Essays about: "Satire"
Showing result 16 - 20 of 44 essays containing the word Satire.
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16. Brave New World : Blind Perception of the Early 20th Century
University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och interkulturAbstract : Huxley’s Brave New World portrays a futuristic hyperbole of mankind’s future as a result of technological advancements. From a New Historical perspective, this essay examines how BNW satirizes contemporary society by satire where the audience is both a part of the problem and solution. READ MORE
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17. Beyond the "lulz" : audience engagement with political memes in the case of Indonesia
University essay from Lunds universitet/Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskapAbstract : This thesis explores the roles of Internet memes as a form of contemporary political discourse in Indonesia from the individual perspective of audience members. In-depth qualitative interviews with fourteen Indonesian young adults were conducted to understand the ways in which they engage and create meaning of political memes, allowing for a closer examination on the media’s potential for contribution to civic cultures. READ MORE
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18. Satire in Service of Postcolonialism : An Analysis of Hanif Kureishi’s The Buddha of Suburbia and Trevor Noah’s Born a Crime: Stories of a South African Childhood
University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/EngelskaAbstract : .... READ MORE
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19. Credibility in Comedy is No Joke : A multimodal study of the credibility of, and communication campaign manifested in, the political satire program Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
University essay from Södertörns högskola/JournalistikAbstract : Research into political satire programs show that they can be informative in the same way traditional news inform citizens and that the audience trust the information told by satirists. The political satire program Last Week Tonight with John Oliver has inspired the phenomenon ‘the John Oliver Effect’ due to comedian John Oliver’s ability to influence the world of politics and beyond with his in-depth investigations in serious subjects. READ MORE
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20. Grab Them By The Laugh : An analysis of South Park’s satire on Donald J. Trump and his Presidential Campaign
University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för humaniora, utbildnings- och samhällsvetenskapAbstract : The purpose of this bachelor’s thesis is to analyse how the American adult cartoon sitcom South Park (Parker & Stone, 1997) is criticising Donald J. Trump and his presidential campaign through the use of satire and the relative tools of satire. READ MORE