Cartooning in Africa
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Cresskill: Hampton Press (2009), xi, 383 pp.
Contains many illustrations, bibliogr. pp. 341-353, index
ISBN 978-1-57273-553-8 (hbk); 978-1-57273-554-5 (pbk)
Signature commbox: 100:60-Entertainment 2009
"This volume documents from historical and contemporary perspectives, the situations, trends and issues of cartooning in a number of African countries, and profiles the individuals, forms and phenomena that stand out. All types of cartooning are covered, including comic books, comic strips, gag and political cartoons, and humour magazines. The contributors are scholars, writers, and practitioners of comic art who are either residents of or research visitors to Africa. Their approaches run the gamut from historical/contemporary overviews, to problem analysis of the profession and cartoonists, to textual analysis." (Publisher description)
1 African Cartooning: An Overview of Issues and Problems / John A. Lent, 1
Vignette: Cartoonists Rights Network, Free Speech, and Cartooning in Africa / Robert Russell, 39
2 Comics for Development and Conscientization / John A. Lent, 45
Vignette: From Slavery to Freedom: A Comic Book from Angola / Bill Mantlo, 62
3 The Algerian Strip and Bilingual Politics / Allen Douglas and Fedwa Malti-Douglas, 67
Vignette: The Horrors of Cartooning in Silm's Algeria / John A. Lent, 84
Vignette: "A" is for Algeria (or Afghanistan) / Allen Douglas and Fedwa Malti-Douglas, 90
4 Press Cartoons and Politics: The Case of Cameroon / Francis B. Nyamnjoh, 97
Vignette: the Satirical Press in Francophone Africa / Emmanuel Watremez, 111
5 Egyptian Comic Strips as Indigenous and Western Phenomena / Allen Douglas and Fedwa Mahti-Douglas, 119
6 Stupid Hares and Margarine: Early Swahili Comics / Jigal Beez, 137
7 Kenyan Cartooning: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives / John A. Lent with Levi Obonyo and Dorothy Njoroge, 159
8 Cartooning in Mozambique: An Overview / Leif Packalén, 187
9 Cartooning in Nigeria: Large Canvas, Little Movement / Oyin Medubi, 197
Vignette: Nigerian Cartooning Pro and Con: An Exchange Between an Editor and Two Cartoonists / John A. Lent, 215
10 Southern Africa: Hardly a Cartoonist's Eden / John A. Lent, 219
11 Ten Years After: South African Cartooning and the Politics of Liberation / Andy Mason, 247
Vignette: South Africa's Napier Dunn-Have French Horn (Or Pencil), Will Travel / John A. Lent, 303
12 Tanzanian Comic Art: Vibrant and Plentiful / Leif Packalén, 307
13 Tradition Viewed From the Maghrib: Tunisia / Allen Douglas and Fedwa Mahti Douglas, 323
Vignette: Cartoonists Rights Network, Free Speech, and Cartooning in Africa / Robert Russell, 39
2 Comics for Development and Conscientization / John A. Lent, 45
Vignette: From Slavery to Freedom: A Comic Book from Angola / Bill Mantlo, 62
3 The Algerian Strip and Bilingual Politics / Allen Douglas and Fedwa Malti-Douglas, 67
Vignette: The Horrors of Cartooning in Silm's Algeria / John A. Lent, 84
Vignette: "A" is for Algeria (or Afghanistan) / Allen Douglas and Fedwa Malti-Douglas, 90
4 Press Cartoons and Politics: The Case of Cameroon / Francis B. Nyamnjoh, 97
Vignette: the Satirical Press in Francophone Africa / Emmanuel Watremez, 111
5 Egyptian Comic Strips as Indigenous and Western Phenomena / Allen Douglas and Fedwa Mahti-Douglas, 119
6 Stupid Hares and Margarine: Early Swahili Comics / Jigal Beez, 137
7 Kenyan Cartooning: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives / John A. Lent with Levi Obonyo and Dorothy Njoroge, 159
8 Cartooning in Mozambique: An Overview / Leif Packalén, 187
9 Cartooning in Nigeria: Large Canvas, Little Movement / Oyin Medubi, 197
Vignette: Nigerian Cartooning Pro and Con: An Exchange Between an Editor and Two Cartoonists / John A. Lent, 215
10 Southern Africa: Hardly a Cartoonist's Eden / John A. Lent, 219
11 Ten Years After: South African Cartooning and the Politics of Liberation / Andy Mason, 247
Vignette: South Africa's Napier Dunn-Have French Horn (Or Pencil), Will Travel / John A. Lent, 303
12 Tanzanian Comic Art: Vibrant and Plentiful / Leif Packalén, 307
13 Tradition Viewed From the Maghrib: Tunisia / Allen Douglas and Fedwa Mahti Douglas, 323
