BUI301 Funny Story
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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.
Course objectives
Students will learn to:
- Critically analyze the function of humor in storytelling;
- Identify humorous techniques as they are deployed in storytelling; and
- Evaluate theories of humor and their application to storytelling media.
Online study guides
Chronological order
List of discussion notes
Study groups
Group A:
- Architha Bommena
- Anna Gardner Herren
- Ava Sweeney
Group B:
- Daisy Hudson
- Josh Mellott
- Kate Paras
Group C:
- Alex Landgraf
- Logan Busbee
- Marguerite Sprain
Group D:
- Mary Elizabeth Martin
- Sam Sompayrac
- Zachary Foley
Texts & resources
Books
- Noël Carroll, Humour: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2014).