Nov 22, 2024
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2013-14
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2013-14
[Archived Catalog]
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JS 2100 - History of Jewish Humor
Explores the rich universe of Jewish humor. We will trace its evolution from the Yiddish culture of the 19th- century shtetl all the way to 21st-century cinema and television, where Woody Allen, Jerry Seinfeld, Mel Brooks, and others have made American humor Jewish and Jewish humor American. We will probe the significance of the schlemiel, the schlimazel, and the schnorrer, and why these cultural archetypes which emerged centuries ago in Eastern Europe still have such resonance today.
Requisites: Soph or Jr or Sr
Credit Hours: 3.0
General Education Code: 2HL
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Eligible grades: A-F,WP,WF,FN,FS,AU,I
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