Political Cartooning After Charlie Hebdo: An Evening with Editorial Cartoonist Kevin ‘KAL’ Kallaugher

Date/Time
Date(s) - 03/23/2015
5:30 pm - 6:45 pm

Sponsors
UNC Center for Media Law and Policy, World View and the Curriculum in Global Studies

Join us Monday, March 23, at 5:30 p.m. in the Freedom Forum Conference Center for a discussion with Kevin Kallaugher (KAL), the international award-winning editorial cartoonist for The Baltimore Sun and The Economist magazine of London.  He will discuss the recent murders of the Charlie Hebdo cartoonists in Paris, the role of political cartoonists in political debate, and his career as a visual commentator and lampoon artist.  He also will draw.

In a distinguished career that spans more than 36 years, KAL has created over 8,000 cartoons and 140 magazine covers. His resume includes six collections of his published work, seven international honors and awards, and major exhibitions in a dozen countries.

KAL, a Norwalk, Connecticut, native and Harvard graduate, is currently the artist-in-residence at University of Maryland Baltimore County. He has created acclaimed animations and calendars, toured the United States with the Second City improv comedy troupe and addressed audiences around the world.

In 1999, The World Encyclopedia of Cartoons said of KAL, “Commanding a masterful style, Kallaugher stands among the premier caricaturists of the (20th) century.”

The event is free and open to the public.

UNC World View also will host Kallaugher for its 2015 Latin American and North Carolina Seminar. For information about that event, visit the website.