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May 11, 2024
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CINE 203 - Funny Women: Women, Comedy, and Film Semester Offered: Second Semester Full Course Credits: 4 credits Attribute: 4HU
From Lucille Ball to Lena Dunham, Moms Mabley to Tyler Perry’s Madea, students will be asked to investigate what (theoretically) it means to be funny by exploring who (historically, culturally, economically, racially) is viewed as funny in our society. Readings will include selections from Bergson, Bakhtin, and Freud, as well as essays by Nora Ephron, Diablo Cody, and Tina Fey. The course also examined the careers of comedians such as Elaine May, Lily Tomlin, and Whoopi Goldberg.
Enrollment Limit: 20 Instructor: L. Vonderheide
Cross List Information: GSFS 206
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