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Poltical Caricature FINAL Na Talaga

The document discusses political cartoons from the American era in the Philippines. It provides background on authors Alfred McCoy and Alejandro Roces, and their book analyzing cartoons from this period. The cartoons effectively conveyed social and political commentary through symbolism. They illustrated transitions in Philippine society under U.S. rule, such as Americanization, the influence of patronage systems, and poor conditions faced by many Filipinos. The cartoons provide insight into how politics, society, and consciousness shifted under imperial American rule.

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Poltical Caricature FINAL Na Talaga

The document discusses political cartoons from the American era in the Philippines. It provides background on authors Alfred McCoy and Alejandro Roces, and their book analyzing cartoons from this period. The cartoons effectively conveyed social and political commentary through symbolism. They illustrated transitions in Philippine society under U.S. rule, such as Americanization, the influence of patronage systems, and poor conditions faced by many Filipinos. The cartoons provide insight into how politics, society, and consciousness shifted under imperial American rule.

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Created by group 8

Tungpalan edmar
Delantar, jayvee
Lopez,Alliana

Alfred McCoy and


Alejandro Roces.
Political Caricatures of
the American Era
(Editorial cartoons)
TOPIC OUTLINE

• Discuss
1. The background of the authors and the achievements of the political
caricature of the American era
2. Meaning of Political caricature
3. selected caricature in excerpt of Alfred McCoy and Alejandro Roces.
Political Caricatures of the American Era (Editorial cartoons)
BACKGROUND OF THE AUTHOR

Alfred McCoy
• JRW professor of History at the University of Wisconsin Madison.
Who specialize at southeast asia.
• He has written and testified on Philippine political history, opium
trafficking and underworld crimes.
• Majority his works and research focuses on Philippines.
• Author of The Politics of Heroin in Southeast Asia, Phillippine
Cartoon, Closer than Brothers and many more.
Alfredo Roces
• Artist-writer from the known Roces clan in
Philippine print media. 
• Co-author of Political Caricature of American
Era.
• Known Journalist in Manila Times.
Achievements:
• Philippine Catholic Mass
Media Award
• Best Book of the year for 1985
• Philippine National Book
award for history 1986
• Gintong Aklat Awrad (Manila)
• Special Citation for history
(1987)
Politcal cartoons and caricature are rather
recent art form which veered away from the
classical art by exaggerating human features and
poking it subjects.
• Wherein such art genre and technique
became part of the print media as a form of
social and political commentary.
• Cartoon became an effective tool of
publicizing opinions through heavy use of
symbolism. Whuch is different from verbose
written editorial.
• It captures the imagination of the readers. It
inevitably shape the public opinio and is
worthy of historical examination.
IS THE POLICE FORCE BRIBED?
NEW BIRD OF PREY
WHILE THE PRIEST LIVES ALONE IN A BIG
B UILDING (THE INDEPENDENT 1 MAY 1920), P. 35.
WHERE THE MOSQUITO IS KING,
DONDE EL MOSQUITO ES REY
“LIBERTY, EQUALITY, FRATERNITY”
“LIBERTAD, IGUALDAD,
FRATERNIDAD” (
. THE RETURNING STUDENT – EL
ESTUDIANTE VUELVE
BROTHERS UNDER THE SKIN –
HERMANOS EN EL FONDO
THE LOYALTY OF THE FILIPINOS
THE LATEST—LO ULTIMO
THE CARTOON ILLUSTRATE AND
DEPICTS
T he transitions from Catholic centered
The cartoon illustrate not Spanish Filipino Society to an imperial
only the opinion of certain American assimilated one such as
media outfits, the Philippine motorized vehicles which resulted in
society during American increasing the colorum, unlicensed
Period but also a broad image vehicles and rampant traffic violations
of society and politics under of traffic rules.
United State. In addition is what Mccoy called
We see the price that “sexual revolution”that occurred in
Filipinos paid for the modeled 1930’s where in young peiple
democracy after American. disturbed the conservative mindset of
Patronage also became Filipinos by engaging daring sexual
influential and powerful not activities.
only between clients and Lastly the cartoons illustrated the conditions of the Poor Filipino
patrons but also between the
in the Philippines governed by the U.S. More so, how police
new formed political parties
opress the poor Filipinos while china monopolize goods. The
composed of elites and U.S
cartoon depicts the reality. How american control Filipinos
consciousness and mentality subjugatr Filipinos.

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