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| Course books: All are published by BFI; available in CUA bookstore Ryan Gilbey, Groundhog Day Charles Maland, City Lights John Pym, The Palm Beach Story. Additional readings by handout or link from the syllabus. |
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| Course Schedule The syllabus is revised as the course proceeds: check this website before each class. Assigned readings are to be completed before class on the date listed. Expect quizzes on readings. Film showing are required: see below. Also see below for screening decorum. Please note that I do not lend DVDs. |
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| Class schedule (subject to change as the course proceeds): Monday, June 30 Introduction to the course: what is comedy? screening: Groundhog Day, directed by Harold Ramis (1993), 101 min. Tuesday, July 1 Thursday, June 3 Monday, July 7 Monday, July 14 Tuesday, July 15 Thursday, July 17 Monday, July 21 Tuesday, July 22 Thursday, July 24 Monday, July 28 Tuesday, July 29 |
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| Course information and policies:
Grading: Attendance: See policies.cua.edu for university policies on attendance: "Good scholarship requires the presence of students at all class and laboratory meetings. The responsibility for prompt and regular class attendance rests upon the individual student. If, for any reason, a student is absent too frequently from class, it may become impossible for that student to receive a passing grade. Authority for excusing absences rests with the teacher who may request that the student obtain authentication of absences considered unavoidable." In this short summer session, each class equals one week in a regular semester. You are expected to attend all class meetings, to arrive on time and to stay until the end of the class. More than one absence subjects you to a lower grade; three absences makes you subject to a failing grade. Significant lateness or leaving early equals absence for the class. Excused absence requires a verifiable excuse. The Dean of Students does not write excuse letters except for extended absences. Calling or emailing to say you will miss class is appreciated but does not excuse an absence. If anything is interfering with your ability to attend class or do the work, talk with me immediately. If I hear about a problem only at the end of the session, that is too late. Film screenings are required. If you skip a film showing, you are considered absent for that entire class. You may not skip a screening because you have seen the movie previously or by promising to watch it on your own. Screening decorum. Watching the films is a serious part of the course. This means that appropriate behavior is expected. Quiet. No going in and out of the room during a showing. No cell phones, texting, use of laptops during screenings. You may invite guests to screenings if they observe proper behavior. Academic dishonesty, includes plagiarism and cheating. We will follow policies.cua.edu, which states that the standard and expected grade for any act of academic honesty is a grade of F in the course. |
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