American Literature Association
2013–Boston (link private until decisions made)
The AHSA plans to sponsor two sessions at the 2013 national meeting. We seek cogent, provocative, well-researched papers on the following subjects:
1. “Humor in Periodicals: From Punch to Mad”—Abstracts (300 words max.) are encouraged on the role of humorous literature in American periodicals from the early national period to the present. Subject adaptable to both humorous periodicals and humor in serious periodicals across a wide time range; thus, title will change to reflect composition of panel.
2. “Reading Humorous Texts”–Abstracts (300 words max.) are encouraged on the interpretation, recovery, or pedagogy of humorous texts from novels and poems to plays and stand-up. Some focus on the act of interpretation of humor in its historical, performative, formal, or other cultural context is encouraged.
Please e-mail abstracts no later than January 15, 2013 to Tracy Wuster (wustert@gmail.com) with the subject line: “AHSA session, 2013 ALA.” Notifications will go out no later than January 20, 2013.
2006–San Francisco
2005–Boston
2004–San Francisco
2003–Cambridge, MA
2002–Long Beach, CA
2001–Cambridge, MA
Modern Literature Association
American Studies Association–Humor Studies Caucus
Information on past and future panels
The Humor Studies Caucus of the ASA is not officially connected with the AHSA, but we are pretty good friends.
