Open AccessNoted: Frontline humour takes on generals
Author(s) -
Violet Cho
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
pacific journalism review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.308
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 2324-2035
pISSN - 1023-9499
DOI - 10.24135/pjr.v15i1.979
Subject(s) - cartoonist , icon , politics , power (physics) , resistance (ecology) , publishing , democracy , sanctions , media studies , project commissioning , political science , law , burmese , sociology , ecology , linguistics , philosophy , physics , quantum mechanics , computer science , biology , programming language
This is is a new political cartoon collection by Burmese artist and cartoonist Harn Lay. It is a revealing insight into Burma—where political resistance and traditional art and performance meet. The book demonstrates and is part of the ongoing resistance to an unjust abuse of power. Lay portrays key issues such as political prisoners, extended house arrest of pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi, the military’s response to sanctions, Burma-ASEAN relations and business deals with neighbouring countries.