Identifying Historical Figures: Putting Names to the Caricatures in "The Egyptian Red Book"

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Author:

David Getman, Paula Sanders

Subject:

Humanities

Institution Name:

Connexions

Collection:

Connexions

Grade Level:

Post-secondary

Abstract:

Visual materials such as cartoons, drawings and photographs can be invaluable resources for research, but often they lack clear information about what they depict. For instance, the "Egyptian Red Book" is filled with cartoons that do not identify their authors or the characters they represent with their drawings. Identifying the characters is one of the first steps toward understanding the meaning of the cartoons and, thus, the message of the "Red Book" itself. Here we will provide a guided exploration of the research process in search of the identities of the many characters found in "The Egyptian Red Book."

Course Type:

Learning Module

Languages:

English

Material Type:

Readings, Syllabi

Media Format:

Text/HTML

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Creative Commons Attribution 2.0