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