Dates: 09/03 - 12/19
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1:35 pm 3:10 pm BEC 110		1:35 pm 3:10 pm BEC 110

Subject: Music Classes (UG) (MUSC)

CRN: 41840

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Brady Educational Center 110

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Fine Arts

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm
     CommGood/Changemaking
     Writing to learn

  Ora Itkin

Why do we laugh when bad things happen to good people and what makes scary movies surprisingly funny to us? Most cultural traditions around the globe have long identified both music and humor as supremely human activities, profoundly tied to language, community, and social living. In this class we will take comedy seriously. We will look at and listen to movies, asking not only what makes them funny (or not) but also examining how music and sound reinforce the comedic effect of the film. Through weekly engagement with images and sounds from all over the world we will explore the ability of humor not only to challenge boundaries of social and cultural conventions but also redefine our relationships with fear and with things beyond our knowledge.

4 Credits

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