TheHumourConference - Call For Papers

LITTCRIT THREE-DAY INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON
HUMOUR: TEX TS / CON TEX TS

6-8 DECEMBER 2013
Background to the Conference:

ittcrit: An Indian Response to Literature is a refereed academic journal published from Trivandrum from 1975 onwards with circulation in India and abroad. It has contributed substantially
to the literary and cultural deliberations across the country since its inception. The 75th issue of the journal is being brought out in June 2013. To commemorate this event, the editorial board of Littcrit proposes to organize a three-day conference.
Theme and Theme-note of the Conference:

The theme of the conference is Humour: Texts, Contexts. Humour is a ubiquitous aspect of culture that has been largely neglected in the academic domain, but recently salvaged by Cultural Studies. The conference will highlight the interdisciplinary relevance of humour research, from the perspectives of literary studies, education, psychology, anthropology, sociology, politics, religion, philosophy, business, healthcare, and others. There will be invited lectures on the various facets of humour, its functions and relationships, on humour theories, and how humour varies according to culture, age, gender, purpose and context. Papers and poster presentations will be invited from academics, scholars and students from various universities and departments across the country under the following sub-categories:
Littcrit 3Day International conference on humour: texts, contexts
1.
Types of Humour
Jokes, Practical humour, Physiological humour, Intellectual humour, self-deprecating humour, sarcasm, black humour, carnivalesque laughter, grotesque humour, violent humour, burlesque, buffoonery
2.
Humour: Archetypes and Stereotypes
Folklore, the clown, the fool, the trickster, the tragic comedian, the sacred & the profane, intelligence & stupidity, deficiency & disability, obesity, beauty, stereotypes of race, culture, ethnicity, gender, age
3.
Humour and Literature
History of humour in literature, oral narratives, aesthetics of humour, genres (Comedy, Satire, Farce, Slapstick, Tragicomedy, Folk humour), realism & fantasy, verbal humour, tropes, classical & romantic humour, Gothic, Absurd, childrens literature, utopias & dystopias, parody, gallows humour, language of humour, dialects and registers, iconoclastic literature, in criticism
4.
Humour and Culture
Gender and sexuality, age, laughter (in relation to trauma & relief, pleasure, pain, fear), hysteria, therapy, insanity, insult, religion, family, workplace, urban & rural, morality & ethics, multiculturalism, tolerance, class & caste, as a defence strategy
5.
Humour in Education
Humour in the classroom, as communication, cognition, as play, in teaching & learning, in curriculum design, in pedagogy, language acquisition, interviews & interpersonal interaction
6.
Humour and the Nation
Identity, national character, Indian humour, Western humour, American humour, British humour, nationalism
7.
Humour and Power
Oppression, authority, resistance, empowerment, as defence mechanism, subaltern, hierarchy, centre & marginality, Bakhtin, Foucault
8.
Comic Subversions
Re-tellings, parodies, translation, adaptation, imitation, centres (heroism, masculinity, morality, intellectualism, sophistication, religion, class, region), reverence & irreverence, rational & irrational, creating humour (workshop)
9.
Humour and Politics
Political humour, politics of humour, discourse, terror, humour & hypocrisy, illusion & spectacle, shock, chaos, freedom, management & manipulation, in political
communication, rightist and leftist, as defence, political ideologies, corruption, in democracy & totalitarianism
10. Women and Humour

Representation, connection & resistance, survival, justice, sexuality, public & private, male vs. female humour, feminism, sexism & abuse, female stereotypes
11. Ethnic Humour

Indigeneity, ethnic neighbours, ethnic minorities
12. Humour in Performance

Dance, music, theatre, visual arts, business, social work, healthcare
13. Humour in Popular Culture

Pop arts, mimicry, mockery, cartoons, comic books, caricatures, violence & savagery, festivals, food, fashion, punk, mass communication, postmodern
14. Humour in the Audio-Visual Media

Advertising, television, radio, news media, entertainment media, worldwide web, Hollywood, Indian cinema, video games, censorship & net neutrality
Call for Papers

Original, unpublished articles and presentations on the themes mentioned above, or on related issues, are invited for presentation in the conference. We only solicit unpublished papers, as we will be publishing a commemorative volume, with ISBN, in connection with the conference. The volume will be released at the inaugural function of the conference. Last date for the receipt of abstracts Payment of Registration fee Last date for the receipt of full paper : 30 June 2013 : 10 September 2013 : 30 September 2013
Information on the selection of abstracts : 15 July 2013
Contact
Dr. P.P. Ajayakumar Email: [email protected], [email protected] Mob: +91-9400017065

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LITTCRIT THREE-DAY INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON

HUMOUR: TEX TS / CON TEX TS

Background to the Conference:

Theme and Theme-note of the Conference:

Littcrit 3Day International conference on humour: texts, contexts

Humour: Archetypes and Stereotypes

Humour and Literature

Humour and Culture

Humour and the Nation

Humour and Power

Humour and Politics

Littcrit 3Day International conference on humour: texts, contexts

10. Women and Humour

11. Ethnic Humour

12. Humour in Performance

13. Humour in Popular Culture

14. Humour in the Audio-Visual Media

Call for Papers

Information on the selection of abstracts : 15 July 2013

Littcrit 3Day International conference on humour: texts, contexts

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