GN: Satire And Irony

Catalog description

This course addresses the study of satire and irony and their origin and evolution from the classical period to the present. Students will learn characteristics of the many varieties of texts using satire and irony, including visual texts, film, and television. They will also learn rhetorical techniques used by satirists and ironists, social and psychological uses or satire and irony to impact audiences, and approaches to analyzing, presenting, and writing about satiric and ironic texts.