Description:
This multimedia talk explores how satire challenges society’s taboos from forbidden farts in Afghanistan to the silencing of a South African puppet, along with Groucho Marx, Richard Pryor, Monty Python, “South Park,” Key & Peele, the Russian Orthodox Church, Supreme Court Justice Felix Frankfurter, Janet Jackson’s right breast, and two outrageous “Saturday Night Live” sketches written by former U.S. Senator Al Franken. Most of all, we’ll see how satire gets people to examine their assumptions. Because, ultimately, satire is less about changing your mind than getting you to think.
Bring to Class:
Location:
Online via Zoom, link will be sent via email prior to the class
Registration Cutoff Date:
Dates & Times:
4/14/2025 1:00PM - 3:00PM
