Parody and Satire
(sort of cross-posted from Sheroes)
I am going to be teaching a class on Parody and Satire to a group of about sixteen 7th - 12th graders for 3 months starting in September.
I am interested in suggestions for both 'required' readings and supplementary readings/recommendations for a reading list; both 'required' recordings and supplementary music/artists for a play list; for both classroom watching and supplementary videos.
Swift, Aristophanes, Bored of the Rings and The Wind Done Gone are already under consideration, though your experiences with them would be appreciated as well. The Very Secret Diaries and some other fanfic are also there, but I know there is some I have never seen. Slash is probably a bit much for this group.
Weird Al, P.D.Q. Bach, and Victor Borge are already under consideration, though your experiences with them would be appreciated as well. The Dr. Demento stuff and Tom's Townie Tunes, as well as the entire science fiction fandom field of Filk, are on my radar. (Filk that is not available as recordings is still of interest.)
Spinal Tap, A Mighty Wind, Life of Brian (and other Monty Python), Get Smart, the whole slew of Police Story/Naked Gun/Airplane type films and shows are already under consideration, though your experiences with them would be appreciated as well. So, too, things like Hardware Wars and the Youtube pieces.
I have also already gone back through Sheroes and culled any mention of a parody or satire.
And the Onion, Colbert, Pratchett, and almost any instant 'duh!' response is probably there already, at least for film and book. (Peter Sellers, Mel Brooks... etc., etc.)
I'll be making a similar request in Books and Movies.
Thanks for your help and advice!
I am going to be teaching a class on Parody and Satire to a group of about sixteen 7th - 12th graders for 3 months starting in September.
I am interested in suggestions for both 'required' readings and supplementary readings/recommendations for a reading list; both 'required' recordings and supplementary music/artists for a play list; for both classroom watching and supplementary videos.
Swift, Aristophanes, Bored of the Rings and The Wind Done Gone are already under consideration, though your experiences with them would be appreciated as well. The Very Secret Diaries and some other fanfic are also there, but I know there is some I have never seen. Slash is probably a bit much for this group.
Weird Al, P.D.Q. Bach, and Victor Borge are already under consideration, though your experiences with them would be appreciated as well. The Dr. Demento stuff and Tom's Townie Tunes, as well as the entire science fiction fandom field of Filk, are on my radar. (Filk that is not available as recordings is still of interest.)
Spinal Tap, A Mighty Wind, Life of Brian (and other Monty Python), Get Smart, the whole slew of Police Story/Naked Gun/Airplane type films and shows are already under consideration, though your experiences with them would be appreciated as well. So, too, things like Hardware Wars and the Youtube pieces.
I have also already gone back through Sheroes and culled any mention of a parody or satire.
And the Onion, Colbert, Pratchett, and almost any instant 'duh!' response is probably there already, at least for film and book. (Peter Sellers, Mel Brooks... etc., etc.)
I'll be making a similar request in Books and Movies.
Thanks for your help and advice!