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Apr 18, 2024
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FNAR 6316 - History, Humanity, and Humor: Physical Comedy and Beyond
Credits: 3
Explores the roots of comedy and asks why comedy has historically made people laugh. After researching comedies in historical dramatic literature, masks of the commedia dell’ arte, comic scenarios, and comedic problem-solving, students recreate classical physical comedy and investigate their own personal clown. Examines the ways man’s humanity is revealed through humor and the similarities between centuries-old humor, physical comedy, and that of popular culture today. May be applied to the following curricular field concentrations: humanities; arts and cultural traditions.
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