Political Illustration: The Visual Language of Propaganda, Censorship, and Dissent

Political Illustration introduces students of illustration, visual communication, art, and political science to how political illustration works, when it's used and why.

Through a variety of examples – from the coins of Julius Caesar to contemporary art challenging Indigenous American stereotypes – the book covers propaganda, the impact of media, censorship, and taboo, and the role of contentious politics and dissent art. A wide range of contemporary illustration mediums are included, inclu...