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>> HELLO I'M JORDAN SMITH OF THE DEPARTMENT
OF COMPARATIVE WORLD LITERATURE HERE AT CAL STATE LONG BEACH.
I'LL BE TEACHING CWL 320, THAT'S THE COMIC SPIRIT.
IT'S A CLASS ON GLOBAL COMEDY AND HUMOR THEORY.
WE'LL BE READING A VARIETY OF TEXTS
FROM CLASSICAL TIMES TO THE PRESENT.
FROM GREECE, ROME, NIGERIA, JAPAN, FRANCE,
THE UNITED STATES AND MORE.
AND WE'LL BE LOOKING AT QUESTIONS OF THE RELATIONSHIP
BETWEEN HUMOR AND PSYCHOLOGY.
HOW HUMOR CAN BE USED TO CHANGE THE FLOW OF POLITICS.
AND EVEN WORLD HISTORY ITSELF.
I HOPE THAT YOU'LL BE ABLE TO JOIN US ONLINE FOR A SCHEDULE
THAT FITS YOUR SUMMER.
AND I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU.