Beschreibung
The editorial cartoon, perhaps one the most enduring feature
of the African newspaper, carries perception of a less
cerebral form of journalism consigned to laughter and
flippancy. However, editorial cartoons’ effectiveness goes
beyond laughter. Indeed, this book not only responds to the
call for a broader debate on media and terrorism, but also
examines how editorial cartoons in Kenya, majorly between
1998 and 2008, contributed to the discursive construction of
terrorism and the so called war on terror. Drawing from
events surrounding major terror attacks at the high noon of
`al-Qaida terrorism’, this book highlights how editorial
cartoons in Kenya provided insights into the vicissitudes
that characterized terrorism and its war.
Duncan Omanga is the head of the Department
of Publishing
and Media Studies at Moi University, Kenya. His research
interests are on mediatisation of African social and
political spaces; print cultures and popular culture in
Africa, and the link between digital publics and democracy
in Africa. He is also a columnist with East Africa’s leading
daily, The Daily Nation.
