WRIT 155 SC - Writing Satire

Workshop-based exploration of the fun, purposes, values, and mechanics of contemporary satire. The main question for our readings and compositions will be: how does satire persuade? To guide our practice, we’ll focus on the satirical coverage of the current US Presidential election by late-night tv hosts, stand-up comics, political cartoonists, The Onion, McSweeney’s, the Harvard Lampoon, and Claremont’s Golden Antlers. Assignments will alternate between writing satires and analyses of satires.

Course Credit: 1.0

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