Caricature and Comics in a Global Context: A Marathon through Brazilian, Turkish, Algerian, Chinese and Taiwanese Text-Images Cultures

by Alexander Reindl, University of Heidelberg As we all know, practicing science isn’t a ‘single-(wo)man’ show. Therefore, two working groups met at the Heidelberg Institute for Islamic Studies on Tuesday, July 22, 2025. The aim: discussing current projects and finding linking elements. The timetable: ambitious. Within just under twelve hours, members of the local group Caricatures and Cartoons in a Global Perspective exchanged ideas with project members from Comics Culture in the People’s R...