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CFP for the 15th International (Hybrid) Conference
The nature of laughter has puzzled researchers for centuries. Researchers from Eastern Europe and beyond are invited to take part in the academic discussion on humour and laughter at the 15th iteration of the conference series.
Please submit your abstracts (up to 200 words) until 30 March 2023 via the online form.
Presentations may include but are not limited to the following topics:
Ridiculous in human being and cognition
Laughter and comic forms in literature
Forms of laughter in art and society
Laughter and humour in culture
Phenomenon of laughter as an object of interdisciplinary research
Irony and culture of laughter
Philosophical aspects of laughter
Laughter and seriousness in culture
Linguistic investigations of laughter
Humour and parodies as a form of scientific communication / narrative
Laughter culture from the beginning till the present time
For more information, please visit the conference webpage
Organizers:
Odessa Humanitarian Tradition Society
Centre for Humanitarian Education of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
Estonian Literary Museum
Contact: sergei.troitskii@folklore.ee
