What's So Funny?: Under the Skin of South African Cartooning
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| Rating | : | 4.70 (671 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1770130713 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-03-14 |
| Language | : | English |
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About the Author ANDY MASON is a cartoonist in his own right (N.D.Mazin), has written several articles on the role of cartoons in South African culture and society, and was the consultant editor on The Mandela Files. He is also currently teaching cartooning at the University of Stellenbosch, South Africa. . He has set up the Centre for Cartooning, Illustration and Book Art (CCIBA) to be attached to the faculty of Arts and Human Sciences at the University of Stellenbosch, where he heads the Centre's Cartooning and Comic Art Unit
Fascinating Book! This book is extremely well written and gives both a history of South Africa through cartoons and very complete information about the current cartoon community. Mason knows his compatriot's well, gives the reader a lot of insight into the social climate of South Africa through cartoons, as well as thorough bios of a broad variety of very talented cartoonists. There is a LOT of ar
ANDY MASON is a cartoonist in his own right (N.D.Mazin), has written several articles on the role of cartoons in South African culture and society, and was the consultant editor on The Mandela Files. He has set up the Centre for Cartooning, Illustration and Book Art (CCIBA) to be attached to the faculty of Art
Told with an autobiographical slant and based on interviews with most of South Africa’s top cartoonists and satirists, What’s So Funny? provides a unique glimpse into the world of our visual jesters, how they go about their work, where they find their ideas, and what drives them in their frenzied pursuit of the next laugh.. Andy Mason embarks on a fascinating journey through the history of South African cartooning, tracing a vigorous lineage of satirical art that begins in the colonial period and continues unabated to this day. For hundreds of years, democratic societies have set aside a space – the ‘jester’s space’ – where satirists are given license to taunt and mock the rich and powerful. This tradition has survived the bitter struggles of