Frank Capra, State of the Union (1948).

Stanley Kubrick, Dr. Strangelove (1964).

Mike Nichols, Catch-22 (1970).

Robert Altman, Nashville (1976).

Robert Altmam, Secret Honor (1984).

Tim Robbins, Bob Roberts (1992).

Peter Segal, My Fellow Americans (1996).

Barry Levinson, Wag the Dog (1997).

Warren Beatty, Bulworth (1998).

READING AND VIEWING ASSIGNMENTS:

August 31-September 4: Introduction. General discussion of satire.

September 8-10: Mark Twain and Jonathan Swift's short works (handouts).

One page Paper Due: Definition of Satire.

September 14-18: Gulliver's Travels, Books I and II.

September 21-25: Gulliver's Travels, Books III and IV. Group Report #1, Sept. 23^rd.

September 28-October 2: Candide. Group Report #2, Sept 28th.

October 5-9: 1984. Group Report #4, Oct. 5^th.

October 12-16: A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court.

October 19-23: A Connecticut Yankee, continued.

Mid-Term Examination on October 23rd.

October 26-30: The State of the Union.

Critical Essay topic due on October 30^th.

November 2-6: Dr. Strangelove. Group Report #5, Nov. 2^nd.

November 9-13: Secret Honor and Nashville. Group Report #6, Nov. 9^th.

November 16-20: Nashville, continued.

November 23-25: Primary Colors. Group Report #7, Nov. 25^th.

November 30-December 4: Bob Roberts and Wag the Dog. Group Report #8, Dec. 2^nd.

Critical Essay due on November 30^th. .

December 7-11: Bullworth.

December 15: Final paper due by 3:00 P.M..

COURSE REQUIREMENTS:

The grade for this course will be based on four pieces of work:

1. A mid-term examination,

2. A group report on one of the assigned texts.

3. A journal of your responses to the fiction and films.

4. And a final examination.