Apr 30 2018
American (Jewish) Humor Conference: Talks, Day 2

American (Jewish) Humor Conference: Talks, Day 2

Presented by University of South Carolina Jewish Studies program at Capstone Campus Room

Session IV: Lenny Bruce and Transgressive Comedy
Session Chair, Paul Malovrh (University of South Carolina)
9:30 – 10:00 Stephen Whitfield (Brandeis University)
Lenny Bruce and the Intellectuals
10:00 – 10:30 Jarrod Tanny (University of North Carolina at Wilmington)
Lenny’s Children: The Rise and Triumph of Blasphemous Jewish
Humor in post-World War II America
10:30 – 11:00 David Slucki (College of Charleston)
Holocaust comedy in American popular culture
11:00 – 11:30 Discussion led by Paul Malovrh (University of South Carolina)

Dates & Times

2018/04/30 - 2018/04/30

Location Info

Capstone Campus Room

898 Barnwell St, Columbia, Columbia, SC 29201