Reflection of Thai Politics from Political Cartoon of Arun Watcharasawat

Abstract

The purpose of this research was to study the reflection of Thai politics from the political cartoon of Arun Watcharasawat, from 80 copies from 19-25 June 2017 to 30 November-6 December 2018, using descriptive analysis methods. The research finding revealed that there were 11 reflections of Thai politics as follows: 1) Reflections on the government which was divided into 4 issues, namely government stability, government policy, corruption, foreign affairs, 2) Reflections on politicians, 3) Reflections on political parties, 4) Reflections on military institutions, 5) Reflections on democracy, 6) The reflection of the constitution, 7) Reflection of the election 8) Reflection of government organizations and government agencies, 9) Reflection of Thai laws, 10) Reflection of the economy, 11) Reflection of the society. Arun watcharasawat constructed the meaning from Cartoons to create Thai political satire and strategies used to communicate included the use of symbols, illustrations, short texts, and colors to illustrate the political events that were gaining the attention of society at that time.