{"id":5478,"date":"2017-05-02T14:50:51","date_gmt":"2017-05-02T20:50:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.library.depaul.press\/full-text\/?p=5478"},"modified":"2017-05-02T15:47:08","modified_gmt":"2017-05-02T21:47:08","slug":"laugh-your-way-through-the-library","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.library.depaul.press\/full-text\/2017\/05\/02\/laugh-your-way-through-the-library\/","title":{"rendered":"Laugh Your Way through the Library!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>\u201cComedy is a funny way of being serious.\u201d<\/p>\n

Peter Ustinov<\/p>\n

Comedy is essentially about disruption, and in times of political unrest, it can be a powerful tool in helping those on the \u201coutside\u201d respond to those on the \u201cinside.\u201d The next DePaul Humanities Center<\/a> event focuses on \u201cTransformations: Clowns, Jesters, & Tricksters: Laughing from the Inside the Outside.\u201d<\/a>\u00a0 The panel brings together a veteran performer of comedy Rik \u201cBonzo Crunch\u201d Gern\u2014a former Ringling Brothers Clown\u2014with two scholars whose work investigates iconic figures in the history of\u00a0comedy: the trickster and the court jester. \u00a0Margaret Noodin studies Native American literature and culture and will speak about the trickster in Anishinaabe stories. You can learn more about the subject by \"\"<\/a>browsing James Cox and Daniel Justice, The Oxford Handbook of Indigenous American Literature <\/em><\/a>. Beatrice Otto, considered a leading expert on the figure of the court jester, will share her insights about this intriguing character. Check out her book to find out how the court jester could influence local politics not only in the courts of the English monarchy but also those of Chinese, African, and Middle Eastern royalties: \u00a0Fools are <\/a>Everywhere: The Court Jester around the World<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>If you\u2019ve ever wondered how a \u201cclass clown\u201d can find a career, take a look at Jan Goldberg\u2019s Careers for Class Clowns and Other Engaging Types<\/em><\/a>\u00a0 in the Career Information Collection, located\u00a0on the first floor of the John T. Richardson Library.<\/p>\n

Searching for a fascinating topic for your next paper? Consider the role of satire in politics. \u00a0You can go back in time to read early 17th<\/sup>-century British authors\u2019 writings on the subject. Among our collection of Early English Books Online, you can find, for example, the 1605\u00a0 Foole upon Foole, or, Six Sortes of Sottes<\/em><\/a>, a delightful title that ends with \u201cNot so strange as true.\u201d <\/em>\u00a0If you\u2019ve never thought about distinguished historical figures as Thomas More or Benjamin Franklin as \u201cfools,\u201d then read Ralph Lerner\u2019s Playing the Fool: Subversive Laughter in Troubled Times<\/a>. <\/em>\u00a0For the kind of \u201cmoral outrage\u201d expressed \"\"<\/a>in religious satire, see Terry Lindvall, God Mocks: A\u00a0History of Religious Satire from the Hebrew Prophets to Stephen Colbert<\/em><\/a>. \u00a0If you want to explore the topic in an American context, you have numerous options, among them: \"\"<\/a>Bruce Granger, Political Satire in the American Revolution, 1763-1783<\/em> <\/a>; Sophia McClennen, Is Satire Saving a Nation? Mockery and American Politics<\/em><\/a>; \u00a0Post-Soul Satire: Black Identity After Civil Rights<\/em><\/a>, edited by Derek C. Mann and James Donohue. Once you\u2019ve done your homework, you might want to take up Ludwig Wittgenstein\u2019s challenge: \u201cA serious and philosophical work would be written consisting entirely of jokes.\u201d<\/p>\n

See you on Monday, May 8, at the DePaul Student Center, room 120, located at 2250 N. Sheffield Ave. The event is free and open to the public.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cComedy is a funny way of being serious.\u201d Peter Ustinov Comedy is essentially about disruption, and in times of political unrest, it can be a powerful tool in helping those on the \u201coutside\u201d respond to those on the \u201cinside.\u201d The next DePaul Humanities Center event focuses on \u201cTransformations: Clowns, Jesters, & Tricksters: Laughing from the <\/p>\n

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