Original scientific paper
Old Wisdom Re-Imagined: Proverbial Cartoons for University Students
Brienne Toomey
Abstract
Proverbs are frequently used in the media as a way to attract attention or to impart wisdom. As an attempt to bring new life into proverbial teachings, a weekly cartoon entitled “Proverb Place” was created in 2011 for the University of Vermont student newspaper, The Water Tower. Using a mix of proverbs and anti-proverbs, the cartoons aimed to re-introduce, or perhaps introduce, university students to important proverbial wisdom in a culturally relevant medium.
Keywords
proverbs; anti-proverbs; iconography; cartoons; art; media; newspaper; paremeology; language; culture
Hrčak ID:
278392
URI
Publication date:
31.8.2013.
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