Election Witness 1945

Synopsis

Cartoonists Low, Strube, Shepard, Illingworth and Zec are represented. Domestic party conflict resumed quickly as the unity forged by the war broke down in 1945. Social issues including the housing shortage provided ammunition for the cartoonists. The Beveridge Report also formed the basis for much conjecture about the eventual face of British politics. In the absence of national television campaigning, the cartoonists instructed as well as criticised.

Series

Election Witness, Series

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Multimedia; 28 slides. b&w.

Year of production

1983

Availability

Sale

Documentation

Pack includes documentation and copyright details together with a bound set of teaching notes identifying protagonists and issues.

Uses

Sixth-form students and undergraduates.

Subjects

History; Politics & government

Keywords

cartoons; elections; political cartoons; social conditions; United Kingdom

Credits

Writer

Colin Seymour-Ure; Kathleen Kenney

Distributor

Name

University of Kent at Canterbury, Centre for the Study of Cartoons and Caricature