SCHEDULE
Week
# 12 - November 8, 2011
"My culture, not yours! Stereotypes... class discussion will be based on a chapter from O'Rourke's "Holidays from Hell." Be prepared!
Week
# 13 - November 15, 2011
"Sex and the City." Gender,
sexuality and sexual inequality in humor.
Week
# 14 - November 22, 2011
"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
Week
# 15 - November 29, 2011
"Q: What did the blonde
name her pet zebra? A: Spot."
Hate and absurdity humor.
Social inequality and stereotyping. Part 1.
Week
# 16 - December 6, 2011
"Q: What did the blonde
name her pet zebra? A: Spot."
Hate and absurdity humor.
Social inequality and stereotyping. Part 2
Week
# 17 - December 13, 2011
Last day to turn in your final exam!!!
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