14th International Summer School and Symposium on Humour and Laughter, University of Sheffield, England

[Elena Hoicka]

14th International Summer School and Symposium on Humour and Laughter



July 14 - 19, 2014



University of Sheffield, England, United Kingdom



http://www.humoursummerschool.org/14



Endorsed by the International Society for Humour Studies (ISHS) the
International Summer School and Symposium on Humour and Laughter is a
one-week intensive course on all aspects of humour: theory, research and
applications.



It offers presentations and workshops by leading scholars in the field. As
the course is primarily aimed at those who are at an early stage of
exploring humour, most of the participants are research students, but the
material is also suitable for more established scholars, for example if
they are moving into the area of humour from another discipline.



The Symposium takes place during the week, and is an opportunity for the
participants to present their own work and receive feedback. In addition,
provision is made for participants to make appointments with the lecturers
to receive one-to-one consultations about their work.



The Summer School and Symposium was founded in 2001 at Queen's University
in Belfast by Professor Willibald Ruch, who oversees the event every year.
It has been held all over Europe: Edinburgh (UK), Wolverhampton (UK),
Tübingen(Germany), Fribourg (Switzerland), Aberdeen (UK), Galați (Romania),
Granada (Spain), Zürich (Switzerland), Tartu (Estonia), Savonlinna
(Finland), Magdeburg (Germany).



In addition to Prof. Ruch, past lecturers at the Summer School have
included: Salvatore Attardo, Christie Davies, Jessica Milner Davis,
Christian Hempelmann,

Giselinde Kuipers, Paul Lewis, Rod Martin, Paul McGhee, John Morreall, Neal
Norrick, Elliott Oring, Graeme Ritchie.



The Summer School and Symposium is managed by an Advisory Board, along with
Dr. Elena Hoicka, this year's local organiser.



If you are interested in more information or attending, please contact:
organiser14 at humoursummerschool.org