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[ecrea] cfp Comedy Conference

Wed Jan 26 14:26:53 GMT 2011



Call for papers for the 5th International Comedy Conference

In keeping with the current economic climate we are extending the deadline for the call for papers to Friday 25th February 2011

University of Salford
2nd & 3rd June 2011

Comedy & Conflict


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.

Possible Topics for consideration might include ?

Double Acts
Relationship conflicts
Jokes at war
Jokes from the home front
Students versus teachers
Anti-Imperialism and comedy
The battle of the sexes

The organisers are happy to consider papers relating to other aspects of comedy -

Please submit proposals (maximum 250 words with a brief biog) by email to -

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)

By Friday 25th February 2011



Dr CP Lee
School of Media, Music & Performance
(Office) 0161 295 6058

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