GSA Annual Meeting in Seattle, Washington, USA - 2017

Paper No. 165-1
Presentation Time: 9:00 AM-6:30 PM

INTRODUCTION TO THE SESSION: MONOLOGUES AND REMARKS


FEIG, Anthony D., Department of Geography, Central Michigan University, CMU DOW 276, Mt. Pleasant, MI 48859 and BENNETT-HUXTABLE, Timothy A., Screen Actors Guild, American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, Los Angeles, CA 90036, anthony.feig@cmich.edu

Humor is a powerful and effective tool for communication, and can be particularly useful in providing gateways to scientific thought and principles. Scientific comedy is also useful for scientists who want to express and reflect on their lived experiences beyond the laboratory, classroom or field site. Different types and applications of “geocomedy” are discussed, including its use in teaching and learning, as a means to interpret current events, and to reflect on life in an educational institution or in the discipline as a whole.