Suggestions for

Term Projects

Some Possible Topics - or Create Your Own

Don't limit yourself to the topics on this page. These are just suggestions to help you decide on what will work for you and your teammates. Your topic will have to be approved by your instructor. Due date for this is in the course calendar.

In No Particular Order:

Self-Deprecating Humor

Jewish Humor in Theatre / Film / Episodic shows

Humor in the African American Experience

Anger as a motivation for making humor

Hermetic humor - special knowledge required

Toxic humor in the workplace

Using humor to fight toxic humor (or bigotry)

Social Justice Humor

Teaching <Bigots> to Create <Bigoted> Humor - that's actually witty

Self-Deprecating vs Deprecating - Is there a difference?

Humor in modern Israel

Stereotypes in <ethnic group> humor

Humor that makes us cringe

Ethnic Humor in the U.S. - A Comparison

Humor of Various World Religions

Humor around the World

Characteristics of Jewish humor

Creating / Writing Jewish Humor

Jewish Humor in Literature

Links to Previous Student Work

Want to see some previous student projects? Fall 2018 Term Projects || Fall 2017 Term Projects

Even Older Term Projects:

https://youtu.be/8sMIQbQ779I

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zh-rG_BDlYs

http://prezi.com/i00len_iz_zc/