Title: TEACHING TIP: Finding and using cartoons
Course: GG 22/23 Leuphana-Copy > Section: 5. Tips, resources, and tools

[fa-info-circle] Take a look at this introduction when preparing this part of the project for your students.

From our expert on political cartoon analysis, Christianna Stavroudis (Bonn University):

The Web is probably the best source for culling cartoons. The databank Cagle Cartoons conveniently sorts cartoons by thematic category and is frequently cited in academic work on political cartoons.

 | Daryl Cagle's THE CAGLE POST: Cartoons & Commentary | http://www.cagle.com/

Using a search engine like Google's Images search can be very useful in terms of typing in various news events, politicians, or even idiomatic expressions. Search for "political cartoon [topic, artist, newspaper, etc.]":

 | Google images search | http://www.google.com/imghp

Yahoo! Comics (editorial cartoons featured at the bottom of the page)

 | Yahoo! Comics | http://news.yahoo.com/comics/

The Association of American Editorial Cartoonists

 | The Association of American Editorial Cartoonists (AAEC) | http://editorialcartoonists.com/

Cartoons for the Classroom (lesson plan newsletters from the AAEC)

 | AAEC – Cartoons for the Classroom | http://nieonline.com/aaec/cftc.cfm

GoComics.com editorial cartoon pages

 | GoComics – Editorial Cartoon Pages | http://www.gocomics.com/explore/editorials

About.com Political Humor

 | About.com – Political Humor | http://politicalhumor.about.com/

 Want to learn more? Read our expert's article in the American Studies Journal.
Stavroudis, C. (2014). Politcal Cartoons in the EFL and American Studies Classroom. American Studies Journal, 32(58).