German Humor

Catalog description

Popular and literary texts (collections of jokes, pranks and comedies) in the print and visual media provide a basis of comparison for students to reflect critically on the function of humor in German culture from the sixteenth century until the present. Exposes the different types and functions of German humor and understands both the historical and the contemporary theoretical debate on the study of (German) humor. Taught almost exclusively in German, with reading and writing assignments done in the target language.