Trainspotting – Local or universal humour?
Simon Critchley wrote that “A sense of humour is often what connects us most strongly to a specific place”. This got me thinking about films… Read More »Trainspotting – Local or universal humour?
Emily Moreland
Horror, comedy and The Menu
The thing that stood out to me the most from the start of the Cynthia Miller reading was the similarities she highlights between horror and… Read More »Horror, comedy and The Menu
Emily Moreland – Awkwardness in Bridesmaids
Adam Kotsko creates subcategories for awkwardness: “everyday awkwardness”, “cultural awkwardness” and “radical awkwardness”. For the purposes of my analysis, I shall be focusing on “everyday”… Read More »Emily Moreland – Awkwardness in Bridesmaids
Emily Moreland – Camp and Tangled’s Mother Gothel
When defining the ironic nature of camp, Babuscio highlights that one of the “incongruous contrasts” that can be found in film is “that of youth/… Read More »Emily Moreland – Camp and Tangled’s Mother Gothel
Emily Moreland – Umberto Eco’s “Humour” and The Death of Stalin
Initially, I thought that the passage from Umberto Eco’s book entitled ‘Carnival!’ contradicted the Mary Douglas reading from last week as Eco states that “the… Read More »Emily Moreland – Umberto Eco’s “Humour” and The Death of Stalin
Screen Comedy Week 3 – “The Joker”
In the Mary Douglas reading, she outlines the traits of ‘The Joker’. She explains that the jokes told by this figure “expose the inadequacy” of… Read More »Screen Comedy Week 3 – “The Joker”
Emily Moreland – Week 2 Blog Post
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40Wu2R6KHFw In the ‘Machine-age Comedy’ reading, Michael North points out the parallels that can be drawn between the repetitive nature of a machine and… Read More »Emily Moreland – Week 2 Blog Post
Emily Moreland – Week One Blog Post
In his chapter entitled ‘Crazy Machines in the Garden of Forking Paths: Mischief Gags and the Origins of American Film Comedy’ in Classical Hollywood Comedy,… Read More »Emily Moreland – Week One Blog Post