• Social commentary is the act of using rhetorical means to provide commentary on social, cultural, political, or economic issues in a society. This is often...
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  • Social justice warrior (SJW) is a pejorative term and internet meme mostly used for an individual who promotes socially progressive, left-wing or liberal...
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    and political science, may be referred to as "social criticism" or "social commentary", or "cultural criticism" and may be associated both with formal cultural...
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    divergent world views and are forced to interact for comedic effect and social commentary. Some examples include both Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) and Swing...
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  • performances of the cast by critics, who also praised the film's supple social commentary, tone and suspense. An American remake produced by Blumhouse Productions...
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    plantation managers, overseers and owners. Traditionalists see calypso as social commentary because in earlier years it served the purpose of telling stories...
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  • plot of a comedy of manners (usually a scandal) is secondary to the social commentary thematically presented through the witty dialogue of the characters...
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  • initially received negative reviews from critics, who lambasted its social commentary, writing, and acting; however, it later gained a cult following and...
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  • Social criticism is a form of academic or journalistic criticism focusing on social issues in contemporary society, in respect to perceived injustices...
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    released in November 2024. Moore is best known for his political and social commentary which reflects a left-wing, Irish republican perspective, despite...
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  • The Platform (2019). Social fiction is a broad term to describe any work of speculative fiction that features social commentary (as opposed to, say, hypothetical...
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    is a poem by Oliver Goldsmith published in 1770. It is a work of social commentary, and condemns rural depopulation and the pursuit of excessive wealth...
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    has been widely used in literature and other works of art, such as social commentary and horror fiction. The wendigo is often said to be a malevolent spirit...
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  • its social commentary, saying it pulled it off without being clumsy". Wilson, Mike (5-17-2017) ‘Savageland’ Disturbs Doubly With Social Commentary. bloody-disgusting...
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    European filmmakers tended to use science fiction for prediction and social commentary, as can be seen in German films such as Metropolis (1927) and Frau...
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    Charles Dickens (category English social reformers)
    serial novels." Dickens's novels were, among other things, works of social commentary. Simon Callow states, "From the moment he started to write, he spoke...
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  • Tejaratchi. The book contains forty-one essays in which LaVey provides commentary on such topics as nonconformity, occult faddism, Nazism, terrorism, cannibalism...
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  • performances but criticized the writing; the franchise's prominent social commentary on issues such as violence, politics, class conflict and race was...
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  • Times best seller list, debuting at #4. It provides conservative social commentary and criticism of liberals, and Democrats. New York Times: BEST SELLERS:...
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    Weavers discuss how Peter, Paul and Mary took over the torch of the social commentary of folk music in the 1960s. The group was inducted into the Vocal...
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    he is known for his stadium shows integrating political satire and social commentary. He has performed at the Hong Kong Coliseum, including 26 sold-out...
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  • up, after realizing that zombie films often contained a degree of social commentary. Production of the stop-motion animation feature took place at Laika's...
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    part of the transition to 19th-century literary realism. Her use of social commentary, realism, wit, and irony have earned her acclaim amongst critics and...
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  • historical information mixed with contemporary critique. He used social commentary in his paintings as a tool for introspection and for identifying with...
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  • society is the lens through which Gray delivers social commentary on patriarchal institutions, social equality, socioeconomic matters and sexual politics...
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  • criticized it as a muddled adaptation that loses the book's themes and social commentary. Richard, a young American backpacker seeking adventure in Bangkok...
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    Goose", is a poem written by an unknown author that makes a social commentary on the social injustice caused by the privatization of common land during...
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  • in the Zimbabwe hip hop genre. He is recognized for his incisive social commentary and deep voice. He made several collaborations which include the one...
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  • generally considered by critics to have higher aspirations, such as social commentary, than to be simply exploitative for its own sake. The term was popularized...
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    draws editorial cartoons that contain some level of political or social commentary. Their cartoons are used to convey and question an aspect of daily...
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