Humour & Religion Network

The Humour & Religion Network (HRN) is an international and interdisciplinary research network interested in issues at the intersections of humour and religion.

[Seen and Unseen @seenunseenmag]

"Our bodies, our spirits, even our minds, can betray us at any moment. That something we don’t want, even something good like laughter, can erupt from within."

https://t.co/Tq0EOc9EG6

[King's TRS @kingstrs]

We’re thrilled to announce the launch of Dr Nicole Graham’s @DrNicGraham
first monograph:

📚 Feminism and the Religious Significance of Laughing Bodies (Routledge, 2024)

📅 19th March
⏰ 5-6:30pm
📍 Room S-2.23, King’s College London

https://t.co/4zmpLkNwYT

[Radius: the religious drama society @RadiusDrama]

Faith based comedy is growing in popularity. @BBCRadio4 Beyond Belief a great listen here exploring #HumourAndReligion @HumRelNetwork @DrNicGraham @giles_fraser Dillon Mapletoft @shaziamirza1 Shanny Luft @AshleyBlaker https://t.co/B34YPxBB3j

[Humour & Religion Network @HumRelNetwork]

There are two proposed panels on #HumourAndReligion organised by @DrNicGraham & @mololied at ISHS 2025: Humour as a response to tragedy & suffering and Humour and Religion: Past, Present & Future. Abstract Deadline: 14 February 2025

More info here: https://t.co/pyMvTNJMIB

[Humor Studies @humor_studies]

A kind reminder that the ISHS conference 2025 is open for your submissions till February 14! The gorgeous city of Krakow is looking forward to welcoming humor scholars in July 2025!

[Humor Studies @humor_studies]

Humor studies events are springing up like mushrooms - submit your paper for the "Critical Humor Studies in Times of Crisis: Aesthetics, Approaches, and Applications" hybrid conference till January 15th, 2025! Dates: April 25-26. Venue: Pomona College. https://t.co/IgEHxoD9cp

[Gil Greengross @Giligg]

Always nice to talk about humour and laughter for science cafe https://t.co/JdMWPU1zCc with @sophiescott and @amy_paine @AberComedyFest @AberUni @PsychAtAber @humor_studies

[Neil Renic @NC_Renic]

Let's gooooooo

[Humor Studies @humor_studies]

The ISHS conference 2025 is now accepting submissions! It will be held on 7-11 July in Krakow, Poland. Call for papers is open till January 15 (panels/workshops) and February (papers). Visit https://t.co/imJaNGkNmG to know more and submit your proposal!

[Humour & Religion Network @HumRelNetwork]

#HumourAndReligion

[Chortle Comedy @chortle]

Banned! Fern Brady's advert ruled too offensive to show | Advertising Standards Agency upholds complaint

https://t.co/216RTOpYpH

[History of Emotions (NACHE) @NACHEmotion]

EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT: @NACHEmotion will be holding its next colloquium on 10 December at 11am (US Mountain Time): "The Labour of Solitude and Emotional Experience of Aloneness in Early Modern Britain" with @naomipullin ✨ Register/save the Zoom link here: https://t.co/N5oVPGVH0g

[Humor Studies @humor_studies]

Already this Friday! Don't miss the ISHS webinar "Humor, Translation, and Taboo" (November 15 at 8 am PST)!

[Humor Studies @humor_studies]

Don't miss the II conference on Feminisms and Humour! The paper submission deadline is February 1, 2025!

[Zhara Keogh @ZharaKB]

📢Callout for Comedy Studies Researchers and London based comedians for a digital journalism piece for City News -
Talking about culture and identity within the content of stand up comedy🎤

DM if you’re interested in hearing more!

[Humour & Religion Network @HumRelNetwork]

@kingstrs @KCLChaplaincy This looks like a great event!

[Humor Studies @humor_studies]

Submit your paper on new forms of humor and play in digital discourse! See details of the call for papers here: https://t.co/CUzNuXk691

[You're Havin' a Class @havinaclass]

Hello Everyone! I am starting to recruit participants to help with my Phd research. Please do get in touch if you can help and share with anyone you know who might be interested! Very excited, thank you!

[Humour & Religion Network @HumRelNetwork]

🚨 New Book Alert 📚

Risible: Laughter without Reason and the Reproduction of Sound.

By Delia Casadei (@ucpress)

It is open access and available here: https://t.co/7RASYGGFaL

#HumourStudies

[Dr Sarah Ilott @Dr_Ilott]

Check out the next @MixedBill CFP for a conference on #Comedy and Racial Justice, with keynotes from @RaulPerezSoc and @KavytaK hosted at @MMUEnglishDept by @ManMetMAPS next April 🥳

[Humor Studies @humor_studies]

Join us for the webinar on Humor, Translation and Taboo on November, 15 to find out how translators approach taboo topics in (audio)visual humorous media! Register here: https://t.co/Jnr37tlViy

[Humour & Religion Network @HumRelNetwork]

PhD Scholarship on Humour, Free Speech and Content Moderation | The University of Groningen | A 48-month, fully funded PhD vacancy for a project on humour, free speech adjudication and content moderation | Deadline: 20 November 2024 | More details here: https://t.co/vVuBGudvRH