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Theorising Comedy Studies: Ethics, Aesthetics, Politics (ed. Helen Davies and Sarah Ilott) We are in the process of putting together a book proposal for an edited collection on the above topic, for submission to the Palgrave Studies in Comedy series in late Spring 2017. We are seeking an additional contributor to write on any facet of the ethics, aesthetics and politics of comedy in the context of the U.S. Potential topics might be, but are by no means limited to: * U.S. sitcoms/stand-up etc. and the politics of identity (gender, sexuality, race, class, disability) * 'Free speech' and the limits of humour in the U.S. * Comedy and politics: the uses/abuses of humour in the context of presidential campaigns/elections etc. We welcome submissions from researchers at any stage of their career, and critical writing from any perspective within media/cultural/literary studies. Please submit a 500 word abstract (with a short biographical note of no more than 100 words) to [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> by 23rd March 2017. If accepted, final chapters of no more than 7000 words (including all bibliographical materials) will be due by 31st December 2017. If you require any further information at this stage, don't hesitate to contact us. Best wishes, Helen and Sarah Dr Helen Davies, Head of English and Creative Writing, Newman University, Birmingham, B32 3NT 0121 476 2293 ext. 2356 ________________________________ Newman University, Genners Lane, Bartley Green, Birmingham B32 3NT ( Registered Office ) Tel +44 (0)121 476 1181 Fax +44 (0)121 476 1196 Newman University is a charitable company limited by guarantee, Registered in England and Wales with Company number : 5493384 Charity number : 1110346 VAT number : 559 1908 08 -------------------------------------------------------- MeCCSA mailing list -------------------------------------------------------- To manage your subscription or unsubscribe from the MECCSA list, please visit: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=MECCSA&A=1 ------------------------------------------------------- MeCCSA is the subject association for the field of media, communication and cultural studies in UK Higher Education. This mailing list is a free service and is not restricted to members. It is an unmoderated list and content reflect the views of those who post to the list and not of MeCCSA as an organisation. MeCCSA recommends that the list be used only for posting of information (for example about events, publications, conferences, lectures) of interest to members or to promote discussion of current issues of wide general interest in the field. Posts to the MeCCSA mailing list are public, indexed by Google, and can be accessed from the JISCMail website (http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/meccsa.html). Any messages posted to the list are subject to the JISCMail acceptable use policy, which states that users should avoid engaging in unreasonable behaviour, or disrupting the general flow of discussion on a list. For further information, please visit: http://www.meccsa.org.uk/ --------------------------------------------------------