![]() “That has always been the crux of what comedy is.”Īn English and theater major and a gender and women’s studies minor, de Bruijn is particularly interested in female comedians. “As far as form goes, the first-ever comedy was political comedy, making fun of people in positions of power,” she said, explaining her book list, which includes Aristophanes and Aristotle. To lay the groundwork for this undertaking, she is reading everything from ancient Greek and Roman texts to modern gender theory. ![]() She plans on writing a thesis paper and also developing a one-woman show. The rising senior has a Micoleau Family Fellowship in the Creative and Performing Arts from Bowdoin to begin investigating the relationship between comedy and politics for her upcoming yearlong honor’s project. ![]() In preparation for her senior thesis she is researching the way comedy can subvert power. But this summer she is taking comedy seriously in a new way. ![]() Sophie de Bruijn is funny, and at some point she started taking that seriously: performing comedy for audiences rather than just spontaneously amusing family and friends. Sophie de Bruijn performing stand-up on campus last spring ![]()
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