Academic Work!
Papers and Presentations!
Here are examples of research I have done in the fields of Comedy and Film. Research was conducted during my time at the University of Kansas.
A Measurement of Comedic Abstraction
An essay comparing the quality of abstraction to comedy in all its forms, culminating in a proposed measurement system for comedy.
Presented at the University of Kansas' Undergraduate Research Symposium, 2019
Completed for FMS 585: Capstone in Film and Media Studies
It's Nothing if Not Funny: Generational Perspective on Nihilist Comedy
A presentation proposing the emergence of a new variety of comedy, exhibiting the generational divide on modern humor reception by use of a participant panel.
Completed for FMS 498: Honors Independent Seminar
John Smith: Experimentation in the Film Medium
A presentation analyzing the body of work of experimental filmmaker John Smith in terms of his innovations in comedy, documentary, and installation art.
Presented at the University of Kansas' Undergraduate Research Symposium, 2018
Completed for FMS: 478 Experimental Production