[ecrea] Fifth Salford Comedy Conference cfp

Extended Deadline for the 5th International Comedy Conference

This is nearly the final call for papers for this 
year's Comedy Conference! Submissions still invited

University of Salford
2nd & 3rd June 2011

Comedy & Conflict

Keynote Speaker Dr Leon Hunt, Brunel University

> Comedy is often a bedfellow of conflict, whether 
> in the domestic sphere or on an international 
> stage. Double acts have made their careers 
> through representations of conflict real or 
> imagined. Comedians have used conflict as the 
> basis for performances since comedy began ? a 
> pie in the face is as guaranteed a laugh getter 
> as a well timed insult. There would be no Odd 
> Couple without conflict ? The War of the Roses 
> used matrimonial conflict as the basis for its 
> discourse and comedy has often flourished in the 
> face of conflict, we need only look at the ?tiny 
> revolutions? of gags that were told during the 
> days of Soviet occupation in  Eastern Europe.
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> Possible Topics for consideration might include ?
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> Double Acts
> Relationship conflicts
> Jokes at war
> Jokes from the home front
> Students versus teachers
> Anti-Imperialism and comedy
> The battle of the sexes
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> The organisers are happy to consider papers 
> relating to other aspects of comedy -
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> Please submit proposals (maximum 250 words with a brief biog) by email to -
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> CP Lee ? 
> <mailto:(c.lee /at/ salford.ac.uk)>(c.lee /at/ salford.ac.uk) 
> and   David James  -  <mailto:(d.james /at/ mmu.ac.uk)>(d.james /at/ mmu.ac.uk)
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> By Friday 25th February 2011
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> Dr CP Lee
> School of Media, Music & Performance
> (Office) 0161 295 6058
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