SCHEDULE
Week
# 1 - January 10, 2008
Let’s laugh! What
is laughter? Recognizing, vocalizing, defining, and using laughter. Physiology
and evolution of laughter. Is laughing what makes us human or is it smiling?
Week
# 2 - January 17, 2008
Humor me! What is
humor? Defining humor through its attributes: sources (stimuli), their
perception and evaluation, behavioral responses. From Humoral Pathology
to Paleohumorology.
Week
# 3 - January 24, 2008
Are you laughing yet?
Basic elements, factors, and subjects of effective humor. Linguistic studies
of competence in communicating humor.
Week
# 4 - January 31, 2008
How many anthropologists
does it take to screw in a light-bulb? Culture codes and conceptualization
of humor. Conditional and non-conditional jokes.
REVIEW!
Week
# 5 - February 7, 2008
EXAM!!!
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