Democratic Literacy and Humor

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Cartoon by Rahma Cartoons

Cartoon Movement is partner in a new four-year academic project titled Democratic Literacy and Humor (DELIAH for short), involving several universities in Europe. The project is funded by funded by Horizon Europe (Call: HORIZON-CL2-2024-DEMOCRACY-01-08) and will run from 1 March 2025 – 29 February 2029. In preparation for this project, there are several job opportunities for people interested in research in the field of satire and free speech. We list them here:

Ghent University
www.ugent.be/en/work/scientific/doctoral-fellow-17
www.ugent.be/en/work/scientific/doctoral-fellow-19

University of Groningen
www.rug.nl/about-ug/work-with-us/job-opportunities/?details=00347-02S000AZNP


World Forum for Democracy 2024

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On November 7, CM editor Tjeerd Royaards will be on a panel at the World Forum for Democracy 2024 in Strasbourg with Turkish cartoonist Zehra Ömeroğlu (currently facing trial in Turkey for one of her cartoons), Italian cartoonist Emanuele Del Rosso and all-round humor expert Alberto Godioli (Associate Professor at the University Groningen). The panel is organized by Cartooning For Peace and will focus on the question how we can use cartoons to fight populism and protect democracy.


Palestinian cartoonist killed in Israeli air strike

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Tribute cartoon by Mo Qasem

 

Mahasen al-Khateeb was a talented young (31 years) Palestinian digital artist with a big following on social media. She was killed by an Israeli air strike in Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza on Saturday, after posting her final artwork about 19 year old Shaban al-Dalu, who burned to death in a hospital bombed by Israel.

 

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Final art work of Mahasen al-Khateeb

 

She used her art to tell the story of what the Palestinian people are living through. Her art and her voice will be missed.


Lectrr wins the European Cartoon Award 2024

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This year’s European Cartoon Award goes to Belgian cartoonist Lectrr for his cartoon of Russian opposition leader and political prisoner Alexei Navalny. The award was presented during European Cartoon Day ceremony in The Hague, The Netherlands. The European Cartoon Award, started in 2019, is dedicated to supporting and promoting political cartoons in Europe.

The two runners-up are cartoonists Tjeerd Royaards (Netherlands) and Victor Solís (Mexico).

 

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Cartoon by Tjeerd Royaards

 

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Cartoon by Victor Solís

 

Honorable Mentions were awarded to Elena Ospina (Colombia) and Peter Kuper (United States).

 

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Cartoon by Peter Kuper

 

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Cartoon by Elena Ospina

The European Cartoon Award announces 2024 finalists

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The European Cartoon Award (ECA) has announced the 3 finalists of the 2024 edition of the contest. Their names are Tjeerd Royaards (The Netherlands), Steven Lectrr Degryse (Belgium) and Victor Solís (Mexico).

The three finalists were selected among the hundreds of entries received by the European Cartoon Award, from 24 countries.

The decision was made by the panel of judges, composed of five experts in the world of political cartoons and journalism: the winner of the European Cartoon Award 2023 Ben Jennings from the UK, French journalist Catherine André (Chair), Dutch cartoonist Jip van den Toorn, Iranian cartoonist Sanaz Bagheri, and Dutch philosopher Stine Jensen.

The Winner of the ECA 2024 – whose prize is worth 10,000 euros – will be announced during the second edition of the ECA ‘Cartoons Day’, on October 17 at the Central Library in The Hague.

For more information on the event, and to register for it, click here.

Here are the three finalist cartoons:


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