The AMERICAN HUMOR STUDIES ASSOCIATION invites abstracts for the following panels for the American Literature Association annual conference in San Francisco, May 24-27, 2018.
Panel 1: “Dirty Words: Profanity, Power, and American Humor”
AHSA welcomes submissions that explore any facet of profanity as a rhetorical force in American humor. Abstracts may propose focused analyses of specific texts from any time frame or medium as well as theoretical considerations of profanity as tied to literary, linguistic, and/or comedic form and structure. Potential participants should feel free to blur distinctions between literary humor and popular culture as they examine the power of profanity to subvert normal structures and expectations.
Please email a brief CV and 300-word abstract (and please indicate any audio/visual needs) by 08 January 2018 to Jeffrey Melton (jmelton@ua.edu) using “Dirty Words Panel” as the subject line. All panelists will need to be current members of AHSA.
Panel 2: Open Topic Panel
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 08 January 2018 to Jeffrey Melton (jmelton@ua.edu) using “Open Topic Panel” as the subject line. All panelists will need to be current members of AHSA.