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Humor Studies Caucus

Humor studies has been a central part of American Studies since its inception, as marked by early scholarly contributions from Constance Rourke and Henry Nash Smith, who underscored the importance of humor as a key aspect of studying American character and ideology.  The study of humor within American Studies is evolving from the nationalist paradigm of earlier scholarship to a post-nationalist paradigm based on connections between local communities and international mass media; on cross-cultural comparisons and contrasts; and on multi-lingual and multi-ethnic comic practices as central to understanding American humor.[1] The study of humor is also increasingly informed by interdisciplinary modes of inquiry that pay close attention to textual construction, historical context, and cultural norms and the dynamics of race, gender, class, region, sexuality, and other valences of positionality.

The Humor Studies Caucus works to support the critical study of all aspects of American humor at the annual American Studies meeting.  Our goal is to create a network of scholars interested in the multidisciplinary study of American humor through a large number of approaches: material and visual culture; ethnography, history, and literary analysis; performance and film studies; audience and reception studies, etc.

We are pleased to welcome you to the Humor Studies Caucus of the American Studies Association. We invite and encourage all ASA members who are interested in exploring the place of humor in American Studies and promoting the study and teaching of humor within American Studies to join.

Contact: Tracy Wuster, .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

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Special Journal Issue

2010 Sept Velvet Light Trap

CFP: Velvet Light Trap Issue #68 - Comedy & Humor (Deadline: 15 September)
Publication Date:  2010-09-15
Date Submitted:  2010-03-15

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ASA panels—now with a day and time!

The Caucus’s three panels will be held on Saturday, November 20.

12:00-1:45p
Laughing at Power: Subversive Humor in American Visual Culture      

2:00-3:45p
Subversive Stylin’: Ethnic Humor and Social Change      

4:00-5:45p
Cracking Up: Comedy and National Crises  

In addition, the Caucus will have a business meeting, currently scheduled for Thursday from 6:00-8:00 (subject to change).

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AHSA/MTC Call for Papers, Due May 30

The American Humor Studies  
    Association and The Mark
    Twain Circle of America


Invite you to join us for our 2010 Quadrennial Conference.

Dates; December 9-12, 2010 (Registration Fee TBA)

Location: The Bahia Resort Hotel, San Diego, California
Rooms: $119.00 per night single or double.

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ASA 2010 Panels

Many thanks to everyone who submitted abstracts, wrote panel descriptions, agreed to moderate, or otherwise helped the Humor Studies Caucus organize five panels to submit to the ASA for the 2010 conference.  We now have 52 members of our list serve, and we received more than 30 proposals.  The growth of the caucus is encouraging and exciting.

There is a new link above—“Past and Present Panels”—with the five abstracts from this year’s work, as well as the past panels of the Caucus.

Thanks to Phil Nel, Juniper Ellis, Ted Gournelos, and Tracy Wuster for crafting the CFP and organizing the ensuing papers into panels.

Thanks to Lanita Jacobs-Huey, Judith Yaross Lee, Gillian Johns, Amy Ware, and Ted Gournelos for volunteering to Chair the panels.

Thanks also to Lanita, Ted, Phil Charles Martin, and John Lowe for writing the panel abstracts, and to Jen Dickinson for pulling together her panel and submitting.

And especially: thank you to everyone who submitted.  We hope that papers that didn’t fit into panels were submitted individually, and that all the papers and panels are accepted by ASA.

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CFP—ASA 2010—NEW DEADLINE January 18th

Below is the general call for papers plus three specific panels.  Please use the discussion group (http://groups.google.com/group/humor-studies-caucus-of-the-asa) to discuss this, or email Tracy (with general questions or questions on panel #3) or Ted, Juniper, or Phil with questions on panels #1 or #2.

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