Visual Rhetoric: Art as Social Commentary · Modern Era to Present

Satire and Subversion

Analyzing how artists use humor and irony to challenge societal norms.

Key Questions

  1. 1How does irony function as a tool for social critique?
  2. 2What choices did this artist make to subvert expectations?
  3. 3When does a parody become an original work of art?

Common Core State Standards

NCAS: Creating VA.Cr2.3.HSAccNCAS: Responding VA.Re8.1.HSAcc
Grade: 11th Grade
Subject: Visual & Performing Arts
Unit: Visual Rhetoric: Art as Social Commentary
Period: Modern Era to Present

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