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Open to all levels, ANTH 470 invites students to explore the use of media beyond text in social and cultural research. Build on research you have aleady done or develop a new project.

Open to all levels, ANTH 470 invites students to explore the use of media beyond text in social and cultural research. Build on research you have aleady done or develop a new project.

Spring 2026

This course explores the rich and complex tradition of African American humor across theatre, radio/TV, folklore, literature, and standup comedy. Through interdisciplinary lenses—from cultural studies to humor theory—we’ll examine how Black humor reflects, critiques, and reshapes ideas of race, identity, language, class, and authenticity. Together, we’ll laugh, analyze, and engage the political and cultural power of Black comedic expression, past and present.

Freshmen interested in Anthropology are encouraged to enroll in a GE Seminar taught by Anthropology faculty.