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GSFS 206 - 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: CINE 203


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