Hello all, The deadline for proposals for next year's ASA conference is approaching. The conference is November 5-8 in Washington D.C. The deadline for proposals is January 20th. The Humor Studies Caucus of the ASA is looking for participants for the panels below. The panel subjects are (purposefully) quite broad--let me know if you have questions or interest. Best, Tracy Wuster American Studies, UT Austin --- 1) Political Humor in the post-9/11 Era: Papers on all aspects of political humor and satire are welcome: stand-up, visual and cartoon humor, film and television, etc. Focus should be on humor in the 2000s from an American or cross-cultural perspective. Comparative pieces discussing connections between another era and the 2000s will also be considered. Submit proposals to: [log in to unmask] 2) "The Assault of Laughter": Mark Twain's Humor in American Culture: Papers are welcome on the importance of humor in Mark Twain's work and/or in American culture during the Gilded Age more generally. Papers focusing on cultural aspects are most welcome, although textual analyses will be considered. Submit proposals to: [log in to unmask] 3) Roundtable--Humor Studies and American Studies: Presentations are welcome on any aspect of the role of humor studies in American Studies, specifically, or the academy, more generally. Discussions of theory, methodology, institutions, pedagogy, history, etc. will be considered. Presentations will be limited to 12-15 minutes. This panel will be the inaugural sponsored panel of the newly forming Humor Studies Caucus of the ASA. Contact Tracy Wuster with questions, comments, proposals,etc.: [log in to unmask]