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IAS Laughter: Why So Serious? Laughter and Literary Studies
22 January 2019, 6:00 pm–8:00 pm
We are delighted to welcome Patrick Hayes (Oxford), Huw Marsh (QMUL), and Katie Fleming (QMUL). Julia Jordan (UCL) will provide responses.
This event is free.
Event Information
Open to
- All
Availability
- Yes
Cost
- Free
Organiser
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Andrew Dean
Location
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IAS ForumGround floor, South Wing, UCLLondonWC1E 6BTUnited Kingdom
Literary studies, if it is anything, is serious-minded. It is tragedy, not comedy, where the prestige lies. Does this seriousness obscure our ability to value the comic in works of art? What can the comic do? And how might the comic upset our disciplinary expectations? Three academics who have researched comic authors or comedy – Patrick Hayes (Oxford), Huw Marsh (QMUL), and Katie Fleming (QMUL) – will have a free flowing conversation on these themes. Jokes optional.
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