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Department of Italian
University of Cambridge
CALL FOR PAPERS
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"Risolini... sogghigni... cachinni...
scoppi di riso convulso... risate a gola spiegata...
risate a crepapelle... risate omeriche..."
(Italo Calvino, 'La filosofia di Raymond Queneau')
SENSES OF HUMOUR
A ONE-DAY POSTGRADUATE COLLOQUIUM
18 March 2000
on the multifaceted nature of laughter in Italian literature, art, media
and film
>From 'umorismo' to humour, from satire to slapstick, from wit to the
grotesque, from punning to parody.
Papers (20 minutes long) welcomed in both English and Italian.
Interested postgraduates should email a brief abstract (300 words)
outlining their proposed paper to:
Antonella Gramone (Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, [log in to unmask] or
Catherine O'Rawe (Robinson College, Cambridge, [log in to unmask]
Deadline for proposals: 17 December 1999
Notification of acceptance will be by 15 January 2000
Further details: http://www.mml.cam.ac.uk/italian or
www.corpus.cam.ac.uk
Please forward to members of department.
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Catherine O'Rawe
Robinson College
Cambridge
CB3 9AN
(01223) 339224
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