Sketching Change: The Transformation of Uncle Sam, Lady Liberty, and Lady Justice in Contemporary Political Satire

• In Event: Narratives of Crisis and Disaster

Brief Overview

The purpose of this research is to understand how macro narratives about American values have evolved during the Trump presidency (2017–2021) and the early stages of 2025. We use political cartoons as the basis of this NPF study.

Authors

• Honey Minkowitz, University of Nebraska at Omaha

• Aaron Smith-Walter, University of Massachusetts, Lowell