36.2367, Confs: 32nd Annual Conference of the Australasian Humour Studies Research Network (New Zealand)

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Date: 08-Aug-2025
From: Lydia Chan [lydia.chan at vuw.ac.nz]
Subject: 32nd Annual Conference of the Australasian Humour Studies Research Network


32nd Annual Conference of the Australasian Humour Studies Research
Network
Short Title: AHSN
Theme: Difficult Conversations (or, the Brouhaha in Aotearoa)

Date: 11-Feb-2026 - 13-Feb-2026
Location: Wellington, New Zealand
Contact: Lydia Chan
Contact Email: lydia.chan at vuw.ac.nz
Meeting URL: https://ahsnhumourstudies.org/annual-conference/

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics; Discourse Analysis; General
Linguistics; Historical Linguistics; Ling & Literature

Submission Deadline: 30-Sep-2025

Humour studies is one of the most well-established and successful
examples of interdisciplinary scholarship. Drawing on the work of
scholars in fields as diverse as psychology, linguistics, folklore,
literary studies, history, media and communication, and sociology, the
study of humour brings together multiple traditions and disciplines to
better understand the complex nature of humour across multiple
contexts.
Underneath the surface, though, trouble lurks. Those who have been
around the field long enough are likely to have heard the pointed
conference questions, received the unexpectedly hostile peer reviews,
or taken part in the whispered conversations. While we in humour
studies have a long and productive history of working alongside one
another, we perhaps have not always worked with one another or sought
to learn from one another in genuine ways. The differences have tended
to be overlooked in favour of solidarity.
However, we think that the time has come to talk more openly and
collegially about what humour is and how we study it. For this
conference, we would like contributors to (politely and
constructively) ask the difficult questions, have the awkward
conversations, and maybe even engage in some reflection about the
limitations and problems with their own approaches the studying
humour, in the service of building a field where we are better
equipped to learn from, work with, and sometimes disagree with one
another.
We invite proposals (max 300 words excluding references) that address
the frictions and fault lines, openly ask the questions, and reflect
upon their own scholarly methods and theories. We especially welcome
collaborative panels framed as conversations between different
disciplines, subdisciplines, methods, and theories. Proposals should
be submitted via email to Lydia Chan at lydia.chan at vuw.ac.nz
Important Dates:
Abstract submission opens - 1 June 2025
Deadline for consideration for student scholarship - 31 August 2025
Deadline for submission of abstracts - 30 September 2025
Detailed abstract proposal guidelines here:
https://ahsnhumourstudies.org/wp-content/uploads/AHSN-2026-conference-CFP.pdf
Note:
All topics related to humour studies are welcome, regardless of
engagement with conference theme All submissions will be reviewed by
members of the AHSN Review Panel.



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