[Commlist] CFP: The Cultural Economy of Comedy 17th February 2023

*/The Cultural Economy of Comedy Symposium /*

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This one-day symposium is the culmination of a BA/ Leverhulme Small 
Research Grant funded project on the cultural economy of comedy in the 
East Midlands. This event brings together comedians and comedy 
researchers to explore comedy, precarity and inequality today. The 
Symposium will be held on Friday 17^th February 2023 in Leicester, UK 
(venue TBC).

Recent years have seen an increased focus on issues of equality within 
stand- up comedy, a focus that only increased during the pandemic. The 
formation of the Live Comedy Association in response to lack of 
government support to comedy during the pandemic represents a change in 
understanding of how the industry should support those working in the 
industry. Similarly, the recent launch of Equity’s Comedian’s Charter at 
the Edinburgh Festival Fringe demonstrates the importance of working 
conditions within the industry. It is within this context that this 
event has been organised to explore the Cultural Economy of Comedy. The 
event will take place in February when the Leicester Comedy Festival, 
the largest comedy festival in Europe takes place.

The keynote speaker for the event will be Dr Sharon Lockyer, Reader in 
Sociology and Communications and Director at the Centre for Comedy 
Studies Research at Brunel University. Alongside Dr Lockyer’s keynote 
there will also be presentations from comedy researchers and those 
working in the industry to advocate for practices within the industry.

We invite 15-minute presentations that discuss contemporary stand-up 
comedy. Papers topics could include (but are not limited to):

  * Sexism and misogyny within contemporary stand-up
  * Disability and contemporary stand-up
  * Class and contemporary stand- up
  * Race and contemporary stand-up
  * Sexuality and contemporary stand-up
  * COVID-19 and its impact on contemporary stand-up
  * Precarity and contemporary stand- up
Please submit abstracts of up to 250 words alongside a short bio of 
around 100 words.

To make the symposium accessible to all who wish to attend, there will 
be the option to present online if preferred. In addition, the symposium 
can offer travel grants of up to £250 per person for those wishing to 
attend. These grants can be used to pay for travel and subsistence at 
the symposium. Travel grant applications from PGR and precariously 
employed researchers will be prioritised. There will be the option to 
apply for a grant on the abstract submission form. The abstract 
submission form can be accessed here 
https://forms.office.com/r/pWySCgfcTC 
<https://forms.office.com/r/pWySCgfcTC> The deadline for submissions 
will be Friday 9^th December 2022.


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