Rabelaisian Humor in America
Organized by the American Humor Studies Association
Chair: Gregg Camfield, University of California, Merced
1. “Feral Infants and the Outlandish Growth of Satire in Infinite Jest,” Andrew Warren, University of California, Irvine
2. “Gargantua in the Quarter: Roamin’ Catholic Sensibility in A Confederacy of Dunces,” Peter Kunze, Florida State University
3. “‘You Killed Kenny!’: Rabelaisian Death Parody in Adult Animation,” Angela Farmer, Auburn University
‘For Fools rush in where Angels fear to tread’: Humor on the Cutting Edge
Organized by the American Humor Studies Association
Chair: Sharon McCoy, University of Georgia
1. “Presenting Mark Twain: Keeping the Edge Sharp,” Regina Faden, Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum, Hannibal, Missouri
2. “Making Fun of Ourselves: Ethnic Self-Parody and Identity in Black Blackface Minstrelsy,” Mark H. Leahy, Purdue University
3. “Treading on Dangerous Ground: Race and Authenticity in African American Standup Comedy,” Lanita Jacobs-Huey, University of Southern California
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