{"product_id":"red-lines-political-cartoons-and-the-struggle-against-censorship-paperback","title":"Red Lines: Political Cartoons and the Struggle Against Censorship - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCherian George\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSonny Liew\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA lively graphic narrative reports on censorship of political cartoons around the world, featuring interviews with censored cartoonists from Pittsburgh to Beijing.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhy do the powerful feel so threatened by political cartoons? Cartoons don't tell secrets or move markets. Yet, as Cherian George and Sonny Liew show us in \u003ci\u003eRed Lines\u003c\/i\u003e, cartoonists have been harassed, trolled, sued, fired, jailed, attacked, and assassinated for their insolence. The robustness of political cartooning--one of the most elemental forms of political speech--says something about the health of democracy. In a lively graphic narrative--illustrated by Liew, himself a prize-winning cartoonist--\u003ci\u003eRed Lines\u003c\/i\u003e crisscrosses the globe to feel the pulse of a vocation under attack. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA Syrian cartoonist insults the president and has his hands broken by goons. An Indian cartoonist stands up to misogyny and receives rape threats. An Israeli artist finds his antiracist works censored by social media algorithms. And the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, caught in the crossfire of the culture wars, decides to stop publishing editorial cartoons completely. Red Lines studies thin-skinned tyrants, the invisible hand of market censorship, and demands in the name of social justice to rein in the right to offend. It includes interviews with more than sixty cartoonists and insights from art historians, legal scholars, and political scientists--all presented in graphic form. This engaging account makes it clear that cartoon censorship doesn't just matter to cartoonists and their fans. When the red lines are misapplied, all citizens are potential victims.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCherian George is Professor of Media Studies at Hong Kong Baptist University's School of Communication. A former journalist, he is the author of \u003ci\u003eHate Spin: The Manufacture of Religious Offense and Its Threat to Democracy\u003c\/i\u003e (MIT Press). Sonny Liew is a celebrated cartoonist and illustrator and the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye\u003c\/i\u003e, a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller, which received three Eisner Awards and the Singapore Literature Prize.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 448\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 9.7 x 7.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 31, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767733485856,"sku":"9780262543019","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/29edc769a4bf60da207f549a84bbb1f5.webp?v=1780316325","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/red-lines-political-cartoons-and-the-struggle-against-censorship-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}