ENGL 222 - Satire from Swift to South Park

Semester Offered: First Semester
Credits (Range): 4 Hours
Attribute: 4 HU, WR

This course explores the art and function of satire from the eighteenth-century to the present. Students will be introduced to the complexities of the satiric mode by its most sublime and slippery practitioner, Jonathan Swift. Works will also include British and American satirists in a variety of media—print, film, television, and cartoon. Students will have the opportunity to create their own satires. Nature of Interpretation. British OR American (not both), 1700-1900. Enrollment Limit: 30.
Instructor: L. Baudot
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: For complete prerequisites, please refer to the English Program section titled “Introductory Gateway Courses.”