ENGL 306
The Comic Mode in American Film:1930 to the Present Spring 2015
Division I
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This course will be an examination of the film comedy as a genre that has been an important part of American cinema since its inception. We will examine several different modes of sound-era comedy, including romantic comedy, screwball comedy, slapstick comedy, parody, and mockumentary. The films viewed in this course will allow discussion of a number of key questions, including the place of comedy within the history of American film, the relationship of film comedy to other forms of popular humor, the importance of comedy as a commentary on such issues as class, race, gender, and politics, the place of performance within comedy, and the formal and narrative elements that characterize different kinds of film comedy.
The Class: Format: seminar
Limit: 25
Expected: 20
Class#: 4045
Grading: yes pass/fail option, yes fifth course option
Requirements/Evaluation: one 5-page paper, one 8-10 page paper, one class presentation
Prerequisites: a 100-level ENGL course, or a score of 5 on the AP English Literature exam, or a score of 6 or 7 on the Higher Level IB English
Enrollment Preferences: English majors
Distributions: Division I

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