Satirical-pamphleteering competition as a cultural phenomenon

Половинко, Данііл Миколайович (2026) Satirical-pamphleteering competition as a cultural phenomenon [Кваліфікаційні роботи здобувачів] Перший (бакалаврський). Шифр академічної групи: ФІЛб-1-22-4.0д. Дата захисту: 16.06.2026, Київський столичний університет імені Бориса Грінченка.

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Анотація

Satire and pamphleteering occupy an important place in cultural history because they transform criticism into a public act. Before modern journalism, hip-hop or any semblance of today’s internet culture, these literary devices allowed writers and marginalized communities to challenge authority and expose hypocrisy inside the same hierarchical systems that burdened them, meanwhile they invited their respective audiences to participate in symbolic struggles over legitimacy and identity. Their force lies not only in direct argument, but also in parodying and exaggerating the authorities through various grotesque imagery and rhetorical confrontation. The importance of satirical-pamphlet competition extends beyond literature – it shaped religious debates and revolutionary movements, as well as anti-imperial critique and later forms of popular culture. From Aristophanes, Martin Luther, Jonathan Swift, Voltaire, Taras Shevchenko, and Ivan Franko to hip-hop battles, diss tracks, memes, and online commentary, societies repeatedly use mockery intertwined with public exposure to negotiate power and meaning. The relevance of this research is determined by the fact that contemporary culture is increasingly shaped by rapid symbolic conflicts. Often times today’s internet debates and viral memes function in ways similar to older pamphlet wars: they circulate quickly and invite public judgment, all the while turning disagreement into cultural performance. Therefore, studying satirical-pamphleteering competition makes it possible to understand both forms of intellectual resistance and their transformation within hip-hop and digital media. The purpose of this paper is to analyze satirical-pamphleteering competition as a cultural phenomenon and to reveal its philosophical, culturological, communicative, and agonistic functions through the comparison of satire and pamphlets, hip-hop battles and diss tracks, and how these forms shaped internet culture. Main tasks of this paper:  Analysis of satire and pamphleteering as historical forms of cultural criticism and public dialogue;  Analysis of Ukrainian polemical literature as a form of cultural self-defense and moral critique;  Examination of ridicule, irony, parody, grotesque imagery, exposure, and polemical confrontation as mechanisms of cultural struggle;  Comparison between historical satirical-pamphlet competition with hip-hop battles and diss tracks as contemporary forms of verbal agonistics;  Lastly, it’s important to determine how internet culture, memes, reaction videos, livestreams, and algorithmic media transform older forms of satirical conflict. Object: satirical-pamphleteering competition as a cultural and communicative phenomenon. Subject: the philosophical, cultural, rhetorical, and media mechanisms through which satire, pamphlets, hip-hop battles, diss tracks, and internet culture function as forms of public confrontation, symbolic competition, and cultural resistance. The theoretical and methodological basis of the study consists of philosophical, literary, cultural, historical, and media-theoretical approaches. The research relies on concepts of carnival and grotesque laughter, public sphere theory, agonistic democracy, cultural representation, subculture, spectacle, imagined communities, postcolonial critique, and hip-hop studies. The methodological foundation includes analysis and synthesis, historical and comparative methods, cultural interpretation, discourse analysis, and content analysis. The practical significance of the study lies in connecting historical literary and philosophical traditions with contemporary cultural practices. By analyzing satire, pamphlets, hip-hop, and internet culture within one framework, the research demonstrates that modern digital conflicts are not isolated phenomena, but part of a longer history of public symbolic struggle through which societies question authority, defend identity, and negotiate truth, legitimacy, and moral order.

Тип елементу :	Кваліфікаційні роботи здобувачів (Перший (бакалаврський))
Ключові слова:	Satire; pamphlet; social media; hip-hop; diss tracks; battles;
Шифр освітньої програми:	033.00.01
Шифр академічної групи:	ФІЛб-1-22-4.0д
ПІБ наукового керівника:	Горбань Олександр Володимирович
Дата захисту:	16.06.2026
Місце захисту:	Київський столичний університет імені Бориса Грінченка
Типологія:	Кваліфікаційні роботи здобувачів > Філософія
Підрозділи:	Факультет суспільно-гуманітарних наук > Кафедра філософії та релігієзнавства
Користувач, що депонує:	Андрій Вікторович Царенок
Дата внесення:	25 Черв 2026 13:35
Останні зміни:	25 Черв 2026 13:35
URI:	https://elibrary.kubg.edu.ua/id/eprint/58686

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