Authors, Humor and the English Language

Dates: November 9 - December 14, 2021
Meets: Tues. from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
 Location: Bozeman, MT - Hope Lutheran Church
Cost:  $75.00

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Date Day Time
11/09/2021Tuesday1 PM to 3 PM
11/16/2021Tuesday1 PM to 3 PM
11/23/2021Tuesday1 PM to 3 PM
11/30/2021Tuesday1 PM to 3 PM
12/07/2021Tuesday1 PM to 3 PM
12/14/2021Tuesday1 PM to 3 PM

Please note: This course program requires membership in a 2021 - 2022 OLLI at MSU Membership or 2021 - 2022 OLLI at MSU Membership

Instructor Jo Anne Troxel will lead this discussion of how writers use humor, both light and dark, to enlighten our awareness of the human condition and culture. Participants will read authors well-known for their ability to make us smile and even laugh out loud, including Shakespeare, Oscar Wilde, Mark Twain, Ambrose Bierce, Dorothy Parker and Garrison Keillor. Through understanding the techniques writers use -- exaggeration, irony, the absurd and farce --we can better understand how humor becomes a clever way to express truth while at the same time engaging the reader.

Apply for a needs-based scholarship to take this offering.

Fee:  $75.00

Bozeman, MT - Hope Lutheran Church

2152 Graf St
Bozeman, MT 59718
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Jo Anne Troxel

Jo Anne Troxel is a retired English teacher who taught at Bozeman High School and Headwaters Academy. She has published a memoir, "Waiting for the Revolution," and a book of poems, "Mean Dog Blues." Her poems have been published in various literary journals.
Date Day Time Location
11/09/2021Tuesday1 PM to 3 PM Bozeman, MT - Hope Lutheran Church
11/16/2021Tuesday1 PM to 3 PM Bozeman, MT - Hope Lutheran Church
11/23/2021Tuesday1 PM to 3 PM Bozeman, MT - Hope Lutheran Church
11/30/2021Tuesday1 PM to 3 PM Bozeman, MT - Hope Lutheran Church
12/07/2021Tuesday1 PM to 3 PM Bozeman, MT - Hope Lutheran Church
12/14/2021Tuesday1 PM to 3 PM Bozeman, MT - Hope Lutheran Church