Chapman, Jane and Ellin, Dan (2014) Dominion cartoon satire as trench culture narratives : complaints, endurance and stoicism. The Round Table, Volume 103 (Number 2). pp. 175-192. doi:10.1080/00358533.2014.898500 ISSN 0035-8533.

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Abstract

Although Dominion soldiers’ Great War field publications are relatively well known, the way troops created cartoon multi-panel formats in some of them has been neglected as a record of satirical social observation. Visual narrative humour provides a ‘bottom-up’ perspective for journalistic observations that in many cases capture the spirit of the army in terms of stoicism, buoyed by a culture of internal complaints. Troop concerns expressed in the early comic strips of Australians, Canadians, New Zealanders and British were similar. They shared a collective editorial purpose of morale boosting among the ranks through the use of everyday narratives that elevated the anti-heroism of the citizen soldier, portrayed as a transnational everyman in the service of empire. The regenerative value of disparagement humour provided a redefinition of courage as the very act of endurance on the Western Front.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Divisions:	Faculty of Arts > History
Journal or Publication Title:	The Round Table
Publisher:	Routledge
ISSN:	0035-8533
Official Date:	4 April 2014
Dates:	Date Event 4 April 2014 Published
Volume:	Volume 103
Number:	Number 2
Page Range:	pp. 175-192
DOI:	10.1080/00358533.2014.898500
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Access rights to Published version:	Restricted or Subscription Access

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