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    - Alfred McCoy is a history professor who has written extensively on Philippine history and politics during the American colonial era (1900-1941). - In his book "Philippine Cartoons: Political Caricature of the American Era", McCoy analyzes editorial cartoons published in Philippine newspapers that commented on politics and society. - The cartoons depicted issues like corruption, poverty, the transition to American rule, and tensions between different political groups; they provide insight into Filipino views and experiences during this turbulent period.

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    - Alfred McCoy is a history professor who has written extensively on Philippine history and politics during the American colonial era (1900-1941). - In his book "Philippine Cartoons: Political Caricature of the American Era", McCoy analyzes editorial cartoons published in Philippine newspapers that commented on politics and society. - The cartoons depicted issues like corruption, poverty, the transition to American rule, and tensions between different political groups; they provide insight into Filipino views and experiences during this turbulent period.

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    A glance at selected philippine political caricature in alfred McCoy's Philippine Cartoons:

    Political Caricature of the American Era (1900-1941)

    MEMBERS:
    JOSEFINE DAVILA
    JESSICA KRYSTA NOBLEZA
    PAULA RIGA VOTACION

    AUTHOR'S BACKGROUND
    ALFRED W. MCCOY

    Birth: June 8, 1945, Massachusetts, U.S.A.


    Age at present: 72 years old
    Citizenship: American
    Alfred W. McCoy is a professor of History at the University of Wisconsin where he also
    served as Director of Center for Southeast Asian Studies -specialized in Philippine Political
    History and Global Opium Trafficking. He spent the past quarter of his life writing about the
    politics and history of the Opium Trade.

    OTHER POPULAR WORKS


    Awards Earned:
    Philippine Catholic Mass
    Media Award, Best Book of the Year for 1985.
    • Philippine National Book Award for History, 1986

    OTHER POPt WORKS


    Girnong Aklat Award Policins ierica's Empire

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    A.
    (Marilla) Special Citation
    for H istory, 1897 03 The United States the Philippines,
    and the Rise of
    the Suin'eillance State (2009)

    Shadows of the American Century:


    02. The Rise and Decline of U.S. Global
    Power,90l7
    o4.
    Politics of Heroin in
    Southeast Asia- a classic
    work on drug

    HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
    OF “POLITICAL CARICATURE OF THE AMERICAN ERA”
    (EDITORIAL CARTOONS)
    •During the American era, Philippine political cartoons gained full expression during the
    American era. Filipino artists recorded national attitudes toward the coming of the Americans as
    well as the changing mores and times.
    •While the 377 cartoons compiled in this book speak for themselves, historian Alfred McCoy's
    extensive research in Philippine and American archives provides a comprehensive background
    not only to the cartoons but to the turbulent period as well.

    CONTENT PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS


    • The presentation of the cartoons varies from racial to conservative, vivid and wordy to express
    the cartoonist's views and languages used are either in English or Spanish.
    • The victims are presented in a bad and sorry state to convey sympathy from the readers.
    • The characters to emphasize on the “good side” are shown in normal features while the
    “bad” emaciated, leering, laughing creatures, more on animal features
    than human, e.g. Chinese men in the cartoon editorial “Is the Police Force Bribed?”
    • The artists, using their cartoons, illustrated not just their opinions, but broad image of the
    Philippines under the US.
    • The transition from Spanish Colonial period to American Occupation shows different changes
    as well as in culture, society, and politics. The drastic introduction of democracy to a nation
    not properly oriented about it and its consequences are far from ideal. Thus, it ushered free
    press. The rich remained affluent and powerful, while the poor people remained poor,
    desperate, and victims of state repression.

    In hiB bOOk I' iii,ppiite CortoOn&’ Piffif tint Coricn/ure o/ Iñe flniericon
    era (1»00- l9J1›, mm u coy. t gerb r wtth .4xr do mp, L aspired poh
    ¢ica/ caztoona pu5liehe‹t in n«wspaper daiïiea nnfl perin‹iicaiu In the af
    rem ttinned timg periœf. For thio psrt. we are going tu l‹ioh at aelrcied
    cartœnn and explsin the centext nt eaeti nnv,

