Pranksters, Standups, and Fitness Gurus: New Perspectives on Parody
Panelists and talks include the following:
Jesus and Jest: Comedy and Christianity in the 1960s
Joshua Wright, Hope College
How Standup Made Islam Secular
Samah Choudhury, Ithaca College
In on the Joke: Parody and Religion at SoulCycle
Cody Musselman, Washington University in St. Louis
This is the third event in the Danforth Center on Religion and Politics’ series Reverent Irreverence: Parody, Religion, and Contemporary Politics.
In this series:
Dodging the Sisters: Why Queer Nuns Keep Going Viral
Melissa Wilcox, University of California-Riverside
Thursday, January 18, 2024, 5:00-6:30 p.m.
Knight Hall, Emerson Auditorium
Earthalujah! Reverend Billy & The Church of Stop Shopping: A Conversation with William Talen and Savitri D
Tuesday, February 6, 2024, 7:00-8:30 p.m.
Knight Hall, Emerson Auditorium
Pranksters, Standups, and Fitness Gurus: New Perspectives on Parody
Thursday, February 29, 2024, 5:00-6:30 p.m.
Knight Hall, Emerson Auditorium
- Jesus and Jest: Comedy and Christianity in the 1960s
(Joshua Wright, Hope College) - How Standup Made Islam Secular
(Samah Choudhury, Ithaca College) - In on the Joke: Parody and Religion at SoulCycle
(Cody Musselman, Washington University in St. Louis)
Playing Sacred: The Camp Aesthetics of Feminist and Queer Art
Anthony Petro, Boston University
Tuesday, April 16, 2024, 5:00-6:30 p.m.
Knight Hall, Emerson Auditorium