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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" align="center"><a name="OLE_LINK95"></a><a name="OLE_LINK94"></a><a name="OLE_LINK93"></a><a name="OLE_LINK92"></a><a name="OLE_LINK85"></a><a name="OLE_LINK84"><span><span><span><span><span><b><span style="font-size:24pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:rgb(20,20,20)">Comedy/Humor<span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" align="center"><span><span><span><span><span><span><b><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:rgb(20,20,20)">Call for
Participants</span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)"><span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" align="center"><span><span><span><span><span><span><b><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:rgb(20,20,20)">Sponsored by:</span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)"><span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" align="center"><span><span><span><span><span><span><b><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:rgb(20,20,20)">American Humor
Studies Association</span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)"><span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" align="center"><span><span><span><span><span><span><b><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:rgb(20,20,20)">The Comedy and
Humor Studies SIG of SCMS<span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" align="center"><span><span><span><span><span><span><b><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:rgb(20,20,20)">Humor in
America Project—UT English Department<span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif" align="center"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)">Website: </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__humorinamericaconference.wordpress.com&d=DwMFaQ&c=oqyuZuih6ykib6aKiBq22_bich4AVfYGoLertJN0bEc&r=P0PgzX4EauZqlhqAZWR5qA&m=6N0NXYt9lrxVKer6bKtsb_zyhAk4e-k3_at5n6FV9Ng&s=CWRNb65CKrjxuFVVXtT2BKXUGptI324cp5kb7kf9IwU&e=" style="color:rgb(5,99,193);text-decoration:underline"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial">https://humorinamericaconference.wordpress.com</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></a><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)"><span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span><span><span><span><span><span><b><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:rgb(20,20,20)"><span> </span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:rgb(20,20,20)">“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.<span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(237,125,49)"><span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(237,125,49)">NOTE: all graduate students are eligible for the Constance
Rourke Prize to help defray costs.<span> </span><span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)"><span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:rgb(20,20,20)">Please send proposals to </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><a href="mailto:ahsa.humorstudies@gmail.com" style="color:rgb(5,99,193);text-decoration:underline"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">ahsa.humorstudies@gmail.com</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></a><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:rgb(20,20,20)"> by February 7 (extended date), 2020. Notifications will be sent
by March 20. Please feel free to contact the conference organizers with any
questions at </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><a name="OLE_LINK87"></a><a name="OLE_LINK86"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></a><a href="mailto:ahsa.humorstudies@gmail.com" style="color:rgb(5,99,193);text-decoration:underline"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">ahsa.humorstudies@gmail.com</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span></span><span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span></span></span></span></span></span></span></a><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:rgb(20,20,20)">.</span><span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span><span><span><span><span><span><b><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:rgb(20,20,20)"><span> </span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span><span><span><span><span><span><b><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:rgb(20,20,20)">PAPERS:<span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:rgb(20,20,20)">Proposals for paper presentations
of 15-17 minutes should consist of a 250-word proposal and A/V requests. <span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span><span><span><span><span><span><b><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:rgb(20,20,20)"><span> </span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span><span><span><span><span><span><b><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:rgb(20,20,20)">ROUNDTABLES:</span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)"><span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:rgb(20,20,20)">Proposals for organized roundtables
of 8-10 minute statements from each participant with significant time for
discussion.<span> </span>Include an overview of 100 <span> </span>words for the overall theme, a brief
description of each presenter’s topic, a proposed Chair (not required), and A/V
requests. <span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)"><span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:rgb(26,26,26)">NOTE: you may participate in one
roundtable and give one paper.<span> </span><span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:rgb(20,20,20)"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)"><span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span><span><span><span><span><span><b><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:rgb(20,20,20)">WORKS IN PROGRESS:</span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)"><span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:rgb(20,20,20)">Participant will submit a working