    The hrut example shown abeve was published in The Independent on


    Mny 30, i 0I £i. The cartoon ahows e politician fruni Tcndo, named Dr. flantoa,
    ppnnitiy Äls c wn tu 6üR brother-in•Mw. Dr. D* e}uux. A Fîhpino guy
    (w dc•}iictc•d w'eering cy(after and burong lagttloffl Was trying IO BtOP S8ntO4,
    telling the latter to stof giBviog .rcelnns the crow b•ettu« it ia not hi• to
    begin with.
    'l'he sucond cnrtoon was aiao piib]jsbed by ’fte Indeyen.deftf. on 16
    .June 1917, This wan drawn by Fernando A more In .ond was moed as a t!
    tjjnn1entpry t.n t}jp wfyF{ti3qgt; Öf X(8ni) u POIjCé Rt thot pfPiod. HBre We 9P.e o
    Fitipino child Who Blote & skiliny Chicken bece use he had nothing tn eat.
    'PIER po1ict‘Iriaii 9’:4> rfÏUnflx .9sl)' uF-0tiÏHQ tht‘ afttd *?hl d A C
    ‹o Inkom. labelcri d ii:i n de lv Cruz. wes yr alibiri g th( Officer. tehing him te
    leave tbe small li rue piek ket.s and t hieves and b› lii rli st the great
    thieves iju:(*•nt[. He we.. point1ng to hItg£• w hritt!›t 3 txHltniilit3fi bIts tlf
    rice. mick, Rhd grocery prod net a.
    ^B°t°mob*es) ñ""re D Tfi«P j1pp?te/,„„
    t 8 cottsoientftJ When fatal accidente invohrin p colorum Vehicles and
    ttt'P1lrred t00 often slreedy.

    Tliie fourth cartdan depicts p einema, A lown up polices QJ w


    th£• B£• paaying that cnuplea are DOt. Rll3JJ {J neCk and fnake
    Lhe theater. Two youn8siers looked lior.rified W hile an plder coup]e
    The next cartoon was published by 2he Independent pn £7 Neveeiber
    1916. Here we see the caricature of Uncle Sam ridi•g a chariot pulled
    by Filipinos wearing achml uniforms. The Filipino boys were carrying
    American objects like baseball 6ats. whiskey, and boxing glnves. McCoy, in
    bra caption to the said cartoon, says that this cartoon cas beeed qn an
    event in 1907 when Williams Howard Taft wee brought to the Manila pier
    riding a chariot pulled by students of Lrceo dc 3fonifn. Stich was
    condemned by the nationalists st that time,

    Two laat cartoon was published by £ipnng Wfn6‹nu on fl4 Auguat 1907.
    lv the picts we can eee Uncle Sam rationing porridge to the politicians
    and meihbera of the Progresisto f'Driy tsometijnes known as the f'edern-train
    Pa -tyt while wiewibere of the Nmionalista Pany look on and wait for theit
    tuzn. This cartoon depicts the patronage of the US being coveted by politicians
    from e'ther of the party. .

    la trr I tiuMmi zr d €omniu«l sA ni'Sdtcie'3 Prime $°uen m Phili nc Hrnor 31


    • Depicts the first of Manila's periodic police scandals during the American era
    • The cartoonist, Fernando Amorsolo, gives the illustration of his usual racist edge, e.g.
    Chinese men are usually caricatured for they are described as corruptors or opium
    smugglers.

    • The cartoon's caption, ”New Bird of Prey" is an allusion to the most famous libel case in
    the history of Philippine Journalism.
    • It illustrated the fate of a local newspaper publication after an editorial attacking a high
    ranking
    official in the Philippine Commission (Closure of the paper and selling of its assets due to
    libel case)

    • The editorial below, the cartoon urged the government to confiscate the large priest's
    residence attached to Santa Cruz parish church. People are congested at the Plaza Goiti
    and
    Plaza Santa Cruz while the single priest sits in a sprawling residence

    • Handing control of the Board of Health to Filipinos, a public health risk!

    • It is a mocking editorial about authorizing active and retired legislators to bear firearms.
    Sarcastically, the Manila Press went outraged. They stated that those people in authority
    must then be respected!

    • Manila sinks into a miasma of corruption, vice and mismanagement.


    • Political Thuggery escalates members of the Council running for re-election mobilize the
    city's gangsters to coerce voters
    • The editorial pointed out that the gangster or terrorist carries more political influence
    than an honest man.
    • Agrarian Issues in the Philippines got worsen

    • When PNB (Philippine National Bank) began to collapse, it was forced to tighten its credit
    operations. Then, the sugar planters Negros protested. Banks, due
    to the financial stringency, turn a deaf to all the appeals

    • Brother's under the skin- urges Filipinos to end social conflict and deal with each other
    fairly.
    CONTRIBUTION/RELEVANCE
    • Editorial Cartoons play an important role in understanding the Filipinos' sentiments
    concerning the transition of governance from Spain to the Americans

    LEARNING EXPERIENCE
    Media influence can be an actual force resulting change in audience or individual beliefs.
    These effects can be positive or negative, abrupt or gradual, short-term or long-lasting.

    Including works of art and editorials in the study of history is a good strategy to make
    students more engaged in learning the course. People's opinions, sentiments, and
    aspirations of the time they were published can be reflected and analyzed in the works of
    art.

    REFERENCES
    Alfred-mccoys-philippine-cartoons.-political-caricatures-of-the-american-era.pptx
    I elnp88dj702J. (n.d.). Doku.pub. Retrieved November 13, 2021, from
    https://doku.pub/documents/alfred-mccoys-philippine-cartoons-political-
    caricatures-of-the-american-erapptx-oq1np88dj702

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