Here is a chronological index of the most important conferences which took humor as (one of) their subjects of analysis. The index includes the scope of interest of each conference, as well as the titles of the post-conference publications.
1990 |
Humor europejski (European Humor). Organized by Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin. |
Areas of interest: ethics vs. aesthetics, typology, use vs. convention, pragmatics, identity |
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Publication: Maciej Abramowicz, Denis Bertrand, Tomasz Stróżyński, Ed. 1994. "Humor europejski". Lublin: Wydawnictwo UMCS |
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1997-2002 |
Festiwal Humoru w Tarnowie: academic sessions together with “Talia Festival” events. |
Areas of interest: advertising, American humor, globalism, public life, every-day communication, ethnic humor, film, theatre, music, literature, artistic stratedy in humor, stereotypes, gender issues |
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Publication: Małgorzata Sugiera, Joanna Zając, Ed. 2002. “Humor w kulturze, kultura humoru”. Tarnów. |
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2000 |
Świat humoru (The World of Humor), Kamień Śląski. Organized by Opole University. |
Areas of interest: humor as a cultural phenomenon, h. in every-day communication, h. in advertising and politics, h. at school and in church, h. in literature |
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Publication:Stanisław Gajda, Dorota Brzozowska, Ed. 2000: “Świat humoru”. Uniwersytet Opolski. |
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2004-present |
Festiwal Humoru “Oblicza Humoru” (The Faces of Humor), International Humor Symposium in Katowice. Organized annually by the University of Silesia. |
Areas of interest: philosophy, literature, religion, art, society, history, ethnic humor, linguistics, gender issues, sexual humor, intercultural studies |
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Electronic publications after each edition: Maria Świątkiewicz-Mośny, Ed. “Oblicza humoru”. Warszawa: Polskie Towarzystwo Socjologiczne |
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2005 |
Studia Slavica X: o grach językowych (On Puns). Organized by Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń. |
Area of interest: puns in humor |
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Publication: Viara Maldjieva, Ed. 2005. “Studia Slavica X: Gra językowa”. Toruń: Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika |
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2006-present |
Humor: Theories, Applications, Practices (TAP) Organized biannually by University of Lodz and the Academy in Piotrków Trybunalski. |
Areas of interest: linguistics, the comic in literary texts, psychology, society, the applications of humor in discourse, film |
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Bilingual publications: Sylw ia Dżereń-Głowacka, Alina Kwiatkowska, Ed. 2008. “Odcienie humoru/ The Shades of Humor”, 2009. “Zrozumieć humor/ Making Sense of Humor”. Piotrków Trybunalski: Naukowe Wydawnictwo Piotrkowskie |
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2007 |
Humor i karniwalizacja we współczesnej komunikacji językowej (Humor and carnivalization in the contemporary communication). Organized by Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin. |
Publication: Jan Mazur, Magdalena Rumińska, Ed. 2007. “Humor i karniwalizacja we współczesnej komunikacji językowej”. Lublin: Wydawnictwo UMCS |
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2007 |
10th International Cognitive Linguistics Conference in Kraków: Organized by the Jagiellonian University in Kraków. |
A separate session on humor: “Cognitive Linguistics meets Humor Research” |
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Publication: 2010. “10th International Cognitive Linguistics Conference: Book of Abstracts” |
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2007
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International Literal Semantics Conference: In Search of (Non)Sense; Organized by the Jagiellonian University. |
A separate session: “(Non)Sensicality of Humor” |
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Publication: Elżbieta Chrzanowska‑Kluczewska, Grzegorz Szpila, Ed. 2009. “In Search of (Non)Sense”. Cambridge Scholars Publishing |
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2007 |
Między oryginałem a przekładem: Poczucie humoru a przekład (Sense of humor and translation) Organized by the Jagiellonian University |
Areas of interest: humor theory, sense of humor, situational humor, translation of humorous elements in film dialogues and literary texts |
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Publication: Maria Filipowicz-Rudek, Ed. 2008. “Między oryginałem a przekładem XIII: Poczucie humoru a przekład”. Kraków: Księgarnia Akademicka |
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2010 |
Across Borders IV Organized by Państwowa Wyższa Szkoła Zawodowa in Krosno |
A separate session on humor Publications:
1. "Papers on Language, Culture and Literature 3", ed. A. Witalisz.; Zeszyty Naukowo-Dydaktyczne PWSZ w Krośnie 55. Krosno: PWSZ. forthcoming. |
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2010-present |
Linguistic Approaches to Funniness, Amusement and Laughter (LAFAL) Conference. Organized biannually by the University of Lodz. |
Areas of interest: all manner of manifestations of humor, amusement and funniness in different types of discourse; semantics, pragmatics, psycholinguistics, sociolinguistics, neurolinguistics, philosophy of language, translation |
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2011 |
Jaki jest kabaret? I Ogólnopolska Konferencja Naukowa (What’s Cabaret Like? 1st National Academic Conference). Organized by the University of Silesia. |
Areas of interest: old vs. new cabaret genres, traditional vs. contemporary cabaret, the definition of a cabaret, future development of cabaret |
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2011 |
International Conference “Creativity and Tradition in Polish and Estonian Cultural Communication” Organized by Państwowa Wyższa Szkoła Zawodowa in Krosno |
Areas of interest: ethnicity, stereotypes, stand-up, visual humor Publication forthcoming: http://www.folklore.ee/rl/fo/koostoo/poola/index.html |
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2012 |
ISHS Conference together with the Humor TAP 4 and LAFAL 2 Organized by the Jagiellonian University |
Compiled by Joanna Olejarczyk (more details in Polish Humour)