The power of political cartoons: a case study of Zunar’s ‘Twit Twit Cincin’
The following study of selected works of art by Zulkiflee Anwar Haque or better known as Zunar, a Malaysian political cartoonist from his book ‘Twit Twit Cincin’. This study is guided by the visual rhetoric theory that hasthree areas of study - nature, function and evaluation. The study looks at...
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Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
2021
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| Online Access: | http://journalarticle.ukm.my/16653/1/42674-152425-1-PB.pdf http://journalarticle.ukm.my/16653/ https://ejournal.ukm.my/mjc/issue/view/1387 |
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| Summary: | The following study of selected works of art by Zulkiflee Anwar Haque or better known as Zunar, a
Malaysian political cartoonist from his book ‘Twit Twit Cincin’. This study is guided by the visual rhetoric
theory that hasthree areas of study - nature, function and evaluation. The study looks at selected cartoons
that addressed political figures, politics and social issues. The research looked at the way the caricatures
portrayed Malaysian politicians, his perspectives on the political and social issues and how these issues
were addressed. The researcher also looked at metaphors used by the cartoonist to communicate his
ideas to the audiences. The study found that Zunar’s portrait of Malaysian politicians is not always
positive. He is critical but not in an inflammatory way. The metaphors found in Zunar’s work are found to
be common themes and simple to understand. They are also very well-known, visually appealing and a
tool to tie his messages together and to get his ideas across. Zunar has managed to resist the oppression
of the state through his cartoons while looking at institutional reform, puts forth an alternative
articulation of history and nation that juxtapose the current government. |
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