AP/CMDS2215 3.0 M: Comedy and Social Change
Offered by: CMDS
Session
Winter 2025
Term
W
Format
LECT
Instructor
Calendar Description / Prerequisite / Co-Requisite
This course introduces the theories, psychology, and functions of humour in North America from the 19th century to today. It explores comedy's pedagogical possibilities for analyzing and confronting social inequities related to race, class, sexuality, gender, disability, and citizenship status. Using a cultural studies approach, students examine comedy as truth-telling, emancipatory, and coalition-building practices across multiple media platforms.This course was previously offered as AP/COMN 2215 3.00
Course Start Up
Course Websites hosted on York's "eClass" are accessible to students during the first week of the term. It takes two business days from the time of your enrolment to access your course website. Course materials begin to be released on the course website during the first week. To log in to your eClass course visit the York U eClass Portal and login with your Student Passport York Account. If you are creating and participating in Zoom meetings you may also go directly to the York U Zoom Portal.
For further course Start Up details, review the Getting Started webpage.
For IT support, students may contact University Information Technology Client Services via askit@yorku.ca or (416) 736-5800. Please also visit Students Getting Started UIT or the Getting Help - UIT webpages.
- Academic Honesty
- Student Rights and Responsibilities
- Religious Observance
- Grading Scheme and Feedback
- 20% Rule
No examinations or tests collectively worth more than 20% of the final grade in a course will be given during the final 14 calendar days of classes in a term. The exceptions to the rule are classes which regularly meet Friday evenings or on Saturday and/or Sunday at any time, and courses offered in the compressed summer terms. - Academic Accommodation for Students with Disabilities
