Though not a cartoonist herself, Elaine Miller is an academic drawn to editorial cartoons as artistic and cultural expression. She has studied and analyzed editorial cartoons over several decades and her presentations and workshops draw from both this passionate involvement and her academic skills. She's expert at identifying the wealth of information and sometimes surprising cultural implications intrinsic in each cartoon.

Miller's first video, Running Mate: Gender and Politics in the Editorial Cartoons, focuses on how Ferraro was portrayed in these cartoons. One very common image was swapped gender identities, with Ferraro “wearing the pants” and Walter Mondale in feminine clothing.

Another prominent woman in politics, Hillary Rodham Clinton, also provides fodder for the cartoonists. Drawing Conclusions, Miller's second video, analyzes political cartoons drawn of Hillary Clinton when she was First Lady. These two videos offer compelling commentary on the evolving role of women in politics.

Miller also looks at race and gender imagery in cartoons. Recently Miller and editorial cartoonist Nick Anderson were interviewed by NPR's On the Media about political cartoon portrayals of the 2008 candidates, especially Obama and Clinton, with respect to race and gender stereotypes. (Listen to the interview.) Miller wrote about the November 2006 Congressional elections and the 2008 presidential campaign in her essay A Change of Tune.

Elaine Miller of ekmiller productions offers presentations, workshops and videos on:

	Drawing Conclusions: Political Cartoonists on the 2008 Election Political cartoonists are looking at a unique moment in American history - two potential "firsts" in the contest for the U.S. presidency, an African-American and a woman.  more info
	Editorial Cartoons: Bringing World Issues to the Classroom Bring discussion alive with dynamic editorial cartoons that capture key issues!  more info
	After 9/11 - Visual Commentary from Around the World Perspectives on the tragedy of Sept. 11th, offered by international political cartoonists.  more info
	Latin American Cartoonists: Voices from the Hispanic World Commentary on world issues by Latin American political cartoonists offers perspectives that expand, and often contrast with, those commonly presented in the U.S. press.  more info
	Gender Imagery in Political Cartoons Political cartoonists mine the metaphors of our social landscape to convey their messages, and gender imagery is one of the richest sources of these metaphors. Two dramatic examples are the cartoons produced about 1984 Vice Presidential candidate Geraldine Ferraro and, more recently, First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton.  more info
	Editorial Cartoons in the Foreign Language and Culture Classroom Enliven language learning through the use of editorial cartoons, to develop a variety of skills - description, interpretation of imagery, and analysis of current events, as well as cross cultural perspectives on humor. more info

Videos in distribution

	Running Mate: Gender and Politics in the Editorial Cartoons Geraldine Ferraro's candidacy for Vice President in the 1984 presidential election drew fascinating gender-based commentary from political cartoonists. The subject of the first woman candidate on a major party ticket was irresistible. The video features interviews with Ferraro herself and with three political cartoonists. 47 min. 1992 Distributed by First Run Icarus Films  more info
	Drawing Conclusions: Editorial Cartoonists Consider Hillary Rodham Clinton   A lively look at the motivations, approaches, and perceptions of political cartoonists as they followed the career of this most unusual First Lady, now a New York State Senator and possible presidential candidate. 27 min. 1998 Distributed by First Run Icarus Films  more info
	Trailblazer: The Editorial Cartoons of Etta Hulme An engaging and affectionate look at the work of editorial cartoonist Etta Hulme (Ft. Worth Star-Telegram), one of the very few women in the field, and a former President of the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists. Etta reflects with wisdom and humor on her experiences in the male-dominated profession of cartooning. 25 min. 2004 Distributed by e k miller Productions  more info