CCAS 171Humor as Social Control
Chicana/o and Central American Studies · 4 units · Undergraduate upper division (100-199)
Hegemonic humor directs laughter of more powerful people against those with less power. In this case laughter becomes weapon used against Latinos and immigrants. With rise of Latinos in last decade, there has been increase of various guises of anti-Latino hegemonic humor in commercial mass-mediated popular culture. Exploration of theorizing, as well as today’s myriad examples, of such humor to develop critical literacy of social work it accomplishes.
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Not on the schedule for any of Fall 2025 through Spring 2027. UCLA publishes only that window, so this does not mean the course is gone — check the official listing.
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