Essays about: "Satire"

Showing result 26 - 30 of 44 essays containing the word Satire.

  1. 26. Good Cynicism : The Civic Potentials of Political Comedy and The Reasons for Its Absence on Colombian Television

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kommunikation och medier

    Author : Esteban Rahal; [2016]
    Keywords : media; media power; media ownership; censorship; Colombia; political comedy; satire; humor; television; radio; TV genre; telenovela; cynicism; politics; good cynicism; cultural citizenship; monitorial citizenship; civic culture; leveling; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This research addresses the potential of political comedy and satire as television genres in the construction of democracy and civic culture in Colombia. Through a set of elite interviews with representative individuals in the media, political humor and media scholarship circles of the country; and through genre-based and political, economical and cultural analyses, this research underscores the real reasons for the absence of domestic political comedy on Colombian television. READ MORE

  3. 27. “It’s like we’re all competing to make the best computer screen saver and the winner gets crowned most authentic” : An investigation of the idea of authenticity on the photo sharing platform Instagram.

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informatik och media

    Author : Linda Gierich; [2016]
    Keywords : Social media; Instagram; identity; online identity; self representation; authenticity; mediated authenticity; authenticity contract; authenticity puzzle; authenticity scandal; parody; satire; Instagram culture.;

    Abstract : This study aims to contribute to the understanding of authenticity on the photo sharing service Instagram by analysing the two accounts @satiregram and @socalitybarbie. The two cases make use of parody and satire in order to poke fun at the dominant Instagram culture, which is according to media characterised by a lack of authenticity. READ MORE

  4. 28. Laughing Knives : Satire in the English Classroom

    University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för humaniora, utbildnings- och samhällsvetenskap

    Author : Niclas Forsberg; [2016]
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    Abstract : The aim of this study is to promote the use of satirical content in the English classroom.This study provides an analysis of three interviews with English teachers in the upper secondary school. The analysis compares earlier research with the findings from the interviews. READ MORE

  5. 29. Serious news - a laughing matter? : How four segments from the satirical news program Last Week Tonight with John Oliver were portrayed in American news outlets

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Journalistik

    Author : Emma Andersson; [2016]
    Keywords : framing analysis; genres; Last Week Tonight with John Oliver; news; satire;

    Abstract : Satirical news programs are a very popular concept where people tune in to them for a laugh and might leave with a bit more knowledge on the subjects reported. With the popularity of such shows growing the media’s covering of them grows as well. The question is then how the media portrays these satirical news shows. READ MORE

  6. 30. Reading Orwell’s Animals : An animal-oriented study of George Orwell’s political satire Animal Farm

    University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Engelska

    Author : Hanna Boremyr; [2016]
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