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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. | + | '''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 == | ||
| + | #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: | ||
| + | #[[A (mostly) visual analysis]] | ||
| + | #[[A (mostly) verbal analysis]] | ||
| + | #[[A comic piece]] | ||
== Online study guides == | == Online study guides == | ||
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==Study groups== | ==Study groups== | ||
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| + | *Daisy Hudson | ||
| + | *Josh Mellott | ||
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| + | *Mayeth Martin | ||
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| + | *Ava Sweeney | ||
| + | *Daisy Hudson | ||
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| + | *Archi Bommena | ||
| + | *Zach Foley | ||
| + | *Josh Mellott | ||
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| + | *Logan Busbee | ||
| + | *Sam Sompayrac | ||
| + | *Alex Landgraf | ||
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| + | '''Group 4''' | ||
| + | *Kate Paras | ||
| + | *Gardner Herren | ||
| + | *Marguerite Sprain | ||
| + | |} | ||
== 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 11:26, 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
- 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
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Group A
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Group B
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Group C
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Group D
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AV clusters
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Group 1
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Group 2
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Group 3
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Group 4
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Texts & resources
Books
- Noël Carroll, Humour: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2014).
