SCHEDULE

Week # 5 - June 1, 2010
"How many anthropologists does it take to screw in a light-bulb? Culture codes and conceptualization of humor. Conditional and non-conditional jokes.
Assignment # 1 (take home -- to be turned in on June 8, 2010).

Week # 6 - June 3, 2010
"Thank You for Smoking." Social functions of humor. Humor as Social Control and/or Social Conflict.
Assignment # 2 (take home -- to be turned in on June 15, 2010).

Week # 7 - June 8, 2010
  "Your culture or mine?" Cross-cultural humor: joking relationships. Etic humor and emic humor.