This page was created by Marian Jorda. The last update was by Mary Lopez.
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I'm a fourth year World Arts & Culture major at the University of California Los Angeles, focusing on the role of humor being a tool in activism having the function to communicate and process different social issues.
Many people look at comedy being a way to let loose, an elevation of free time or even a form of escapism. And it can be all those things, it can actually be whatever a person decides it to be. Humor has the ability to function, in multiple dimensionalities.
But for me, humor is a unique tool that has the power to process, heal and bring change. Kron’s work is an incredible example of the complex space humor can hold in shedding light to certain topics. Her work of art demonstrates that we need to put ourselves in those spaces that are uncomfortable, because it actually brings us closer to the truth. Humor then becomes a tool that helps us carry some of these tremendously emotional and difficult topics— in turn, being a way to deconstruct, somehow beginning to make sense out of the senseless.
Outline the different Paths the viewer can take:
-My expierence; inspirations, education
-Comedians role/ influence within society
-Trevor Noah/ Amy Schumer/ Stephen Colbert/ 2 Dope Queens
- Nick Brennan: 3 Mics
-Lisa Kron, "2.5 Minute Ride"
This page has paths:
- WELCOME Mary Lopez