Guest lecturer via Zoom / Nele Sallawisch ( Universität Trier) 5. Dec 2024
05. Dec
“Funny Women, Funny Bodies: Recent Stand-up Comedy by Women in the U.S."
Join us for an academic lecture featuring Nele Sallawisch from University Trier
titled, “Funny Women, Funny Bodies: Recent Stand-up Comedy by Women in the U.S.”
on Dec. 5, 2024, from 18:15-19:45 on Zoom (Meeting ID: 950 8960 0720, Kenncode:
662349). This academic talk considers stand-up comedy by women in the U.S. from
the last 10 to 15 years to tease out how they use the stage as "unruly
women" (Kathleen Rowe Karlyn). Examples from performers such as Ali Wong,
Tig Notaro, and Wanda Sykes address women's lives and women's rights in various
ways, with the body as a central focalizer that seems hard to get rid of. The
talk offers thoughts on the relationship between female--and/or
feminist--comedians and the relevance of comedy about and with the body.