2022 International Society for Humor Studies Conference

The International Society for Humor Studies (ISHS) is a scholarly and professional organization dedicated to the advancement of humour research. Its members research humour's many facets, including its role in business, entertainment, and health care as well as how humour varies according to culture, age, gender, purpose, and context.

After two year’s absence due to the Covid pandemic, the society’s 32nd international conference will finally take place at the University of Bologna from June 29 to July 2, 2022 at the CEUB Summer Residence in Bertinoro where academics from around the world will present their latest research on humour in medicine, psychology, the humanities in general and, last but not least, in the public sphere.

Key Note Speakers:

Salvatore Attardo - Professor of Linguistics at Texas A&M University-Commerce

"Context, the ghost of Goffman, and humor. How can we tell when we are joking?"

Conal Condren - Honorary Professor Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities; Emeritus Scientia Professor University of New South Wales

"Academic Myth and the Political Origins of a Concept"

Don Kulick - Distinguished University Professor of Anthropology at Uppsala University and director of the Engaging Vulnerability research program

"What is one laughing at when one laughs during Love on the Spectrum?"

Martin Rowson - A multi-award winning cartoonist, illustrator and writer

"Mocking the Preposterous: The Challenges of Satirising Populism"

Tony Veale - Associate professor at UCD, University College Dublin

"Computer Says D’Oh! Bridging the Gap Between “Funny Peculiar” and “Funny Ha-Ha”"