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Van der Merwe, Ria
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dc.date.accessioned |
2022-09-08T09:41:27Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2021 |
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dc.description.abstract |
The political cartoon has proven to be an effective means not only to mock but also to criticise the government of the day and to expose its abuse of power. The visual nature of cartoons, combined with humour, enables cartoon artists to bring across their message in a succinct manner. Cartoonists also employ references to events that their readership can relate to, making cartoons a mode of communication whose impact should not be underestimated. This article considers how cartoons that appeared in English-language South African newspapers viewed the Verwoerd government’s policies, specifically the implementation of those regarding the Bantustans or homelands. The article focuses on how cartoon artists used two phenomena of the time, the Space Race and the Beatles, to convey their criticism of the National Party government. The article also considers the effectiveness of the cartoons artists – like jesters in the royal court, masking their moral judgement behind witty remarks – to unmask the true intentions of the government’s homeland policy. |
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dc.description.department |
Historical and Heritage Studies |
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dc.description.embargo |
2022-09-11 |
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dc.description.librarian |
hj2022 |
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dc.description.uri |
https://www.tandfonline.com/loi/rshj20 |
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dc.identifier.citation |
Ria van der Merwe (2021) The Jester in Verwoerd’s Court: English
Press Cartoons, 1959–1965, South African Historical Journal, 73:2, 435-461, DOI:
10.1080/02582473.2021.1883727. |
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dc.identifier.issn |
0258-2473 (print) |
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dc.identifier.issn |
1726-1686 (online) |
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dc.identifier.other |
10.1080/02582473.2021.1883727 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
https://repository.up.ac.za/handle/2263/87120 |
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dc.language.iso |
en |
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dc.publisher |
Routledge |
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dc.rights |
© 2021 Southern African Historical Society. This is an electronic version of an article published in South African Historical Journal, vol. 73, no. 2, pp. 435-461, 2021. doi : 10.1080/02582473.2021.1883727. South African Historical Journal is available online at : http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/rshj20. |
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dc.subject |
National Party |
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dc.subject |
H.F. Verwoerd |
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dc.subject |
Separate development |
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dc.subject |
Political cartoons |
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dc.subject |
Homelands |
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dc.subject |
Bantustans |
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dc.subject |
Apartheid |
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dc.title |
The Jester in Verwoerd’s court : English Press cartoons, 1959–1965 |
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dc.type |
Postprint Article |
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