EP63. We Need To Talk About Satire: Lionel Shriver's "Mania" and "American Fiction"

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Smith & Waugh Talk About Satire

Talk About Satire

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An award winning* podcast in which Drs Adam J Smith and Jo Waugh talk about the form, function and future of satire. They also talk about the history of satire, but that doesn’t alliterate. Adam and Jo are joined by a series of special guests who will also talk about satire. * 'Best Pedagogical Project', The YSJSU Awards 2019

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EP63. We Need To Talk About Satire: Lionel Shriver's "Mania" and "American Fiction"

Smith & Waugh Talk About Satire

1 hour 6 minutes 38 seconds

1 year ago

EP63. We Need To Talk About Satire: Lionel Shriver's "Mania" and "American Fiction"

We need to talk about campus satire, again. Jo and Adam take a deep dive into two recent cultural takes which wear their satirical ambitions very much on their sleeves: the movie American Fiction, written and directed by Cord Jefferson, starring Jeffrey Wright and based on the novel by Percival Everett, and the controversial new novel by Lionel Shriver, Mania. Each examine their respective satirical targets through the lens of an academic protagonist on the edge, and each wield the blistering scalpel of satire with varying degrees of success. Jo also explains why the Mitford sisters would never want to be confused for one another. SSE!