Two presidents under the gaze of the satirical cartoonist: the case of the political cartoon and its resources in two productions from France and Argentina

Authors

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5433/1984-3356.2012v5n9p25

Keywords:

Semio-linguistics, Political cartoon, Satirical press, Humour, Rhetorical figures

Abstract

By articulating qualitative and quantitative analyses, we have made a bicultural study of linguistic and icono-plastic devices participating in the production of meaning in the satirical press. Therefore we have analyzed 248 political cartoons and strips which refer to presidents Jacques Chirac (1995-2007) and Carlos Menem (1989-1999) in the French satirical weekly Le Canard enchaîné and the Argentinean weekly newspaper supplement Sátira/12 respectively, during two periods of great political importance: the beginning of their first presidential term, and re-election. The analysis of their visual representation, as well as the verbal and visual rhetorical figures used, indicate a similar tendency in both newspapers. From these results we may refer the existence of a common satirical-humoristic system composed of transcultural devices operating in the political cartoon.

Author Biography

Ana Pedrazzini, Universidad Nacional del Comahue – UNC

Doctor in Social Sciences from the Universidad de Buenos Aires. Associate Researcher at CONICET at the Universidad Nacional del Comahue.

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Published

2012-08-15

How to Cite

PEDRAZZINI, Ana. Two presidents under the gaze of the satirical cartoonist: the case of the political cartoon and its resources in two productions from France and Argentina. Antíteses, [S. l.], v. 5, n. 9, p. 25–53, 2012. DOI: 10.5433/1984-3356.2012v5n9p25. Disponível em: https://ojs.uel.br/revistas/uel/index.php/antiteses/article/view/12890. Acesso em: 23 jul. 2024.