CMLT-C 318 SATIRE (3 CR.)
Historical and analytical study of forms, techniques and scope of satire from antiquity to the internet. Consideration of the role of ridicule in defending or attacking institutions, values, and beliefs.
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Spring 2025
| Component | Credits | Class | Status | Time | Day | Facility | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEC | 3 | 11919 | Open | 9:35 a.m.–10:50 a.m. | TR | BH 307 | Potapowicz I |
Regular Academic Session / In Person
LEC 11919: Total Seats: 30 / Available: 4 / Waitlisted: 0
Lecture (LEC)
- COLL (CASE) A&H Breadth of Inq
- COLL (CASE) A&H Breadth of Inquiry credit
Political Satire and its Discontents In this class we will examine a range of satirical works (novels, poems, cartoons, musical performances, late night TV shows, etc.) that aim to criticize society, scorn human foolishness, and speak back to power. We will study how satire is structured, what are its characteristics, how it engages (or not) with its audiences, how it makes us cringe, or how it delights us through a transgressive laughter. Can satire provoke political change? If not, why is it so often censored by autocratic regimes? Through works from several geographical and temporal spaces, we will reflect on the universal as well as the local, perhaps untranslatable, aspects satire presents. We will consider its history and possible futures, the role of censorship, the potential scope and limitations of the genre. Authors will include Aristophanes, Swift, Voltaire, Chaucer, Miguel de Cervantes, Margaret Atwood, Binyavanga Wainaina, Igoni Barrett, Mikhail Bulgakov, and more.
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