Date:    Tue, 14 Apr 1998 14:12:05 -0500
<br>From:    Jeanelle Barrett <barrettj[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]OMNI.CC.PURDUE.EDU>
<br>Subject: 3rd Humor Studies Seminar
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<br>Seminar Announcement
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<br>The third International Humor Studies Seminar will be held at the
<br>University of Central Oklahoma (UCO) from July 6 until July 18, 1998.
<br>This year's Seminar features two one-week sessions: Humor Studies
<br>(July 6-11) and Humor and Health (July 13-18).
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<br>The first session, Humor Studies, features The Interpretation of Humor:
<br>A Socio-Cultural Approach, taught by Elliott Oring of California State
<br>University at Los Angeles, and Humor and its Audience(s), taught by
<br>Amy Carrell of the University of Central Oklahoma.
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<br>The second session, Humor and Health, features Overcoming the
<br>Pinnochio Complex, taught by clinical psychologist Michael Titze of
<br>Tuttlingen, Germany, and The Step Beyond Theory: Developing Skills to
<br>Make Humor Relevant in Personal, Interpersonal, and Organizational
<br>Settings, taught by clinical psychologist Waleed A. Salameh of San Diego,
<br>California.
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<br>Classes will meet from 8:30 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. on weekdays and from
<br>9:00 a.m. until noon on Saturday.
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<br>Academic credit at both the undergraduate and graduate levels is
<br>available for each session students admissible to UCO.  Upon successful
<br>completion of the Seminar, participants will receive a certificate of
<br>endorsement from the Seminar Director and the International Society for
<br>Humor Studies.
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<br>UCO is located in Edmond, OK, on the outskirts of Oklahoma City, and is
<br>serviced by Will Rogers World Airport in Oklahoma City.  UCO enrolls
<br>approximately 15,500 students and is the third largest four-year institution
<br>of higher education in the state.
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<br>The Seminar is endorsed by the International Society for Humor Studies (ISHS).
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<br>For more information, please contact
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<br>Amy Carrell, Seminar Director
<br>Department of English
<br>University of Central Oklahoma
<br>100 N. University Drive
<br>Edmond, OK  73034-0184  USA
<br>acarrell[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]aix1.ucok.edu
<br>(405) 341-2980, ext. 5609
<br>fax: (405) 330-3823
<br>http://www.libarts.ucok.edu/english/humor
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<br>Jeanelle Barrett                       barrettj[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]omni.cc.purdue.edu
<br>Editorial Assistant, HUMOR             (765) 494-3747
<br>Department of English                  (765) 494-3780 fax
<br>324 Heavilon Hall                      http://icdweb.cc.purdue.edu/~barrettj
<br>Purdue University
<br>W. Lafayette, IN 47907-1356 USA
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