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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. |
== Course objectives == | == Course objectives == | ||
Students will learn to: | 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 == | == Online study guides == | ||
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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]] |
Revision as of 19:43, 14 August 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.
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
Texts & resources
Books
- Noël Carroll, Humour: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2014).