Monteverde Lecture: “It’s Complicated: Comedy and Humor as Tools for Coping, Community, and Critique”

Carla McDonough, Belmont University

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Janet Ayers Academic Center, Room 4094

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Presentation

Start Date

25-9-2023 10:00 AM

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Humor is one of the simplest acts we naturally perform, yet one of our most complex tools for social engagement. Humor thus reveals many sides to human behavior. This session introduces approaches you can expect to hear throughout the week, offering both an introduction to the symposium and an overview of the complexities of humor. Drawing on theories from philosophers and comedians—and pulling from research into humor on stage and screen—this session hopes to convey the flexibility of mind that humor requires.

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Monteverde Lecture

Convocation Credit: Intellectual Well-Being

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Sep 25th, 10:00 AM

Monteverde Lecture: “It’s Complicated: Comedy and Humor as Tools for Coping, Community, and Critique”

Janet Ayers Academic Center, Room 4094

Humor is one of the simplest acts we naturally perform, yet one of our most complex tools for social engagement. Humor thus reveals many sides to human behavior. This session introduces approaches you can expect to hear throughout the week, offering both an introduction to the symposium and an overview of the complexities of humor. Drawing on theories from philosophers and comedians—and pulling from research into humor on stage and screen—this session hopes to convey the flexibility of mind that humor requires.