University of Oregon journalism Satire in Suffrage Discussion
Question Description
First, read this short piece (Links to an external site.). And, then watch an extra treat here. The events are pretty accurate.
Then go here for the second lecture of the week. Here is a suggestion on how to address your Reflection on this lecture.
- What lesson can be learned from this story about the appropriate use of satire?
- When is it most effective, and why?
- Why do you think the womans suffrage movement (especially the NWP) choose not to use satire as way to communicate their cause?
Write up your thoughts in 300 words or so. You can cover a single topic or idea you were presented with that resonated with you, or a quick overview of the session and why you think it might be important to the understanding of satire or what you have learned.
TOPIC: in the 30 minutes lecture that you will watch
- If you’re an American, why can’t you vote?
- Why didn’t the Women’s Suffrage movement use more satire?
Read: the readings that you need
- Women Against Suffrage (Links to an external site.) (not all women wanted the vote, and said so, and got satire in return)
- How an Anti-Suffrage Cartoon Became an Internet Sensation (Links to an external site.)(women might have gotten the vote earlierif only the internet had been invented in the 19th century.
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