The Cuban Revolution through political cartoons of El Pais and El Tiempo newspapers in Colombia 1958 – 1959

Authors

  • Andrés Felipe González Bolaños Universidad Federal do Pará (Brasil)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15648/hc.32.2018.7

Keywords:

Cuban Revolution, public opinion, political cartoon, Colombian newspapers

Abstract

This article analyses how the Cuban Revolution was represented in the political cartoons of El Pais and El Tiempo newspapers from Colombia, between 1958 and 1959, identifying the most recurring themes, metaphors, symbols and figures used by the caricaturists with the purpose of influencing on the public opinion and legitimizing the political discourses promoted by these newspapers. In addition to perceiving the changes reflected by the cartoons with the time, which led to a symbolic deconstruction of  Fidel Castro and the Revolution images.

Author Biography

Andrés Felipe González Bolaños, Universidad Federal do Pará (Brasil)

Profesor de la Universidad del Valle - Sede Buga (Colombia). Correo electrónico: scout104@gmail.com. El autor es estudiante de doctorado en Historia Social de la Universidad Federal de Pará (Brasil). Entre sus publicaciones recientes tenemos: “la caricatura política en “El Relator”, una fuente para la construcción histórica”. In: Anais XXVIII 
Simpósio Nacional de História, (Brasil: 2015). Entre sus temas de interés están Arte, Cultura, Religião e Linguagens.

How to Cite

González Bolaños, A. F. (2018). The Cuban Revolution through political cartoons of El Pais and El Tiempo newspapers in Colombia 1958 – 1959. Historia Caribe, 13(32), 171–205. https://doi.org/10.15648/hc.32.2018.7

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2018-01-01

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