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*Noël Carroll, ''Humour: A Very Short Introduction'' (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2014).
 
*Noël Carroll, ''Humour: A Very Short Introduction'' (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2014).
 
**''Our Hospitality'' (pp. 12-13, 17)
 
**''Our Hospitality'' (pp. 12-13, 17)
**''Chicken Run'' (p. 19)
 
 
**''Curb Your Enthusiasm'' (pp. 25-26)
 
**''Curb Your Enthusiasm'' (pp. 25-26)
 
**''The Three Stooges'' (p. 30)
 
**''The Three Stooges'' (p. 30)
 
**''South Park'' (p. 33)
 
**''South Park'' (p. 33)
**''Bringing Up Baby'' (p. 23) too brief?
 
**''Krazy Kat'' ("mouse attacks a dog" 23) and ''Far Side'' (97, not in reading)
 
 
*''Modern Family''
 
*''Modern Family''
  
 
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Revision as of 18:27, 30 August 2022

Theories of humor

  • Superiority theories
  • Relief or release theories
  • Incongruity theories

Texts & resources

  • Noël Carroll, Humour: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2014).
    • Our Hospitality (pp. 12-13, 17)
    • Curb Your Enthusiasm (pp. 25-26)
    • The Three Stooges (p. 30)
    • South Park (p. 33)
  • Modern Family