The Johnston Center for Integrative Studies

Watchman- Comedian is satire of the world (within the context of the Watchman).

Danish Cartoon -- Take enemy that is terrorism and make fun of it. Softening the impact of terrorism. Countering the power that is fear.

The satire lies in Mohammad being portrayed as the extremist rather than mainstream islam.

Satirist brings a certain expectation for their audience to take a certain lens/see from their point of view.

We figured out lenses is the correct plural for lens.

Conciseness of satire.

Necessities of Satire-- Discourse within Community(“problem”), ::hyperbole/analogy/aesthetics/take out of context/etc::, lens and medium, reception and response (double standards/Golden Rule/sympathy/empathy/emotional attachment), action or a change in view.

Ritz James bond to assassinate Cheetos cat