The 1800s E4 - Maggie Hennefeld

Jun 26, 2024 · 50m 33s
The 1800s E4 - Maggie Hennefeld
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Maggie Hennefeld, Professor of Cultural Studies and Comparative Literature at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, has literally written the book(s) on early cinematic feminist humor. https://cup.columbia.edu/book/death-by-laughter/9780231559812 and https://cup.columbia.edu/book/specters-of-slapstick-and-silent-film-comediennes/9780231179478 tackle...

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Maggie Hennefeld, Professor of Cultural Studies and Comparative Literature at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, has literally written the book(s) on early cinematic feminist humor. Death by Laughter: Female Hysteria and Early Cinema and Specters of Slapstick and Silent Film Comediennes tackle similar themes to those explored in her five picks from the 1890s, which reveal the expansive possibilities of the earliest days of film, from anarchic comedy to those who worked behind the camera.

Maggie is also a curator of the 4-disc DVD/Blu-ray collection Cinema's First Nasty Women and co-director of Archives on Screen, Twin CitiesHer socials are:
Twitter: @magshenny
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hennefem/
Bsky: https://bsky.app/profile/hennefem.bsky.social


Visit https://www.the5bestfilmsofeveryyearever.com/list to submit your own five favorites of the 1800s for a final tally in the season finale!

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