SCHEDULE

Week # 12 - March 31, 2010
"Sex and the City." Gender, sexuality and sexual inequality in humor.
Assignment #4 (take home; to be turned in on April 14, 2010).

Week # 13 - April 7, 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 April 21, 2010).

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

Week # 15 - April 21, 2010
The Satellite Dish for Campers.
Political and organizational humor. Globalization and consumerism.

EXAM #3!!! (take home; to be turned in on May 5, 2010).

Week # 16 - April 28, 2010
ODDS and ENDS.

Week # 17 - May 5, 2010
Last day to turn in your final exam!!!