Owners and pets look alike – Slovenia 2020

Owners and pets look alike – Slovenia 2020

What do we see? This is a promotional photo for Cesar dog food, which appeared internationally in 2006 that echoed the widely held stereotype and assumptions about the similarity of pets to their owners. The photo became a meme (not only in Slovenia) in which the...
Humour in the woke wars – Netherlands 2021

Humour in the woke wars – Netherlands 2021

Source What do we see? This is a still from a video posted by Dutch comedian Hans Teeuwen on his Facebook and YouTube channels on 21 July 2021, titled ‘Long live free art!’ (Subtitle: ‘Death to the ideologues.’) In this still, Teeuwen holds up my picture to the camera...
Whitewashing the past – Ireland 2021

Whitewashing the past – Ireland 2021

Ian Knox cartoon 6/10/21 in The Irish News What do we see here? This cartoon by Ian Knox was published in the cartoon section of the opinion column in The Irish News in October 2021. The watercolour, painted in black, blue and sepia, is divided into a left and right...
The show is dead, long live the show – Bulgaria 2021

The show is dead, long live the show – Bulgaria 2021

Source What do we see here? The setting is the Bulgarian National Assembly hall. The big podium is where the chairman and the deputy chairmen of the Assembly preside over the sessions. The small dais is where MPs speak. Instead, the two women and the two men in the...
“Macho man, really?” – Spain 2019

“Macho man, really?” – Spain 2019

What do we see here? These images depict Santiago Abascal, the leader of VOX, the far-right Spanish party. Abascal, who is well known for his bearded, macho look, presents himself as a true patriot and Spanish “saviour” who intends to ‘rescue’ Spain from the ‘scourge’...