Hello all,

The American Humor Studies Association has two CFP that might be of
interest to those of you with an interest in humor studies.  Please let me
know if you have any questions.

Best,

Tracy Wuster

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1.

*AMERICAN HUMOR STUDIES ASSOCIATION *

*Call for Abstracts for ALA 2020*



*Panel 1:*

The American Humor Studies Association seeks abstracts for a session
titled *“Take
my husband … please: Humor and the Home”* for the American Literature
Association annual conference in San Diego, Calif., May 21-24, 2020.

AHSA welcomes submissions that explore literary, visual, and performative
examples of how American humor has been deployed to critique, analyze, and
respond to life in the private sphere: from the physical home, to family
life, to sexuality. Abstracts may propose analyses of specific texts and
images, from any time frame or medium, including biography, political
cartoons, social media, films, plays, television, and stand-up comedy.

Please email a brief CV and 300-word abstract (and please indicate any
audio/visual needs) by *December 16, 2019 *to Teresa Prados-Torreira (
[log in to unmask]) using “Humor and the Home” as the subject line.
All panelists will need to be current members of AHS



*Panel 2:*



The American Humor Studies Association seeks abstracts for an
*Open-Topic *session
for the American Literature Association annual conference in San Diego, May
21-24, 2020.

AHSA encourages submissions on any topic related to American humor for this
session.

Please email a brief CV and 300-word abstract (and please indicate any
audio/visual needs) by* December 16, 2019 *to Teresa Prados-Torreira (
[log in to unmask]) using “Open Topic Panel” as the subject line.
All panelists will need to be current members of AHSA.


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2.

*Comedy/Humor*

*Call for Participants*



*Sponsored by:*

*American Humor Studies Association*

*The Comedy and Humor Studies SIG of SCMS*

Website: https://humorinamericaconference.wordpress.com



“Comedy/Humor” will be held on the campus of the University of Texas at
Austin from June 18-20, 2020. The conference will feature paper panels and
roundtables on all aspects of American humor, American comedy, and all
thing and topics inbetween.



Please send proposals to [log in to unmask] by February 3, 2020.
Notifications will be sent by March 20. Please feel free to contact the
conference organizers with any questions at [log in to unmask]



*PAPERS:*

Proposals for paper presentations of 15-17 minutes should consist of a
250-word proposal and A/V requests.



*ROUNDTABLES:*

Proposals for organized roundtables of 8-10 minute statements from each
participant with significant time for discussion.  Include an overview of
100  words for the overall theme, a brief description of each presenter’s
topic, a proposed Chair (not required), and A/V requests.



NOTE: you may participate in one roundtable and give one paper.



*WORKS IN PROGRESS:*

Participant will submit a working draft of a book chapter or journal
article one month before the conference for posting on conference
website.  Participants
will sign up to read and discuss work in progress during a lunch or
breakfast session, with food provided.



Note: you may submit a “Works in Progress” proposal and a paper or
roundtable proposal, but the topics should be different.



*ARTISTIC PERFORMANCES:*

We are willing to consider approaches to humor studies that incorporate
non-traditional modes.  We are also willing to facilitate a performance or
screening to encourage discussion.  Email with questions.



We welcome proposals for paper presentations on any topic related to
American humor and/or American comedy, broadly conceived. Scholars across
the humanities are invited to present research on any of the following
topics (or others related to humor, comedy, laughter, etc., etc.):



·      the relationship between comedy and humor as conceptual
categories,
along with all other related questions of theory and terminology

·      comedy in all its forms (TV, film, stand-up, podcasts, sketch,
improv,    theater, improv, etc.)

·      literary humor (novels, tales, sketches, poetry, children’s books,
YA,      science fiction, magazines, etc. from all times and places)

·      visual humor, comics, and graphic narratives

·      podcasts, internet humor, memes, and other new media

·      humor and gender, race, sexuality, class, religion, etc.

·      satire, ridicule, parody, wit and other forms of humor

·      humor in “serious” contexts or works

·      humor in regional, national, transnational, international, and
other
spatial contexts



We especially welcome proposals from scholars of color, junior scholars,
and independent scholars. Graduate students attending the conference will
be eligible for “Constance Rourke Travel Grant
<https://humorinamericaconference.wordpress.com/travel-grants/>” to assist
with travel funds. We highly encourage scholars to contribute to this fund.
See the conference website for more information.



Attendees must be (or become) a member
<https://humorinamericaconference.wordpress.com/become-a-member/> of the
American Humor Studies Association. Presenters will be highly encouraged to
submit article-length versions of their work for possible publication
in *Studies
in American Humor* <https://studiesinamericanhumor.org>, a peer-reviewed
journal published by the American Humor Studies Association since 1974 and
in conjunction with the Penn State University Press since 2015.



The conference registration fee
<https://humorinamericaconference.wordpress.com/registration/> will be $40
for graduate students, adjunct faculty, and independent scholars, and $75
for tenure-track faculty members.