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Mocking Discourse: Parody as Pedagogy
- Pedagogy
- Duke University Press
- Volume 11, Issue 2, Spring 2011
- pp. 371-394
- Article
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Students' writing of parody can provide a more persuasive vehicle than conventional academic writing to move students from their intuitive awareness of irony to critical analysis of rhetorical strategies. Combining parody writing with strong critical reflection can encourage a more complex view of language choices, audience identification, genres, and persuasion.