Beyond “Funny”: Humor as Catharsis and Social Action

As part of our No Reservation series, join Dr. Jennie Young on Beyond “Funny”: Humor as Catharsis and Social Action.

This talk will address the power of humor when it transcends entertainment. In particular, it will look at the role of comedy in dark or difficult times. It will also feature excerpts and a discussion of some of the humor that’s emerged from the pandemic.

Link to selected writing: https://jennieyoung.medium.com/jennie-young-selected-writing-aa7830c21fbd

Jennie Young is an English professor and humor writer based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. She’s studied at The Second City and has work in McSweeney’s, Slackjaw, Weekly Humorist, The Satirist, HuffPost, and others. She has a Ph. D. in rhetoric and discourse studies and is the editor of the academic satire site The Monocle of Higher Education.

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