LIT 344 / COMEDY & SATIRE LECTURE NOTES CLICK ON A LINK BELOW TO GO TO THE NOTES One: IS IT UNIVERSAL? Two: ARCHETYPES IN AMERICAN HUMOR Three: DIALECTS & ACCENTS So How's By You? Four: TABOOS Is Nothing Sacred? Five: INHERITED HUMOR That's One! Six: JEWISH HUMOR Seven: OH WHAT A LOVELY WAR Eight: ALL ABOUT TWAIN On Your Mark, Get Set, Sam Nine: THE ELEMENT OF SURPRISE Elephants in Sneakers Ten: FOREIGN COMEDY: From Russia with Love. Eleven: DON'T CONFUSE PARODY WITH SATIRE Vice-Versa is even Worse-a Twelve: JUST MY OPINION Vice-Versa is even Worse-a CLICK ON A LINK BELOW TO GO TO THESE DOCUMENTS | ORIENTATION | | SYLLABUS | | ASSIGNMENTS | | ASSIGNMENT STANDARDS | | GUIDELINES | | RESEARCH BASICS | | LECTURE NOTES | | GLOSSARY | | WHO'S WHO | | PITFALLS | | BEST PRACTICES | | CHECKLISTS | | FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS |