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Philcartoons Presentation 21 1
Philcartoons Presentation 21 1
A weapon in the
An act of struggle for social
protest reform
Philippine Cartoons:
POLITICAL CARICATURE
OF THE AMERICAN ERA
1900-1941
Author/Creator: Alfred McCoy
Philippine Cartoons: Political
Caricatures of the American Era
Philippine Cartoons: Political
Caricatures of the American Era
THE MAN BEHIND THE PHILIPPINE CARTOONS
POLITICAL CARTOONS:
Concept & Content
Socio-cultural concerns
- changing morals of the youth
- Changing tastes and attitudes
• The vulnerability/openness of
our economy to foreign
economic policy
• Bankruptcy of the PNB
• Tentativeness/lacking of the
American government to
implement policy that will
help the farmers
• Exploitation of small farmers
Philippine Cartoons:
Economic Caricatures
1. Landlord vs.
• Filipinos have
Tenants
always been
2. Christians vs. Non-
historically Christians
divided- 3. Pro- American vs.
the Antis
Philippine Cartoons:
Socio-cultural Caricatures
1. Ecclesiastical Encomienda
• Frailocracy- those who are control
by the priests (prayle)
2. Bureau of Public Health - Filipinos
CONTRIBUTION
AND
RELEVANCE
CONTRIBUTION AND RELEVANCE OF THE DOCUMENT TO THE GRAND
NARRATIVE OF PHILIPPINE HISTORY
A re R arely
C onsidered and
T rue history
A nalyzed
O f
T o
O ur
U nderstand history’s
E ssence