Hello all, You can find the full Table of Contents here: https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.5325/studamerhumor.4.2.issue-2 and information on the journal at our website: https://studiesinamericanhumor.org Best, Tracy Wuster Executive Director, AHSA On Wed, Oct 3, 2018 at 3:23 PM Larry Howe <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > Dear Twain Forum members--=0A= > =0A= > The editorial team of _Studies in American Humor_ is happy to announce publ= > ication of a special issue: _Mark Twain, Satire, and "The Assault of Laug= > hter_. =0A= > =0A= > If you attended the Elmira conference in 2017 you may have heard earlier ve= > rsions of these critical considerations. We're delighted to have the oppor= > tunity to present this work in one volume =0A= > =0A= > Before listing the tantalizing titles of the essays in the Table of Content= > s (below), we also want to call attention to a new feature that will begin = > in the next issue (5.1 Spring 2019) called "On Second Thought." This is ou= > r attempt to foster a dialogue between our contributors and our equally ins= > ightful readers, and we'll be printing responses to any and all of the work= > contained in the special issue from readers like you. We expect this to g= > et traction with the Mark Twain special issue and be a regular feature goin= > g forward. We know that you're a group with a lot to say, so let's hear it= > . =0A= > =0A= > SPECIAL ISSUE: MARK TWAIN, SATIRE, AND THE =93ASSAULT OF LAUGHTER=94=0A= > =0A= > 1. Comic Assaults and Somersaults: An Introduction (pp. 137-143)=0A= > Judith Yaross Lee=0A= > =0A= > 2. WTF Is Laughter to Mark Twain? (pp. 144-151)=0A= > Jennifer A. Hughes=0A= > =0A= > 3. When the Candle Goes Out: The Complexity of Simple Jokes and the Limits= > of Satire (pp. 152-159)=0A= > Jeffrey Melton=0A= > =0A= > 4. =93Scribbling to excite the laughter of God's creatures=94: Some Though= > ts on =93Mere=94 Humor, Entertainment, and Pleasure (pp. 160-170)=0A= > Tracy Wuster=0A= > =0A= > 5. Mark Twain's =93Assault of Laughter=94 and the Limits of Political Humo= > r (pp. 171-182)=0A= > Holger Kersten=0A= > =0A= > 6. Is Satire Compatible with Free Speech? (pp. 183-191)=0A= > Gregg Camfield=0A= > =0A= > 7. The Pernicious Use of =93Humorist=94 to Describe Mark Twain (and Other = > Comic Writers) (pp. 192-204)=0A= > James E. Caron=0A= > =0A= > 8. Comic Outbreaks and Scholastic Discontents: a Response (pp. 205-215)=0A= > Bruce Michelson=0A= > =0A= > =0A= > Best, =0A= > =0A= > --Larry Howe (editor), Jim Caron (senior assoc. editor), David Gillota (ass= > ociate editor), Sabrina Fuchs Abrams (book review editor=0A= > =0A= > =0A= > =0A= > Larry Howe=0A= > Professor of English & Film Studies=0A= > Department of Literature and Languages=0A= > Roosevelt University=0A= > Editor, Studies in American Humor=0A= > President, Mark Twain Circle of America=0A= > =0A= > =0A=