Week # 13 - November 20, 2008

"Three clergymen - one Catholic, one Jewish, and one Episcopalian…" Religious humor: sacred vs secular. Sacred clowns and not-so-sacred jokes. Between appropriateness and hostility.   Readings for Week 13 & 14:

Apte, Mahadev L.: Cultural Expressions of Humor. In Humor and Laughter. An Anthropological Approach. Cornell University Press. 1985. Pp. 151-238.

Cohen, Ted: Jewish Jokes and The Acceptance of Absurdity. Taste, Morality, and The Propriety of Joking. In Jokes. Philosophical Thoughts on Joking Matters. University of Chicago Press. 1999. Pp. 45-86.

Koller, Marvin, R.: Religious Humor. In Humor and Society: Explorations in the Sociology of Humor. Houston. 1988. Pp. 177-194.

TAKE-HOME EXAM!!! (to be turned in on December 11, 2008)