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social commentary

noun — 2 senses

social commentary

noun
1

The expression of one's point of view or feelings towards society, usually through literature.

  • Satire is often employed in social commentary.
  • Since the release of his 2014 debut album ‘Everybody Down’, Kae Tempest has consistently provided some of the UK’s most incisive, sharp-tongued social commentary.2025 July 3, Fred Garratt-Stanley, “Kae Tempest – ‘Self Titled’ review: an inspiring reflection on identity and self-discovery”, in NME:
2

A work of this kind.

  • Nineteen Eighty-Four is the best known of Orwell's social commentaries.

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