Event Details
Date: February 6, 2025 · 2:00–3:30 pm
Location: Monash University, Caulfield Campus
Discussion led by Til Knowles on Decolonising Comedy:
- Casey M (2013) ‘Laughter and Trauma: Making Sense of Colonial Violence’, Performing Ethos: International Journal of Ethics in Theatre & Performance, 4(1):9–23, doi:10.1386/peet.4.1.9_1.
- Hurley A (2024) ‘Blak Humour: Unveiling Power, Resilience and Sovereignty’, Griffith Review, https://www.griffithreview.com/articles/blak-humour/.
- Primbs O and Dawson MC (2024) ‘Taking Stand‐Up Seriously: Comedy as a Site for Imagining Decolonial Futures’, Sociological Inquiry, 94(4):873–889, doi:10.1111/soin.12585.
Comedy Studies Reading Group
The ACSC’s reading group meets regularly to discuss new and old works of comedy scholarship. Meetings take place in person in Naarm/Melbourne and online via Zoom. Like all our activities, the reading group is run on a volunteer basis in the spirit of collectivism, collegiality, and community service. Meetings are open to all and there is no cost to attend.
If you would like to know more or attend an upcoming meeting, please get in touch.