In his book "The Art of Controversy: Political Cartoons and Their Enduring Power," journalist Victor Navasky writes about caricature's ability to disturb dictators, humble presidents and inflame ...

German-born political cartoonist Thomas Nast gave America ... the celebrated Nast drew thousands of cartoons during the second half of the nineteenth century. Like many Northerners, Nast supported ...

The course will consider questions of comparative global traditions and trends in comics production, consumption, narrative and formal conventions, and the significance of comics media in world ...