USC Schedule of Classes

Fall 2024

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African American Humor and Culture

Section 10434

  • Session Dates (session code 001)
    First day of classes:
    Monday, August 26, 2024
    Last day to add:
    Friday, September 13, 2024
    Last day to change to Pass/No Pass:
    Friday, September 13, 2024
    Last day to drop without a mark of "W" and receive a refund:
    Friday, September 13, 2024
    Last day to withdraw without a “W” on transcript or change pass/no pass to letter grade:
    Friday, October 11, 2024
    Last day to drop with a mark of "W":
    Friday, November 15, 2024
    Last day of classes:
    Friday, December 6, 2024
    End of session:
    Wednesday, December 18, 2024




  • Book List Prices and book list are subject to change.
    • Perez. Souls of White Jokes. (Required)
      ISBN: 9781503632332
      New: $25.00
      Used: $18.75
    • Watkins. On the Real Side. (Recommended)
      ISBN: 9781556523519
      New: $28.99
      Used: $21.75
    • Jacobs. To Be Real. (Required)
      ISBN: 9780190870119
      eBook: $20.24
    • Jacobs. To Be Real. (Required)
      ISBN: 9780190870119
      eBook: $26.99
    • Haggins. Laughing Mad. (Required)
      ISBN: 9780813539850
      New: $27.95
      Used: $21.00
    • Zinsser. On Writing Well, 30th Anniversary Edition. (Recommended)
      ISBN: 9780062250506
      eBook: $15.99
    • Dubois. Souls of Black Folk. (Required)
      ISBN: 9780199555833
      New: $12.95
      Used: $9.75
      Rental: $10.36 (New), $5.18 (Used)
    • Jacobs. To Be Real: Truth & Racial Authenticity in African American Standup Comedy. (Required)
      ISBN: 9780190870089
      New: $37.50
      Used: $28.25
    • Morgan. Laughing to Keep from Dying. (Required)
      ISBN: 9780252085307
      New: $24.95
      Used: $18.75
    • Zinsser. On Writing Well (30th Anniv Ed). (Recommended)
      ISBN: 9780060891541
      New: $19.99
      Used: $15.00
      Rental: $9.10 (Used)
    • Perez. The Souls of White Jokes. (Required)
      ISBN: 9781503632349
      eBook: $16.75
    • Du Bois. The Souls of Black Folk. (Required)
      ISBN: 9780191604904
      eBook: $8.99
    • Watkins. African American Humor. (Recommended)
      ISBN: 9781556524318
      New: $19.99
      Used: $15.00
    • Jacobs. To Be Real. (Required)
      ISBN: 9780190870119
      eBook: $17.54
    • Hurston. Mules & Men. (Required)
      ISBN: 9780060916480
      New: $13.95
      Used: $10.50
      Rental: $10.46 (New), $5.58 (Used)
    • Du Bois. The Souls of Black Folk. (Required)
      ISBN: 9780191604904
      eBook: $6.74
    • Watkins. On the Real Side. (Recommended)
      ISBN: 9781569767603
      eBook: $18.99
    • Everett. Erasure. (Recommended)
      ISBN: 9781555975999
      New: $17.00
      Used: $12.75
      Rental: $12.75 (New), $6.80 (Used)
    • Watkins. Dancing with Strangers. (Required)
      ISBN: 9780743245418
      New: $21.95
      Used: $16.50
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