K socialismu s humorem: Analýza satirických obrázků Rudého práva a Svobodného slova ve volebním klání roku 1946

Abstract

The study presents an analysis of satirical images published during the election campaign in May 1946. Both the National Socialists and the Communists addressed their readers in their party newspapers with humorous images that not only illustrated the main ideas of the political subjects, but also became an important part of the electoral contest. The images mocked current events and political actors in an ironic way and engaged readers directly in the campaign. The party newspapers were not restrained about attacking their opponents and associating them with the tragic events of the Second World War. The objective of the study was to subject the images to a discursive and comparative analysis and to ascertain whether there were similarities in the published drawings during the election campaign that could assist in comprehending the manner in which political communication was conducted at the time.