PMA 3740

PMA 3740

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2019-2020.

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 Spring.

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

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

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16662 PMA 3740   SEM 101

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person