COM 4100W - Humor and Media

Credits: 4

This course focuses on examples of mediated humor and the ideologies they advance. Throughout this course, students will learn about theories of humor motivation (what makes people laugh) and read communication journal articles analyzing humor from rhetorical, qualitative, and quantitative methods. Students will be encouraged to think critically about how humorous texts invite particular readings and to develop such arguments in their own writing.
Prerequisite(s): COM1020 and COM2401 and COM2801.
Fulfills: Writing Intensive Requirement.