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Reenvisioning Israel through Political Cartoons

Visual Discourses During the 2018–2021 Electoral Crisis

Inbunden, Engelska, 2022

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Reenvisioning Israel through Political Cartoons: Visual Discourses During the 2018–2021 Electoral Crisis examines the ways in which the work of Israeli political cartoonists broadens conversations about contemporary challenges in the country. Matt Reingold shows how 21 cartoonists across 10 different Israeli newspapers produced cartoons in response to the country’s social and political crises between December 2018–June 2021, a period where the country was mired in four national elections. Each chapter is structured around an issue that emerged during this period, with examples drawn from multiple cartoonists. This allows for fertile cross-cartoonist discussion and analysis, offering an opportunity to understand the different ways that an issue affects national discourse and what commentaries have been offered about it. By focusing on this difficult period in contemporary Israeli society, the volume highlights the ways that artists have responded to these national challenges and how they have fashioned creative reimaginings of their country.

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Utgivningsdatum2022-03-15
Mått162 x 239 x 20 mm
Vikt544 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieBloomsbury Studies in Jewish Literature
Antal sidor216
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN9781666906837

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Table of ContentsIntroductionChapter One: Srulik, Ice Cream, Pickles, and Campaign Slogans: Parsing Uniquely Israeli Visual SymbolsChapter Two: Cartooning from the Right: Benjamin Netanyahu in Israel HayomChapter Three: Deconstructing Homophobes and Envisioning an Inclusive Society: Israeli LGBTQ CartoonsChapter Four: Skewering the Other: Caricatures Produced by Ultra-Orthodox haredim and Secular IsraelisChapter Five: Cartooning in Support of Victims of Sexual Violence: Responding to Ayia NapaChapter Six: Corona Exegesis: Celebrating Jewish Holidays During a PandemicConclusion

Thoughtfully focusing on a particularly tempestuous period of instability and political uncertainty, Reingold’s incisive study brilliantly illuminates a vibrant selection of bold artistic responses to many of the cultural, political and religious contradictions and controversies seething within Israel’s complex society and fragile democracy. A lively and insightful exploration of the provocations and risks taken by political cartoonists that rewards readers with gripping visual exemplars and compelling analysis. This superb book sets a high standard, an invaluable resource for scholars of contemporary Israeli society and political cartoons alike.