From Caricature to Comic Strip

History of caricature as a medium for political critique and social comment from the eighteenth century to the present, focusing on England, France, Germany, and the United States. Languages of graphic satire in the context of specific historical moments, from the War of Independence to the war in Iraq; history of popular journalism and the comic press; censorship and agitation for press freedom; cartooning and the assault on power; violence against cartoonists and issues of freedom of speech; growth of specialized juvenile graphic magazines and the development of the strip cartoon.