The Power of Laughter
In Professor Andrea Thome’s class, Revolutionary Laughter: Satire and Social Dialogue, students created a satirical carnival.
“Congrats on coming together to make something unique, smart, and funny!” says Thome.
Satire uses humor and ridicule to address fundamental moral, social, and political questions. In the class, students analyzed satirical works and practiced techniques of “creative criticism” by making satire of their own.
Laughter allows people to let their guard down in order to challenge closed minds, provoke discussion where there was none, and plant the seeds of social change.
