Thesis: The presence of socio-political satire in literature has evolved along shifts in attitudes like status, racial roles, and gender representation from the 14th century to present day.<\/p>\n
Sources: <\/span><\/p>\n 14th-19th C<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThe Wife of Bath\u2019s Tale\u201d from <\/span>The Canterbury Tales <\/span>by Geoffrey Chaucer 1387-1400<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cA Modest Proposal\u201d by Jonathan Swift 1729<\/span><\/p>\n Gulliver\u2019s Travels<\/span> by Jonathan Swift 1726<\/span><\/p>\n The Importance of Being Earnest<\/span> by Oscar Wilde 1895<\/span><\/p>\n Pride and Prejudice<\/span> by Jane Austen<\/span><\/p>\n Modern day examples (20-21st C): Explores themes like racism, homosexuality, gender inequality <\/span><\/p>\n \u201cSatire Is Dying Because the Internet Is Killing It\u201d by Arwa Mahdawi 2014 <\/span><\/p>\n Fight Club<\/span> by Chuck Palahniuk 1996 <\/span><\/p>\n The Sellout <\/span>by Paul Beatty 2015 <\/span><\/p>\n Animal Farm<\/span> by George Orwell 1945<\/span><\/p>\n Les invit\u00e9s <\/span>by Pierre Assouline 2009 <\/span><\/p>\n References:<\/span><\/p>\n The Simpsons <\/span><\/p>\n Saturday Night Live SNL <\/span><\/p>\n The New Yorker – Political Satire (US)<\/span><\/p>\n The Private Eye (UK) <\/span><\/p>\n Le Canard encha\u00een\u00e9 (FR)<\/span><\/p>\n AlHudood (Middle East)<\/span><\/p>\n Reference & include political satirical cartoons<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span> Chaucer’s “The Wife of Bath’s Tale” from The Canterbury Tales.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n Analysis of satire targeting gender roles, marriage, and societal norms.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n Connection to the socio-political context of the medieval period.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n <\/span><\/div>\n <\/p>\n BP 2 Enlightenment and satirical enlightenment<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Examination of Jonathan Swift’s “A Modest Proposal” and Gulliver’s Travels.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n Exploration of Swift’s satirical commentary on social issues such as poverty, colonization, and human nature.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n Consideration of the Enlightenment period’s impact on socio-political satire.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n <\/span><\/p>\n BP 3 Victorian society and satirical commentary<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Analysis of Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest and Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n Discussion of satire regarding societal hypocrisy, class divisions, and gender roles in Victorian England.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n Comparison of satirical techniques employed by Wilde and Austen.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n <\/span><\/p>\n BP 4 Modern socio-political satire<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Analysis of Paul Beatty’s The Sellout and its exploration of race relations and identity in contemporary America.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n Exploration of Chuck Palahniuk’s Fight Club and its critique of consumerism and masculinity.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n Consideration of Pierre Assouline’s Les invit\u00e9s and its satirical portrayal of contemporary French society.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n <\/span>BP 5 Influence of technology and media on contemporary satire<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Discussion of the impact of the internet and media on contemporary satire.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n Analysis of Arwa Mahdawi’s article “Satire Is Dying Because the Internet Is Killing It” and its commentary on the challenges facing modern satire.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n Consideration of television shows like The Simpsons and Saturday Night Live and their role in shaping contemporary socio-political satire<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n Rise of satirical news websites<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n <\/span><\/p>\n Thesis: The presence of socio-political satire in literature has evolved along shifts in attitudes like status, racial roles, and gender representation from the 14th century to present day. 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