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This study examines the role of humor in political discourse through various comedic lenses. It analyzes primary and secondary sources including political cartoons, film, and literary works, focusing on Barden's Philosophy of Humor and significant examples like "A Modest Proposal" and "When Harry Met Sally." The research emphasizes the importance of effective search techniques for academic inquiry, detailing strategies for locating information in diverse resources such as EBSCO databases and 21st-century digital libraries.
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English 1113 Frederic Murray Assistant Professor MLIS, University of British Columbia BA, Political Science, University of Iowa Instructional Services Librarian Al Harris Library frederic.murray@swosu.edu
Comp I Assignment • Primary Source – Comedic/Humorous • Secondary Source • Barden’s Philosophy of Humor
Examples Dick Cheney's Argument Adam Zyglis, The Buffalo News, 4/30/2009 Fisher, Roger. Them damned pictures : explorations in American political cartoon art. North Haven, CT: Archon, 1996 • Primary • Secondary
Examples A Modest Proposal Bengels, Barbara "Swift's A MODEST PROPOSAL." Explicator 65.1 (2006): 13-15. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 13 Nov. 2009. • Primary • Secondary
Examples When Harry Met Sally Video Transcript CARYN, JAMES "Review/Film; It's Harry Loves Sally in a Romance Of New Yorkers and Neuroses." New York Times 12 July 1989: 15. Newspaper Source Plus. EBSCO. Web. 13 Nov. 2009. • Primary • Secondary
Academic Research • Knowing Where to Look • Knowing How to Look
Catalogs, Databases, & Search Engines • A comprehensive list of the books, periodicals, maps, and other materials in a given collection. • A large, regularly updated file of digitized information related to a specific subject or field. • Computer software designed to help the user locate information available at sites on the World Wide Web by selecting categories from a hierarchical directory of subjects (example: Yahoo!) or by entering appropriate keywords or phrases (Google).
PRIMARY SECONDARY TERTIARY
Search Techniques • Keyword • Basic Boolean
Identifying Keywords • Identify the significant terms and concepts that describe your topic from your thesis statement or research question. • These terms will become the key for searching catalogs, databases and search engines for information about your subject.
Composition I: Paper Five Humor Commentary Script Review Monologue Satire Comedy Theory Transcript
AND = Narrow OR = Expand Boolean • NOT = Exclude
Boolean Operators • Connect keywords only • Must be placedbetween keywords • AND • Narrows your search • OR • Expands your search with synonymous terms • NOT • Excludes words from your search • If used too much, it can work against you!
E-Books: Ebrary/Netbook • 24/7 • Full Text Searching* • Highlight Markup • Note Taking • Changeable Font Size • Online Bookshelf • Multiplicity of Use
EBSCO Databases • Academic Search Complete • Newspaper Source Plus • Literary Reference Center
Internet Resources For Primary Sources • Sriptiologist.com • Goodreads
Questions? • Contact me: • Frederic Murray • 774-7113 • frederic.murray@swosu.edu