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FILM 225  The Comedy Film  Units: 3.00  
This course examines the emergence and continuing popularity of the comedy film from a global perspective. It explores the history and transformations of the genre and the ways in which comedy has been mobilized as a popular media to address larger cultural, political, and sociological issues.
Learning Hours: 108 (24 Lecture, 24 Laboratory, 12 Tutorial, 48 Private Study)  
Requirements: Prerequisite Level 2 or above.  
Offering Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Science  

Course Learning Outcomes:

  1. Understand the history of the Comedy Film in a historical context.
  2. Apply key concepts in the theoretical study of the Comedy Film.
  3. Identify re-current trends in the Comedy Film across different cultural contexts.
  4. Analyze how discomfort, awkwardness, and physical humour is mobilized in the Comedy Film.
  5. Describe the forms of humour in Comedy Film.
  6. Contextualize the use of humour in the Comedy Film across various historical forms and genres.