While comedy as a genre generally reflects the time of its creation, humor operates as a buffer to social inequality, casting a critical eye over the effects of cultural bullying. This course is particularly interested in exploring the role of stand-up comedy as it challenges norms and cultural taboos, forces us out of our comfort zone, raising awareness for why we laugh and what we laugh at. Inspired by the necessity for a more visible presence of comedy and taboo humour in the academic discourse, this course specifically explores the role of stand-up comedy in mediating and reshaping the racial and social dynamics of US-American society.
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23-ANG-AngVM2 Vertiefungsmodul 2: The Americas/ Interamerican Studies | VM 2.2 The Americas: Culture and Literature | Study requirement
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VM 2.3 The Americas: Film and Media | Study requirement
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23-LIT-LitP8 Englischsprachige Literaturen | Englischsprachige Literaturen in exemplarischen Lektüren 1 | Study requirement
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Englischsprachige Literaturen in exemplarischen Lektüren 2 | Study requirement
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Englischsprachige Literaturen: Traditionen, Gattungen, Motive | Study requirement
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Seminar mit Lektüreschwerpunkt | Study requirement
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