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'''Blount 301 Funny Story''' is a seminar taught in the [https://blount.as.ua.edu/ Blount Scholars Program] by [[wikipedia:User:Jeremy Butler|Jeremy Butler]], professor emeritus, the University of Alabama.
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'''Blount 301 Funny Story''' is a seminar taught in the [https://blount.as.ua.edu/ Blount Scholars Program] by [[wikipedia:User:Jeremy Butler|Jeremy Butler]], professor emeritus of television and film, the University of Alabama, during the fall 2022 semester.
  
 
== Course objectives ==
 
== Course objectives ==
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#The course will present analytical methods for understanding how humor functions in film, television, and other media.
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#The course will discuss theories of humor.
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#The course will introduce students to various makers of humorous stories.
  
Students will learn to:
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== Course assignments ==
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Follow these links for more details:
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#[[A (mostly) visual analysis]]
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#[[A (mostly) verbal analysis]]
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#[[A comic piece]]
  
 
== Online study guides ==
 
== Online study guides ==
 
===Chronological order===
 
===Chronological order===
 
===List of discussion notes===
 
===List of discussion notes===
[[:Category:BUI301F2022 Discussion]]
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[[:Category:BUI301F2022 Discussion|List of discussion topics]]
  
 
==Study groups==
 
==Study groups==
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'''Group A'''
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*Archi Bommena
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*Gardner Herren
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*Ava Sweeney
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'''Group B'''
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*Daisy Hudson
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*Josh Mellott
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*Kate Paras
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'''Group C'''
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*Alex Landgraf
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*Logan Busbee
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*Marguerite Sprain
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'''Group D'''
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*Mayeth Martin
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*Sam Sompayrac
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*Zachary Foley
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|}
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==AV clusters==
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{| class="wikitable" border="1"
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|-
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| valign="top" |
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'''Group 1'''
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*Mayeth Martin
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*Ava Sweeney
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*Daisy Hudson
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| valign="top" |
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'''Group 2'''
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*Archi Bommena
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*Zach Foley
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*Josh Mellott
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| valign="top" |
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'''Group 3'''
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*Logan Busbee
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*Sam Sompayrac
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*Alex Landgraf
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'''Group 4'''
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*Kate Paras
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*Gardner Herren
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*Marguerite Sprain
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== Texts & resources ==
 
== Texts & resources ==
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===Course outline===
 
===Course outline===
 
*[https://bit.ly/b301f22 Schedule of topics and screenings]
 
*[https://bit.ly/b301f22 Schedule of topics and screenings]
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===Articles and book chapters===
 
===Articles and book chapters===
  
 
[[Category:BUI301F2022]]
 
[[Category:BUI301F2022]]

Latest revision as of 16:26, 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

  1. The course will present analytical methods for understanding how humor functions in film, television, and other media.
  2. The course will discuss theories of humor.
  3. The course will introduce students to various makers of humorous stories.

Course assignments

Follow these links for more details:

  1. A (mostly) visual analysis
  2. A (mostly) verbal analysis
  3. A comic piece

Online study guides

Chronological order

List of discussion notes

List of discussion topics

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

AV clusters

Group 1

  • Mayeth Martin
  • Ava Sweeney
  • Daisy Hudson

Group 2

  • Archi Bommena
  • Zach Foley
  • Josh Mellott

Group 3

  • Logan Busbee
  • Sam Sompayrac
  • Alex Landgraf

Group 4

  • Kate Paras
  • Gardner Herren
  • Marguerite Sprain

Texts & resources

Books

  • Noël Carroll, Humour: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2014).

Course outline

Articles and book chapters