Norwegian “usual suspects” controversy 2018

Norwegian “usual suspects” controversy 2018

Copyright: Finn Graff/Dagbladet What do we see? This cartoon was published in the Norwegian newspaper Dagbladet in 2018. It is drawn by renowned cartoonist Finn Graff. The cartoon depicts former Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, knocking a Druze off a park...
Humour, art and controversy – EU 2009

Humour, art and controversy – EU 2009

Entropa sculpture: Stereotypes are barriers that need to be removed (David Černý, 2009) Source. What do we see? To start its first presidency of the EU in 2009, the Czech Republic commissioned the Czech artist David Černý, to produce a work of art for the entrance...
Slovakia for Slovaks 2021

Slovakia for Slovaks 2021

The cartoon, produced by the artist Martin Šútovec (Shooty) as a commentary piece for the Slovak mainstream daily Sme/Denník N, shows two participants: a mosquito and a young man, both holding what appear to be political banners

“Io sono Giorgia” – Italy 2021

“Io sono Giorgia” – Italy 2021

What do we see here? This meme is based on a photograph featuring Richard Gere that was taken on board the NGO rescue boat Open Arms that on August 9th 2019 was blocked off the coast of Lampedusa, Sicily carrying 147 refugees. We see the actor talking to an asylum...