Mexican political caricature : the crises of the early 1900s and 1990s
Document Type
Thesis
Degree
Master of Arts (MA)
Major/Program
Latin American and Caribbean Studies
First Advisor's Name
Victor Uribe
First Advisor's Committee Title
Committee Chair
Second Advisor's Name
Theodore Young
Third Advisor's Name
Eduardo Gamarra
Date of Defense
6-22-2001
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to compare the political, economic and social problematic of Mexico in the early 1900s and the 1990s, using political caricatures as primary sources of information.
To fully understand the Porfiriato regime during the early 1900s, images from the Mexican newspapers El Diablito Rojo, El Hijo del Ahuizote and El Paladin were selected and analyzed, while Carlos Salinas’ government of the early 1990s was studied through the caricatures found in La Jornada.
The political caricatures demonstrated that similar conflicts existed during the early 1900s and the 1990s, such as the abuse of an authoritarian government, corrupt elections, an evident polarization between a small elite and the masses, the exploitation of the agricultural sectors, and a strive for the modernization of the country.
Identifier
FI15101506
Recommended Citation
Garces, Abigail, "Mexican political caricature : the crises of the early 1900s and 1990s" (2001). FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 3600.
https://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/3600
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