SCHEDULE
Week
# 12 - November 12, 2009
"Sex and the City." Gender,
sexuality and sexual inequality in humor.
Assignment #4 (take home; to be turned in on December 3, 2009).
Week
# 13 - November 19, 2009
"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.
Assignment #5 (take home; to be turned in on December 3, 2009).
Week
# 14 - November 26, 2009
THANKSGIVING BREAK!!!
Week
# 15 - December 3, 2009
"Q: What did the blonde
name her pet zebra? A: Spot."
Hate and absurdity humor.
Social inequality and stereotyping.
Week
# 16 - December 10, 2009
The Satellite Dish for
Campers.
Political and organizational
humor. Globalization and consumerism.
EXAM #3!!! (take home; to be turned in on December 17, 2009).
Week
# 17 - December 17, 2009
Last day to turn in your final exam!!!
|