The Fool’s Laughter: Humor as a Creative Act

Giuliana Rizzo
Independent study
Online

Overview

The Fool is an ancient figure who invites us to consider the space of incongruity and change. The Fool is always an outsider, but also a jester, surprising us with the purpose of laughter and a renewed and widened view of the world around us.

In this course, we will explore the Fool as a personification of art, as a breaker of norms, and as an inspiration for a better understanding of the world.

>> For people interested in the discussion of archetypes and their influence on the individual and society.

>> For people interested in medieval and Renaissance literature and its connection with the Carnivalesque.

>> For people interested in the dynamics and purpose of humor.

>> What is the Fool Archetype

>> The incarnations of the Fool in history and literature

>> The differences between the archetype of the Fool and the Trickster

>> The themes of medieval Carnival and the spirit of the Carnivalesque (referencing M. Bakhtin’s literary theory)

>> Perspectives on laughter as a creative act and as a tool to understand reality

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