| Description |
It was the best of courses, it was the worst of courses. In this class, we
will read original works of fiction and poetry and the pieces that make
fun of them or turn them on their heads. We will read pieces that are
mocking entire genres. We will watch films that spoof more famous films.
And we will look at cartoons and how they describe the petty foibles of
humans through caricature. Along the way, we will attempt to write our own
pieces of parody and satire and maybe even make a cartoon or film,
depending on how ambitious we are feeling! Among works we may use are
Bored of the Rings, The Wind Done Gone, The Brand X Anthologies of Poetry
and Prose, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, Dark Star,
and many others, depending on the tastes, times, and abilities of the
students in the class. |