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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.
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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 ==
 
Students will learn to:
 
 
#The course will present analytical methods for understanding how humor functions in film, television, and other media.
 
#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 discuss theories of humor.
 
#The course will introduce students to various makers of humorous stories.
 
#The course will introduce students to various makers of humorous stories.
  
==A (mostly) visual analysis==
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== Course assignments ==
Each student will analyze the visual humor in a short film by [[w:Buster Keaton|Buster Keaton]].
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Follow these links for more details:
 
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#[[A (mostly) visual analysis]]
[[Keaton shorts|View list of Keaton shorts here.]]
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#[[A (mostly) verbal analysis]]
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#[[A comic piece]]
  
 
== Online study guides ==
 
== Online study guides ==
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==Study groups==
 
==Study groups==
'''Group A:'''
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{| class="wikitable" border="1"
*Architha Bommena
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*Anna Gardner Herren
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| valign="top" |
*Ava Sweeney
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'''Group A'''
 
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*Archi Bommena
'''Group B:'''
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*Gardner Herren
*Daisy Hudson
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*Ava Sweeney
*Josh Mellott
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*Kate Paras
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'''Group B'''
 
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*Daisy Hudson
'''Group C:'''
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*Josh Mellott
*Alex Landgraf
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*Kate Paras
*Logan Busbee
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| valign="top" |
*Marguerite Sprain
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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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| valign="top" |
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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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|}
  
'''Group D:'''
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==AV clusters==
*Mary Elizabeth Martin
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{| class="wikitable" border="1"
*Sam Sompayrac
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*Zachary Foley
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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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| valign="top" |
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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 ==

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