UNIV 104ASketchesOfAmerica:Cmdy&Discrse

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SKETCHES OF AMERICA: COMEDY AND DISCOURSE - - - The UNIV 101 & UNIV 104 courses offer a blended course format which includes two primary components, one focusing on the academic topic, taught by a faculty member with the second component devoted to new student transition topics, taught by a professional staff partner instructor. This freshmen seminar course will explore an intriguing intellectual topic, help freshmen hone critical thinking and writing skills, and assist students in making a successful transition to university life. - - - Sketch comedy is an emerging force in cultural discourse in the internet age. This course will examine the role of sketch comedy in a rapidly changing, increasingly critical media landscape. Our culture is continuously searching for new voices to both entertain and enlighten, and sketch is currently the loudest and most perceptive of those voices. Students will watch, analyze and write about sketch comedy and the multitude of ideas and truths it seeks to expose. From Saturday Night Live to Inside Amy Schumer, sketch comedy is a contemporary foray into the philosophical depths of our world. NOTE: All UNIV 101 and UNIV 104 courses are restricted to students in their FIRST SEMESTER at the University. Students MAY NOT register for more than one UNIV 101 or UNIV 104 course.