Press cartooning in Italy
The visual-arts option meets caricature, from Milan to Corriere della Sera
Twelve students of the visual-arts option and of the HGGSP specialism worked on press cartooning with the Tito Livio classical high school in Milan, all the way to the newsroom of Corriere della Sera, visited on 16 April 2024.
The project
The project questions the place of press cartooning in French and Italian cultures: history of caricature from the Middle Ages to the 19th century, workshop of drawn dialogues, exhibition of the students’ work from both countries.
Teachers observed Italian civic education lessons (“Educazione civica”, Law 92/2019): the Valladolid controversy and the representation of otherness, the history of caricature, a history lesson on the Second World War, and interviews on secularism and the Italian concordat.
The visit of Corriere della Sera confirmed how rare press cartoons are on the front page of Italian dailies; the students produced the drawing “Freedom of expression will prevail” in tribute to cartoonists victim of the January 2015 attacks.
The visual-arts option and the HGGSP specialism worked on press cartooning as a critical language: history of caricature, analysis of front pages and production of plates published on the shared padlet.
On site
- Press cartooning workshops with the students of the Tito Livio high school
- Visit of the Corriere della Sera in Milan, on 16 April 2024
- Exhibition of the productions in both schools
Highlights
- Visit of the Corriere della Sera newsroom (16 April 2024)
- Cross exhibition of French and Italian students’ drawings
- Arts week and hosting of the Italian theatre option in Guadeloupe
Crossed perspectives
The visit of the Corriere della Sera newsroom gave the students a concrete reading of the journalist’s profession and of the demands of freedom of expression, at the heart of their productions.
Results and follow-up
Comparative approach to civic education in Europe, prospect of working on the Venice Biennale with a student group, and lasting cooperation with the Tito Livio high school.
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