Title The carnivalization of politics : Quebec cartoons on relations with Canada, England and France, 1960-1979 / Raymond N. Morris

Published Montreal [Que.] : McGill-Queen's University Press, ©1995

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 148 pages) : illustrations Series CEL - Canadian Publishers Collection Contents 1. Editorial Cartoons as Social Documents -- 2. Relations with In-Laws: Berthio Greets the Queen -- 3. Relations with Parents: Dupras Welcomes President de Gaulle -- 4. Quebec and Ottawa as Spouses: Can They Live Together? -- 5. Ottawa and Quebec: Can They Live Apart? -- 6. Between Parent and Child: Quebec and its Language Minority -- 7. Conclusions Summary Examining cartoons published between 1960 and 1979, Raymond Morris shows how artists dealt with particular aspects of Quebec's political experience. He looks at Berthio's drawings on Queen Elizabeth's visit and Dupras's on President de Gaulle's; Girerd's and Berthio's on Quebec-Ottawa relations; Girerd's on the referendum campaign; and Girerd's and Aislin's on the English minority in Quebec. He points out recurring tensions, oppositions, and associations and analyses them from a sociological perspective One of Morris's major objectives is to better understand the framework through which ideas presented in cartoons are filtered to their audience, particularly the metaphors that underlie the frame, message, content, and form of the cartoons. Morris argues that the carnivalization of political figures and events, whereby the social structure is mockingly inverted and society's values and taboos are exaggerated until they become ridiculous, is a central metaphor governing Quebec cartoons of this period. He also explores the metaphor of the family, with England and France as grandparents, Canada and Quebec as parents, and the official-language minorities as children Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes English Print version record Subject Political cartoons -- History -- 20th century Editorial cartoons -- Québec (Province) -- History -- 20th century HISTORY -- Canada -- General. ART -- Art & Politics. Diplomatic relations Editorial cartoons Political cartoons SUBJECT Canada -- English-French relations -- History -- Caricatures and cartoons Québec (Province) -- Foreign relations -- Great Britain -- History -- Caricatures and cartoons Québec (Province) -- Foreign relations -- France -- History -- Caricatures and cartoons Subject Canada France Great Britain Québec Genre/Form Caricatures and cartoons History Form Electronic book ISBN 9780773565487 0773565485 1282853465 9781282853461 9786612853463 6612853468

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