SCHEDULE

Week # 12 - November 10, 2010
"Sex and the City." Gender, sexuality and sexual inequality in humor.
Assignment #4 (take home; to be turned in on November 24, 2010).

Week # 13 - November 17, 2010
"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 1, 2010).

Week # 14 - November 24, 2010
"Q: What did the blonde name her pet zebra? A: Spot."
Hate and absurdity humor. Social inequality and stereotyping

Week # 15 - December 1, 2010
The Satellite Dish for Campers.
Political and organizational humor. Globalization and consumerism.

EXAM #3!!! (take home; to be turned in on Decmebr 15, 2010).

Week # 16 - December 8, 2010
ODDS and ENDS.

Week # 17 - December 15, 2010
Last day to turn in your final exam!!!