What is it about?
This article studies the image of the boat immigrants use to cross the Strait of Gibraltar, which separates Europe and Africa, through the analysis of 125 cartoons published in Spanish press between 2006 and 2012.
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Why is it important?
The boat (patera) has become a cultural symbol of our time. The article intends to highlight the importance of cartoons in opinion journalism as well as their importance in the mass media landscape today.
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This page is a summary of: Life in a nutshell: evolution of a migratory metaphor in Spanish cartoons, Media Culture & Society, July 2014, SAGE Publications,
DOI: 10.1177/0163443714536073.
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