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Keywords: Satirical Cartoons

  • AUSTRALIA

    Moral injury and the recalibration of priorities

    • Fatima Measham
    • 18 September 2015
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    French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo has stirred controversy over cartoons depicting Aylan Kurdi. Superficially it appears this is about the bounds of propriety, but the hard truth is that body of a three-year old refugee cannot be a holy relic that is untouchable. What is the point of being miserable over things we cannot control?

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  • ARTS AND CULTURE

    The trouble with free speech

    • Tim Kroenert
    • 12 March 2009
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    A French satirical paper was sued for portraying Muslims as terrorists and labelling them 'jerks'. The editors would have us believe it's a case of free speech versus censorship. But there's more to it than that.

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  • CONTRIBUTORS

    Chris Johnston

    • Chris Johnston
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    Chris Johnston draws a weekly editorial illustration for Eureka Street. He is an award winning illustrator, cartoonist, and storyboard artist of many years experience. Training in architecture and classic art techniques, he now works mostly with computer and drawing tablet, and when time allows, pursues various online graphic novel projects.

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