GROUP PRESENTATION

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GROUP PRESENTATION FILM GENRES
(ENG3110-1) TUESDAY, SEPT. 28 DR. PICART
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REMAKING THE FRANKENSTEIN MYTH ON FILM BETWEEN
LAUGHTER AND HORROR
CHAPTER 2 (Un)Leashing Laughter Gender, Power
and Humor SLAPSTICK AND SCAPEGOATS ABBOTT AND
COSTELLO MEET FRANKENSTEIN
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OUTLINE

1. Main Characters/Continuation of Frankenstein Myth
   Shadow figures/ Bisociation Example (10 min.)

2) Video Activity (15 min.)
3) Discussion Questions (5 min.)
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DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
-Why is Chick presented as the more dominant
character? -Why is Wilbur portrayed as a first
(feminized) shadow? -How does the film differ
under the title of Abbott and Costello Meet
Frankenstein instead of the intended title of The
Brain of Frankenstein?
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THE END