Date of Award
Spring 2017
Thesis Type
Open Access
Degree Name
Honors Bachelor of Arts
Department
Political Science
Sponsor
Dr. Daniel Chong
Committee Member
Dr. Denise Cummings
Committee Member
Dr. Dexter Boniface
Abstract
This research examines how different types of political regimes shape the nature of the political satire produced under them. Unlike traditional journalism, the sly character of political humor may enable it to operate with more freedom than other forms of media while still providing social critique. This research examines three different case studies: the United States (democracy), Venezuela (semi-authoritarian), and Cuba (authoritarian) and evaluates their satire on how openly critical it is and what type of censorship it suffers. Through extensive content analysis of satirical work produced within the country, as well as a historical research into the censorship of its authors, I create a comprehensive account of the nature of political satire in that country within the past five years. This study finds that, while the nature of satire in democratic and authoritarian states is as to be expected, semi-authoritarian states experience an intense degree of political criticism comparable to that of a democracy.
Recommended Citation
Villavicencio Pérez, Victoria, "Laughing in the Face of Oppression: The Nature of Political Satire Under Different Types of Political Regimes" (2017). Honors Program Theses. 55.
https://scholarship.rollins.edu/honors/55
Rights Holder
Victoria Villavicencio