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The Humor Studies Caucus of the American Studies Association is seeking papers for the 2012 ASA Conference:
"Dimensions of Empire and Resistance:
Past, Present, and Future"
November 15-18, 2012: Puerto Rico Convention Center, San Juan, Puerto Rico
http://www.theasa.net/annual_meeting/page/submitting_a_proposal/
Proposals on any aspect of American Humor will be welcome, including, but not limited to:
Stand-Up Comedy
Jokes
Wit
Merriment
Literary Humor
(both high- and low-brow)
Empire
Richard Pryor
Film
Satire
Will Rogers
Comedy Jokes
Risibility
Sitcoms
Laughter
Resistance
Mark Twain
Dirty Jokes
Lenny Bruce
Ventriloquism
the Circus
resistance to empire
Marietta Holley
subtle humor
broad humor
Margaret Cho
regional humor
transnational humor
ethnic humor
and even puns…
Proposals due by: January 13th
Panels will be assembled for submission by the January 26 deadline.
Proposals should be no more than 500 words and should include a brief CV. Please include current ASA membership status.
Proposals should be sent to Tracy Wuster: wustert@gmail.com
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