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2013-2014 HillBook (Class of 2017) [ARCHIVED HILL BOOK]

FRN 338 - Histoire(s) De Rire(s): Comedy in French Culture

Three Credits
Not Offered 2013-2014

Study of social satire and comedy in French culture. We will attempt to understand what is funny and how one laughs in a variety of literary texts, songs, comics, TV shows and films. The course will explore the humorous mechanisms of irony, caricature, parody, satire, situational comedy, black humor, etc.

Prerequisite(s): FRN 332  or higher.