Tag: Liza Donnelly

Global Cartooning: A forum in Caen

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A gathering of 35 cartoonists from 16 countries took place from September 11-13th in Caen, France at the Caen Memorial Museum, and I was honored to be among the invited to participate in the events and public debates. It was a wonderful event and many conversations were had about the role of political cartooning in a world run by the internet.
Here is a video from France 3, who asked the Spanish cartoonist Kap and myself to draw and discuss the immigration crisis.
Over the course of the three days, we debated the limits of free speech and the importance of understanding one another globally. Many were in agreement that just because we have free speech does not mean we have to use it to its limits in every case.

War On Women

Last week was quite a week for the issue of women in the race for the President. It inspired me to draw the cartoon above.

Whether you want to call it a War on Women or not, the GOP is doing a lot to try to take away rights for women.  When I drew this cartoon, I actually had in mind that the little girl was asking her mother about whether or not she acted to fight against this war on women. But I see now it could be interpreted either way. No matter. Children hear the word war and interpret it any way they can.  It’s just sad we have to have such a word.

When Do They Serve The Wine?

Last fall, Chronicle Books published my latest book, When Do They Serve the Wine? The title is based on a cartoon in the book, which is all about the humorous world of being a woman.  I lampoon women of all generations, poking at the many things we do in, and that are done to us by, our culture.  To see me talk about the book and how I came to write it, see the video (link here)  that is posted below or to the right. My blog, whendotheyservethewine.com was started to help get the word out about the book, but has since morphed into writing and cartooning about all kinds of things from politics to pop culture. To see more, go to my blog, or click here.

Photos from Salon International du Dessins De Presse et d’Humour

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I was honored to receive the International Prize at the Salon du Dessins de Presse et d’Humour in St Just, France. I was given     two beautiful statues: a porcelaine cow and cartoon character. My French colleagues pictured here received the Regional Awards, and we were joined by students, who presented the awards to us.

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French cartoonist Valerie  Delacherie  and I were interviewed on French Web TV.

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The Exhibits. There were many, with cartoons from all over the world.

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And there was also an Exhibit of cartoons from my book, Sex and Sensibility.

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More photos.