draft of a book chapter or journal article one month before the conference for
posting on conference website.<span>
</span>Participants will sign up to read and discuss work in progress during a
lunch or breakfast session, with food provided.<span>
</span><span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:rgb(20,20,20)"><span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:rgb(20,20,20)">Note: you may submit a “Works in
Progress” proposal and a paper or roundtable proposal, but the topics should be
different.<span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:rgb(20,20,20)"><span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:rgb(20,20,20)"><span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span><span><span><span><span><span><b><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:rgb(20,20,20)">ARTISTIC PERFORMANCES:<span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:rgb(20,20,20)">We are willing to consider
approaches to humor studies that incorporate non-traditional modes. <span> </span>We are also willing to facilitate a
performance or screening to encourage discussion.<span> </span>Email with questions.<span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:rgb(20,20,20)"><span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:rgb(20,20,20)">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.):</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)"><span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)"><span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:rgb(20,20,20)">· the
relationship between comedy and humor as conceptual categories, <span> </span>along with all other related questions
of theory and terminology <span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:rgb(20,20,20)">· comedy
in all its forms (TV, film, stand-up, podcasts, sketch, improv, <span> </span>theater, improv, etc.)<span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:rgb(20,20,20)">· literary
humor (novels, tales, sketches, poetry, children’s books, YA, <span> </span>science fiction, magazines, etc. from all
times and places)<span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:rgb(20,20,20)">·
visual humor, comics, and graphic narratives</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)"><span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:rgb(20,20,20)">·
podcasts, internet humor, memes, and other new media<span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:rgb(20,20,20)">· <span> </span>humor and gender, race, sexuality, class,
religion, etc.<span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:rgb(20,20,20)">·
satire, ridicule, parody, wit and other forms of humor<span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:rgb(20,20,20)">· <span> </span>humor in “serious” contexts or works<span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:rgb(20,20,20)">· <span> </span>humor in regional, national, transnational,
international, and other <span> </span>spatial
contexts <span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:rgb(20,20,20)"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)"><span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:rgb(20,20,20)">We especially welcome proposals
from scholars of color, junior scholars, and independent scholars. Graduate
students attending the conference will be eligible for “</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__humorinamericaconference.wordpress.com_travel-2Dgrants_&d=DwMFaQ&c=oqyuZuih6ykib6aKiBq22_bich4AVfYGoLertJN0bEc&r=P0PgzX4EauZqlhqAZWR5qA&m=6N0NXYt9lrxVKer6bKtsb_zyhAk4e-k3_at5n6FV9Ng&s=ze_TfZZ5tWLXBGxv5lVVG7lA-fT7fS_zakd_TeGLQUc&e=" style="color:rgb(5,99,193);text-decoration:underline"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Constance
Rourke Travel Grant</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></a><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:rgb(20,20,20)">” to assist with travel funds. We highly encourage scholars to
contribute to this fund.<span> </span>See the
conference website for more information.<span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:rgb(20,20,20)"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)"><span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:rgb(20,20,20)">Attendees must be (or become) </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__humorinamericaconference.wordpress.com_become-2Da-2Dmember_&d=DwMFaQ&c=oqyuZuih6ykib6aKiBq22_bich4AVfYGoLertJN0bEc&r=P0PgzX4EauZqlhqAZWR5qA&m=6N0NXYt9lrxVKer6bKtsb_zyhAk4e-k3_at5n6FV9Ng&s=ziRYKGgndwDeBoDNzaThJSVOyy5G9qA1VZnlUI3V628&e=" style="color:rgb(5,99,193);text-decoration:underline"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">a member</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></a><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:rgb(20,20,20)"> of the American Humor Studies Association. Presenters will be
highly encouraged to submit article-length versions of their work for possible
publication in </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__studiesinamericanhumor.org&d=DwMFaQ&c=oqyuZuih6ykib6aKiBq22_bich4AVfYGoLertJN0bEc&r=P0PgzX4EauZqlhqAZWR5qA&m=6N0NXYt9lrxVKer6bKtsb_zyhAk4e-k3_at5n6FV9Ng&s=WzseaISytWzYGcw2nx5bCsiqk7bU6dFNIXkEgvehKZk&e=" style="color:rgb(5,99,193);text-decoration:underline"><span><span><span><span><span><span><i><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Studies in American Humor</span></i></span></span></span></span></span></span></a><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:rgb(20,20,20)">, a peer-reviewed journal published by the American Humor
Studies Association since 1974 and in conjunction with the Penn State
University Press since 2015.<span> </span><span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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fee</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></a><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:rgb(26,26,26)"> will be $40
for graduate students, adjunct faculty, and independent scholars, and $75 for
tenure-track faculty members. <span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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