Abstract
Graphic humor can make a strong contribution to understanding the struggles between the state and other political forces whose words were limited by state repression in times of “emergency”. This struggle was also waged from exile, as cartoons published in international newspapers and magazines became strong weapons to expose crimes perpetrated by the military. Through a selection of satirical cartoons published by Marcha and Front Bresilien d’Information (FBI), this article examines the contributions of the iconographic analysis of graphic sources to understanding the image of the Brazilian dictatorship that the opposition – specially through the actions of the exiles – struggled to disseminate abroad. Keywords: graphic humor, repression, exile.
Highlights
The attack by individuals connected to the Jihadi movement against the cartoonists of the French periodical Charlie Hebdo on January 7, 2015 in Paris led to a discussion on the limits of graphic humor and its role as a political weapon
In the case of the political cartoons iconological analysis of the images to understand what and caricatures, simple metaphors are often used because perspective of the Brazilian dictatorship was disseminated they can quickly make the idea conveyed understandable. by the Brazilian opposition in exile abroad
In the next topic we shall attempt in this process, since the distance from the national terto analyze the main characteristics of the graphic humor ritory prevented any kind of action in opposition to the images published in the countries where a large number government.,denouncing the crimes committed of Brazilian exiles lived, especially Uruguay and France
Summary
The attack by individuals connected to the Jihadi movement against the cartoonists of the French periodical Charlie Hebdo on January 7, 2015 in Paris led to a discussion on the limits of graphic humor and its role as a political weapon. The article aims at measures of the Brazilian military regime due to censor- understanding how graphic humor became a political ship.
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