Contemporary American Satire: An Overview 3301-KA2523

Knowledge
Students will be able to:
- K_W01 - Identify and characterize on an advanced level the place and status of Humor Studies within the humanities
- K_W02 - Describe on an advanced level the current trends in American satire and Humor Studies
- K_W03 - Identify the essential issues, main methods and theories in research in the realm of Humor Studies and American satire
- K_W04 - Characterize on an advanced level the principles of research design in literary and culture studies with special focus on the application of methods and tools in formulating research problems in the realm of Humor Studies/American satire

Abilities
Students will be able to:
- K_U01 - Apply advanced terminology and notions pertinent to the discipline of Humor Studies within literary and culture studies
- K_U03 - Apply knowledge obtained during the course of studies to account for and solve a problem, thereby completing a research task related to American satire and the discipline of literary studies and/or culture studies
- K_U04 - Analyze literary and cultural phenomena as expressed in American satire and draw generalizations on their basis in the context of societal, historical and economic factors on an advanced level
- K_U06 - Find information in various sources and critically assess its usefulness for research related to the topic of the MA project and the final assignment
- K_U07 - Use modern technology in the process of learning and communicating with academic teachers, colleagues, representatives of various institutions and fellow participants in classes and projects, applying various channels and techniques of communication (specifically, use Perusall.com during the course to close read and comment upon assigned texts, and employ modern research and editing tools to create a video essay or a podcast episode for the final assignment)
- K_U08 - Participate in group projects, collaborate with others and be a team leader in conducting collaborative research, doing groupwork, and preparing the final assignment

Social competences
Students will be ready to:
- K_K02 - Apply knowledge and skills obtained during the course of studies to undertake lifelong learning in the realm of Humor Studies and American satire
- K_K03 - Take responsibility for performing one’s professional duties, with due respect for the work of others, obey and develop the ethical norms in professional and academic settings related to course and the discipline of Humor Studies, literary studies, and cultural studies
- K_K05 - Participate in academic and cultural undertakings in the realm of Humor Studies and American satire offered via various media
- K_K06 - Value cultural heritage and cultural diversity as well as individual opinions as exemplified in American satire

Education at language level C2

- attendance
- class participation/being active
- preparation/homework (i.e., reading assignments, commenting, and taking part in online discussions on Perusall.com)
- final assignment (term paper, video essay, or a recorded podcast discussion)
3 absences are allowed.

Brandon J. Manning, Played Out: The Race Man in Twenty-First-Century Satire (Rutgers University Press, 2022)
James E. Caron, Satire as the Comic Public Sphere: Postmodern Truthiness and Civic Engagement (Penn State University Press, 2021)
Danielle Fuentes Morgan, Laughing to Keep from Dying: African American Satire in the Twenty-First Century (University of Illinois Press, 2020)
Jody C. Baumgartner, American Political Humor: Masters of Satire and Their Impact on U.S. Policy and Culture (ABC-CLIO, 2019)
Ian Wilkie, The Routledge Comedy Studies Reader (Routledge, 2019)
Julie A. Webber, The Joke Is on Us: Political Comedy in (Late) Neoliberal Times (Lexington Books, 2018)
Nick Marx and Matt Sienkiewicz, The Comedy Studies Reader (University of Texas Press, 2018)
Richard Wallace, Mockumentary Comedy: Performing Authenticity (Palgrave Macmillan, 2018)
John Gilmore, Satire: New Critical Idiom (Routledge, 2018)
Mehnaaz Momen, Political Satire, Postmodern Reality, and the Trump Presidency: Who Are We Laughing At? (Lexington Books, 2018)
Jessica Milner Davis, Satire and Politics: The Interplay of Heritage and Practice (Palgrave Macmillan, 2017)
Sabrina Fuchs Abrams, Transgressive Humor of American Women Writers (Palgrave Macmillan, 2017)
Nicholas Holm, Humour as Politics: The Political Aesthetics of Contemporary Comedy (Palgrave Macmillan, 2017)
Chiara Bucaria and Luca Barr, Taboo Comedy: Television and Controversial Humour (Palgrave Macmillan, 2016)
Sophia A. McClennen and Remy M. Maisel, Is Satire Saving Our Nation?: Mockery and American Politics (Palgrave Macmillan, 2014)
Amber Day, Satire and Dissent: Interventions in Contemporary Political Debate (Indiana University Press, 2011)
Ted Gournelos and Viveca S. Green, A Decade of Dark Humor: How Comedy, Irony, and Satire Shaped Post-9 11 America (University Press of Mississippi, 2011)
Jonathan Gray et al., Satire TV: Politics and Comedy in the Post-Network Era (NYU Press, 2009)
Stephen E. Kercher, Revel with a Cause: Liberal Satire in Postwar America (University of Chicago Press, 2006)
Darryl Dickson-Carr, African American Satire: The Sacredly Profane Novel (University of Missouri Press, 2001)

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