The Humour Studies Digest Australasian Humour Studies Network (AHSN) April 2019 THIS EDITION HOLD THE DATES! 2020 AHSN CONFERENCE Hold the Dates – 2020 AHSN Conference Announced 1 ANNOUNCED Wednesday afternoon—Friday evening, 5-7 AHSN Seminar, Melbourne, February 2020 22 July 2019 2 The 26th AHSN Conference will be hosted by Professor Report by AHSN Review Panel Member, Cliff Goddard, School of Humanities, Languages and Lindsay Foyle 2 Social Science, Griffith University, Brisbane; with the support of Reza Arab, PhD candidate in Linguistics, Griffith University. The general theme will be “Humour International Humour Studies Events – and Belonging” (i.e. embracing non-belonging, exclusion, 19th International Summer School etc) with a fuller descriptor coming shortly. on Humour and Laughter, Bonn, 1-6 July 2019 4 The location with be the Ship Inn on Griffith’s South Bank campus, in the city: 2019 ISHS Conference, Austin, https://www.theshipinn.com.au/ click on Conferences at Texas, 24-29 June 2019 4 the top. This has plenty of hotel and Airbnb accommodation nearby, many within walking distance, and ranging from budget through midrange to fully posh. Members’ News Lindsay Foyle 5 Save the dates and start planning – the Call will be announced soon, along with more details on the theme, Anna-Sophie Jürgens 5 and on travel and accommodation options. In the Rodney Marks 6 meantime, for all enquiries, email: Reza at:
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