Jonathan Guyer

Mock Election: Egypt’s Pageantry, and America’s

November 14, 2016 The day before America’s presidential election, the American University in Cairo hosted a mock vote. My colleagues from the Cairo Review of Global Affairs handed out ballots to students. It was part of a promotional effort for the Fall 2016 issue, which focuses on “Democracy Deficits,” in America, Russia, Pakistan, and elsewhere.[1] […]

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Cairo Comics, Between High and Low Art

I presented this paper, originally entitled “Alterative Origins of Arab Comics,” at the second annual Cairo Comix Festival on October 4, 2016, hosted at the American University in Cairo. It was part of a seminar day devoted to comics scholarship, including presentations from the British critic Paul Gravett and the French critic Jean-Pierre Mercier. The […]

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Muzzling Musa Kart

ICWA fellow Jonathan Guyer interviewed Musa Kart, a Turkish cartoonist who was detained for his satirical depictions of president Erdogan and the Turkish government.  Musa spoke about his experience with government censorship and the importance of humor as a method of protest.  Jonathan’s piece about his interview with Musa can be read on his blog. […]

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Jonathan Guyer Interviewed on PRI

ICWA Fellow Jonathan Guyer was interviewed by PRI regarding the assassination of Jordanian writer, Nadar Hattar, and the implications it has for freedom of speech in Jordan.  Nadar Hatter was arrested for sharing a controversial political cartoon on Facebook and was to stand trial for insulting Islam.  Before his trial, Hatter was shot outside the Amman […]

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