KS205 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Satire, Comics Code Authority, Harvey Kurtzman
Document Summary
Cold war hostilities without overt armed conflict, consisting of political tension, propaganda, economic competition, and proxy wars. Brinkmanship a policy that creates the impression that a government is willing to use any necessary means, including using nuclear weapons, not to lose a war (essentially, a game of political chicken ) Mad ( mutually assured destruction ) a military strategy of deterrence based on the idea that both sides would be destroyed in a nuclear conflict. Red menace the threat of the soviet union. Huac (house un-american activities committee) a committee used to identify foreign or un-american activities. Mccarthyism the practice of making public accusations (particularly of communism or disloyalty) against someone without any credible evidence. Fulton bill a canadian bill which deemed comics depicting crime illegal. Dr. fredric wertham (seduction of the innocent) a doctor who strongly advocated for cleaner comics. Comics code the code governed the content of comic books and articulated guidelines in six specific areas: 1.
