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%T Caricature and Egypt’s Revolution of 25 January 2011 %A Ettmüller, Eliane Ursula %J Zeithistorische Forschungen / Studies in Contemporary History %N 1 %P 138-148 %V 9 %D 2012 %K Alltag; Politik; Kultur; Kunst; Kommunikation; Medien; Emotionen; Visual History; Geistes- und Ideengeschichte; Intellectual History; Soziale Bewegungen; Protest; Transformation %@ 1612-6033 %X 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.’ %C DEU %G en %9 journal article %W GESIS - http://www.gesis.org %~ SSOAR - http://www.ssoar.info