotional reaction in the audience and guides it through a cathartic coming-of-awareness process. The feelings evoked by caricature must n... view more
Caricature can be defined as an art engagé which aims to transmit a social or political message. In order to achieve this goal, the satirical picture triggers an emotional reaction in the audience and guides it through a cathartic coming-of-awareness process. The feelings evoked by caricature must not necessarily be expressed through laughter; but they are a joyful or indignant shock reaction to gazing at something absurd. William A. Coupe, following Schiller, therefore defines the nature of caricature as the outcome of a dialectical struggle between the ideal and the real: ‘This conflict of ideal and real may, however, be seen and expressed in two different ways, in an emotional and serious or in a humorous and jesting fashion.’... view less
Classification
General History
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Free Keywords
Alltag; Politik; Kultur; Kunst; Kommunikation; Medien; Emotionen; Visual History; Geistes- und Ideengeschichte; Intellectual History; Soziale Bewegungen; Protest; Transformation
Document language
English
Publication Year
2012
Page/Pages
p. 138-148
Journal
Zeithistorische Forschungen / Studies in Contemporary History, 9 (2012) 1
ISSN
1612-6033
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed