We’re seeking paper or panel discussion proposals examining comedy and the nature of humor wherever we find it in popular culture:
Possible topics include (although we’re open to any others you might want to explore) comedy in/and/of:
- pedagogy—we’re particularly interested in this topic as a panel discussion
- media and advertising
- film, literature, television
- political discourse
- the classics
- social justice and/or comedy as a means of social change
- religion
- consumer culture
- the internet
- globalization
- censorship
- music and/or the visual arts
- cultural boundary crossing
- race and ethnicity
- graphic novels and comics
- the tragic
- gender
- the family
- obscenity and transgression
- historical comedy
- topical comedy
- political humor
Feel free to contact me with any questions:
Peter Seely, Area Chair
Professor and Chair, Communication Arts
Benedictine University
5700 College Road
Lisle, IL 60532
