Essays about: "satirical"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 26 essays containing the word satirical.

  1. 16. 'Being' Charlie : a matter of course for all of France? - a qualitative content analysis on the stigmatization of Muslims in the light of the Charlie Hebdo attack

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Mänskliga rättigheter

    Author : Nadine Flatt; [2016]
    Keywords : open letters; Muslim French; qualitative content analysis; mänskliga rättigheter; human rights; national uni-ty; secularism; freedom of speech; stigmatization; Charlie Hebdo; France; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Högkvarteren av den satiriska tidningen Charlie Hebdo i Paris blev mål för en dödlig terrorist attack i januari 2015. Syftet med denna studie är att undersöka stigmatiseringen av franska muslimer i ljuset av efterdyningarna av attacken. Denna studie undersöker elva öppna brev som skrevs av franska medborgare i samma månad som tragedin. READ MORE

  3. 17. 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

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

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

    Author : Niclas Forsberg; [2016]
    Keywords : ;

    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. 19. 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. 20. Characterization in Social Satire : A comparative analysis of the heroines Elizabeth Bennet in Jane Austenʼs Pride and Prejudice, and Becky Sharp in William Makepeace Thackerayʼs Vanity Fair

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och interkultur

    Author : Elin Berggren; [2016]
    Keywords : Austen; Thackeray; Elizabeth Bennet; Becky Sharp; Characterization; Social Satire; Gender; Austen; Thackeray; Elizabeth Bennet; Becky Sharp; Karaktärisering; Samhällssatir; Genus;

    Abstract : This essay presents a comparative analysis of the characterizations of the female protagonists Elizabeth Bennet in Jane Austen̕ s Pride and Prejudice (1813), and Becky Sharp in William Makepeace Thackeray̕ s Vanity Fair (1847-1848). The analysis is conducted from a gender perspective, and with the use of feminist criticism. READ MORE