Department of English and Creative Writing
Michael Dango
Associate Professor
Director, Program in Media Studies
Director of Graduate Studies, English
Average rating
3.8
31 temporary mock ratings
Difficulty
3.7
course-linked average
Courses
7
in seeded sections
Courses taught
ENGL 601
Fall Teaching Practicum
Open only to those graduate students serving as teaching assistants for courses in English. Repeatable for Credit.
EnglishNone3 credits
3.612.0hDango, Michael
ENGL 603
Fall Teaching Of Lit & Comp
Open only to graduate students teaching independent courses in the English department in the fall semester. Repeatable for Credit.
EnglishNone3 credits
3.810.6hDango, Michael
ENGL 605
Third-Year Writing Workshop
A workshop required of third-year students designed to help transform seminar papers into works of publishable quality.
EnglishNone3 credits
3.610.5hDango, Michael
ENGL 703
Candidacy Research Year 3
Year 3 research leading to PhD candidacy. Repeatable for Credit.
EnglishNone1-9 credits
3.75.8hAranda, Jose, Castroman, Margarita, Dango, Michael, Ellenzweig, Sarah, Levander, Caroline, Regier, Alexander, Srinivasan, Ragini Tharoor, Waligora-Davis, Nicole
ENGL 704
Candidacy Research Year 4
Year 4 research leading to PhD candidacy. Repeatable for Credit.
EnglishNone1-9 credits
3.88.5hCampana, Joseph, Castroman, Margarita, Dango, Michael, Levander, Caroline, Ostherr, Kirsten, Regier, Alexander, Srinivasan, Ragini Tharoor, Waligora-Davis, Nicole
ENGL 800
Phd Research And Thesis
Dissertation research for PhD candidates. Repeatable for Credit.
EnglishNone1-9 credits
3.16.0hAranda, Jose, Campana, Joseph, Castroman, Margarita, Dango, Michael, Joseph, Betty, Levander, Caroline, Michie, Helena, Morton, Timothy, Regier, Alexander, Schneider-Mayerson, Matthew, Srinivasan, Ragini Tharoor, Waligora-Davis, Nicole
HUMA 142
Can You Take A Joke?
What makes something funny, socially, politically, and aesthetically? This course guides students through both the critical study of humor and the creative production of comedy in a diverse range of media forms, from stand-up to TikTok. By studying theories of humor and crafting original jokes in a community of peers, students will navigate firsthand the complicated ways that humor gets at the heart of questions of social difference. What does the need to laugh teach us about the human condition? Why do we find some things funny? How do jokes both create group belonging and police group boundaries? How do we account for differences in sense of humor? Is there such a thing as politically correct humor—or should there be? When should we laugh? When shouldn’t we laugh? Who gets to decide?
HumanitiesD13 credits
4.15.5hDango, Michael, Thomsen, Carly