Hardly a subject for laughter. A visual history of conscription in Australia during The Great War. A case study of cartoons as a historical source.

‘Hardly a subject of laughter’ is a visual history about the 1916 and 1917 referenda for military conscription for overseas service in Australia during the 1914-1918 War using cartoons as primary evidence. Its aim is to demonstrate the effectiveness of a method of analysis that approaches cartoons a...

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Main Author: Alcroft, Jeffrey
Format: Thesis
Published: Curtin University 2017
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/66564
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description ‘Hardly a subject of laughter’ is a visual history about the 1916 and 1917 referenda for military conscription for overseas service in Australia during the 1914-1918 War using cartoons as primary evidence. Its aim is to demonstrate the effectiveness of a method of analysis that approaches cartoons as a means of communication and to promote the value of the cartoon as a historical source.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-665642018-05-01T07:56:13Z Hardly a subject for laughter. A visual history of conscription in Australia during The Great War. A case study of cartoons as a historical source. Alcroft, Jeffrey ‘Hardly a subject of laughter’ is a visual history about the 1916 and 1917 referenda for military conscription for overseas service in Australia during the 1914-1918 War using cartoons as primary evidence. Its aim is to demonstrate the effectiveness of a method of analysis that approaches cartoons as a means of communication and to promote the value of the cartoon as a historical source. 2017 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/66564 Curtin University fulltext
spellingShingle Alcroft, Jeffrey
Hardly a subject for laughter. A visual history of conscription in Australia during The Great War. A case study of cartoons as a historical source.
title Hardly a subject for laughter. A visual history of conscription in Australia during The Great War. A case study of cartoons as a historical source.
title_full Hardly a subject for laughter. A visual history of conscription in Australia during The Great War. A case study of cartoons as a historical source.
title_fullStr Hardly a subject for laughter. A visual history of conscription in Australia during The Great War. A case study of cartoons as a historical source.
title_full_unstemmed Hardly a subject for laughter. A visual history of conscription in Australia during The Great War. A case study of cartoons as a historical source.
title_short Hardly a subject for laughter. A visual history of conscription in Australia during The Great War. A case study of cartoons as a historical source.
title_sort hardly a subject for laughter. a visual history of conscription in australia during the great war. a case study of cartoons as a historical source.
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/66564