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== Online study guides == | == Online study guides == |
Revision as of 15:58, 9 September 2022
Blount 301 Funny Story is a seminar taught in the Blount Scholars Program by Jeremy Butler, professor emeritus of television and film, the University of Alabama, during the fall 2022 semester.
Course objectives
- The course will present analytical methods for understanding how humor functions in film, television, and other media.
- The course will discuss theories of humor.
- The course will introduce students to various makers of humorous stories.
Course assignments
Follow these links for more details:
Online study guides
Chronological order
List of discussion notes
Study groups
Group A:
- Archi Bommena
- Gardner Herren
- Ava Sweeney
Group B:
- Daisy Hudson
- Josh Mellott
- Kate Paras
Group C:
- Alex Landgraf
- Logan Busbee
- Marguerite Sprain
Group D:
- Mayeth Martin
- Sam Sompayrac
- Zachary Foley
Texts & resources
Books
- Noël Carroll, Humour: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2014).