PMA 3740

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PMA 3740
Parody

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2022-2023. Courses of Study 2022-2023 is scheduled to publish mid-June.

In A Theory of Parody, Linda Hutcheon defines parody broadly as "repetition with critical difference, which marks difference rather than similarity." Taking a cue from Hutcheon, we will consider parody as a form of meaning making that is not necessarily used in the service of ridicule. Rather, we will examine a number of late-twentieth- and early-twenty-first-century imitative works in order to distinguish the rich variety of political agendas and aesthetic rationales for recent parody. An emphasis on postmodern or contemporary performances and media that renovate images, ideas, and icons from modernism and modernity will unite our otherwise diverse efforts. Some of these efforts will also highlight what happens when an artist takes up a work made for one platform (for example, theatre, performance art, installation, cinema, television, the Web) and parodies it in another. Creators and works under consideration may range from Christopher Durang, Split Britches, and Pig Iron Theatre Company to The Simpsons, Cookie's Fortune, and Strindberg and Helium.

When Offered Fall.

Distribution Category (ALC-AS, LA-AS)
Course Subfield (HTC)

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 3745, FGSS 3740, LGBT 3740

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16687 PMA 3740   SEM 101

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    • MW
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022

    • Salvato, N

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Class will meet in room 220 of the Schwartz Center.