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The Festival of the Golden Rump is a visual satire, circulated in the popular political paper Common Sense or The Englishman's Journal. Its main purpose was to critique governmental overreach and manipulation during King George II's rule. At the…

'An Election Entertainment' is the first in a series of four paintings by William Hogarth titled 'The Humors of an Election.' This series satirizes the rampant corruption of 18th-century British Parliamentary elections, specifically referencing the…

Jonathan Swift's 'A Modest Proposal' is a satirical essay where Swift suggests, with chilling seriousness, that the impoverished Irish might ease their economic troubles by selling their children as food to the rich. Swift used extreme irony and…

The Rape of the Lock' is a satirical narrative poem about a petty squabble between two aristocratic families. A young man cut off a lock of hair from a young woman without her consent, which caused quite a scandal in high society. Pope, who…

This is the first page of Samuel Johnson's periodical essay, The Rambler No. 11. In this essay, Johnson analyzes the social and personal implications of individuals lacking emotional control. There is a very theatrical leading letter that embodies…

This project includes audio descriptive text, a screen reader document for the educational module that accompanies the exhibition, and audio recordings of the descriptions for each section of the exhibition.

This online exhibit follows the life experience of Hilbert Margol, a veteran of the European Theater and liberator of Dachau during World War II. 

This online exhibit follows the life experience of Mel Price, a veteran of the Pacific Theater during World War II. 

This online exhibit follows the life experience of Anna Boon who spent time as a civilian POW in Indonesia during World War II. 

This online exhibit follows the World War II experiences of a long-time Georgia family.