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Upcoming
Seminars, Workshops, and Symposia
Tenth International Summer School & Symposium on Humor and Laughter,
July 5-10, 2010, University of Zurich, Switzerland. The International
Summer Schools are intended to provide students and established
investigators planning research projects on humor an opportunity
to develop a strong foundation on the existing theoretical
and methodological issues related to the scientific study
of humor. For more information on the 2010 Summer School,
contact Willibald Ruch at w.ruch@psychologie.uzh.ch.
For information on previous International Summer Schools,
visit the Summer School homepage. ISHS
Endorsed Symposium.
San Zen Che Ride: Interdisciplinary Humour Conference, August 26-28, 2010, Council of San Zeno di Montagna, Verona, Italy.
This meeting will focus on the social perception of humor in multilingual contexts. Papers are welcomed from the areas of pragmatics, literature, sociolinguistics, psycholinguistics or cultural anthropology. Of special interest are contributions that focus on (1) multilingual and multicultural contexts for humor, (2) humor as identity, self expression, and self realization, (3) social attitudes and values via explicit and implicit humour socialization, (4) cultural narratives and humor, (5) narratives, anecdotes, tales, jokes and genres of literature, (6) humor in pragmatics, cognitive linguistics and teaching languages. Paper proposals should be for 20 minute presentations, and submitted abstracts should be no longer that 300 words. The deadline for paper proposals is March 20, 2010. For more information, contact
Giampaolo Poletto at g.poletto@yahoo.it.
Playtime: Formes, Fonctions, et Théries du Jeu, September 30-October 2, 2010, University of Sydney, Australia. For its 18th conference, the Australian Society for French Studies will host a conference to explore French and francophone manifestations and strategies of play, across disciplinary and generic boundaries (literature, cinema, theatre, linguistics, philosophy, sociology, art), with particular emphasis on the social, ideological, pedagogical and aesthetic dimensions of ludicity. Individuals who wish to present at this conference should send a 250 abstract to french.asfs2010@usyd.edu.au by January 21, 2010.
Recent Seminars, Workshops, and Symposia
Linguistic Approaches to Funniness, Amusement, and Laughter, March 24-26, 2010, University of Lódz, Poland. The Department of Pragmatics at the University of Lódz will host a conference for linguists interested in the area of humor research. The primary objectives will be to explore the many aspects of humor and to enhance the methodological tools used in humor studies across a variety of linguistic disciplines. Scholars interested in participating should submit abstracts
of up to 300 words by November 1, 2009 to
marta.dynel at marta.dynel@yahoo.com.
Nineth International Summer School & Symposium on Humor and Laughter,
June 29-July 4, 2009. University of Granada, Spain. The International
Summer Schools are intended to provide students and established
investigators planning research projects on humor an opportunity
to develop a strong foundation on the existing theoretical
and methodological issues related to the scientific study
of humor. For more information on the 2009 Summer School,
contact Hugo Carretero Dios at hugocd@ugr.es or
Willibald Ruch at w.ruch@psychologie.uzh.ch.
For information on previous International Summer Schools,
visit the Summer School homepage. ISHS
Endorsed Symposium.
Comics in the Frame: International Conference on International Comedy,
June 4 to 5, 2009, University of Salford, Greater Manchester,
United Kingdom. The Communication, Cultural, and Media Studies
Research Centre at the University of Salford will hold a conference
to look at comedians who have made the transition from the
stage to the screen. Paper proposals will be considered through
January 9, 2009. . For
more information, contact C. P. Lee at c.lee@salford.ac.uk or Andy Willis at a.willis@salford.ac.uk or visit the CCM website.
Deus Ridens: The Redemptive Power of Humor, April 20-21, 2009, University of Antwerp, Belgium. The University
Centre Saint-Ignatius Antwerp will hold a conference to look
at the role that humor plays world religions. Paper proposals
will be considered through December 1, 2008. Call for paper
information is available here on the ISHS website. For
more information, contact Heleen Van Nyen at heleen.vannyen@student.kuleuven.be.
Histories of Humour and Laughter,
March 13, 2009, Newnham College, Cambridge, England. Newnham
College in Cambridge, England will hold a workshop, intended
to bring together the work of scholars who have looked at
laughter and humour in contrasting historical periods and
geographical regions, in order to gain insight into the theoretical
schemes and chronologies which can make sense of humour, laughter,
and the emotions. Papers for the workshop will be circulated
prior to the workshop to encourage a more interactive event.
Scholars interested in participating should submit abstracts
of up to 250 words by January 10, 2009 to Lucy Delap, University
of Cambridge, at lmd11@cam.ac.uk.
Emotions behind Smiles and Laughter: From Facial Expression to Literary Descriptions,
May 19 & 20, 2008, University of Bologna, Italy. Paolo
Santangelo, Professor of East Asian History, at the University
La Sapieza, Rome, will host a conference on the representations
of emotions. This meeting will focus on humor-related manifestations
of emotion, such as smiling, laughter, giggling, chuckling
etc., both from their representation in East Asian cultures
and in experimental psychological studies. For more information
visit the Conference website.
At
Whom Are We Laughing?: Humor in Romance Language Literatures,
April 10-12, 2008, Hofstra Cultural Center, Hoftra University,
Hempstead, New York. If humor is transgressive, what has been
overturned? If corrective, what progress has been made? Must
humor serve a higher purpose? Or can there be a humor for
humor's sake alone? Together, within the scope of seven language
paradigms, this Conference will attempt to answer these questions
and pose many more, even as we wonder: At Whom Are We Laughing?
Papers submissions are welcomed, and should focus on literature
(poetry, prose, theater, related art, etc.) but can include
references to film, opera and other media. The deadline for
paper proposals is June 1, 2007 with completed papers due
November 15, 2007. For more information, visit the Hofstra
Cultural Center or write to hofculctr@hofstra.edu.
Comedy
and the Loss of Identity at the 32nd Comparative Drama Conference,
March 27 to 29, 2008, Los Angeles, California. Miriam Chirico
is organizing a panel for the 32nd Comparative Drama Conference
on "Comedy and the Loss of Identity." Scholars
working on comedy's ability to represent dramatically (i.e.
through plays, films, television shows) how identity can be
deconstructed or undermined are invited to apply to present
on this panel. Papers and research should examine how
the genre of comedy, whether it is farce, satire, or stand-up,
puts into question basic elements of identity, forcing characters
or individuals to question who they are and how their selves
as constructed. Please send 250-word abstracts and/or
questions to chiricom@easternct.edu
by December 1, 2007. |