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Southeast Asia, Cartooning in

By: John A. Lent
In: Encyclopedia of Humor Studies
Edited by: Salvatore Attardo
Subject:General Media, Communication & Cultural Studies, Sociology of Culture
Keywords:cartoons; comic books; comics; humor; Malaysia; Myanmar; political cartoons

Humor has played a key role in the cartooning traditions of Southeast Asia, where it has appeared in political cartoons, newspaper strips, and comic books, or cartoon and humor magazines. These comics are invariably meant to spark laughter, poke fun at the foibles of society, or uncover the mysteries of politics and politicians. This entry discusses how cartoons in Southeast Asia have dealt with politics and other topics and describes some of the region’s most popular cartoonists and their works.

Political Cartoons

As they do elsewhere, political cartoons in Southeast Asia employ humor through exaggerated portrayals of personalities, the ridiculousness of current events made more ridiculous, and funny allusions to various metaphors. Frequently, political cartooning has been dwarfed during the region’s many periods of oppression; nevertheless, it ...

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  Lent, J. (2014). Southeast asia, cartooning in. In S. Attardo (Ed.), Encyclopedia of humor studies (pp. 725-727). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781483346175.n322
  
  Lent, John A. "Southeast Asia, Cartooning in." In Encyclopedia of Humor Studies, edited by Attardo, Salvatore, 725-27. Thousand Oaks,: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781483346175.n322.
  
  Lent, J. 2014. Southeast Asia, Cartooning in. In: Salvatore Attardo Editor, 2014. Encyclopedia of Humor Studies, Thousand Oaks,: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 725-727 Available at: <http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781483346175.n322> [Accessed 7 May 2021].
  
  Lent, John A. "Southeast Asia, Cartooning in." Encyclopedia of Humor Studies. Edited by Salvatore Attardo. Thousand Oaks,: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2014, pp. 725-27. SAGE Knowledge. 7 May 2021, doi: http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781483346175.n322.
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