Essays about: "Satire"
Showing result 11 - 15 of 44 essays containing the word Satire.
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11. Keep calm and Die : Political satire in advertising, lessons from Slovakia
University essay from Jönköping University/Internationella HandelshögskolanAbstract : Background: In the age of Millennials, when traditional advertising no longer holds the same power as before, an interesting trend has developed. Controversial politicians are on the rise and for-profit companies are starting to realize the opportunity to reach the hearts of Millennials with the use of political satire in advertising. READ MORE
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12. The Happy Prince : A Paradoxical Aesthetic Tale and a Dual Critique of Victorian Times
University essay from Högskolan Kristianstad/Fakulteten för lärarutbildningAbstract : This essay highlights The Happy Prince’s advantageous use of conventions of the fairy tale genre to stress critical issues of the Victorian period: the challenge of the established Christian socio-moral order, the rising of the bourgeois industrial society, and the advent of aestheticism as a response. Using the close reading technique supported by the Victorian socio-historical background, the analysis establishes that the criticism proceeds by double associations. READ MORE
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13. Identifying and Understanding Anti-Immigration Disinformation : a case study of the 2018 Swedish national elections
University essay from FörsvarshögskolanAbstract : The purpose of this study is to understand to what extent and how anti-immigration disinformation was utilised in Swedish online news media before the 2018 Swedish national elections. Disinformation is intentionally misleading or false information that benefits the creator and aims to influence how people think, feel and act regarding a certain issue. READ MORE
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14. The Super-Male and the Super-Female : Gender Criticism in Watchmen
University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/Högskolan för lärande och kommunikationAbstract : This essay aims to analyze if the graphic novel Watchmen criticizes the conventions of the superhero comic genre in regards to gender. The literary theory applied is gender studies. The essay examines the visual portrayal of male and female characters, as well as the male-dominated narrative. READ MORE
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15. THE POLITICS OF A CHILDREN’S BOOK Haroun and the Sea of Stories
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturerAbstract : Rushdie’s Haroun and the Sea of Stories is a multifunctional tale, representing and arguing for, among other things, political expression, opposition to censorship and not least a movement for free speech. Disguised as a children’s book, Haroun raises many issues central for Rushdie the author after he had been censored by a fatwa issued against him as a consequence of publishing the religious satire The Satanic Verses. READ MORE