A Two-Day National Seminar on Humour: Texts and Contexts
6th and 7th February, 2015.Department of EnglishPatkar-Varde College, Goregaon (West), Mumbai 400062,Eric Jong says,” Humour is one of the most serious tools we have for dealing with impossible situations.” Humour is essential in helping us find and maintain a balance in life and career. However it is slipping away from us. We have become far too serious. Since humour can have a significant positive effect on our lives, it is time we use a little academic rigour to figure out how it works (or doesn’t). While successful humour leads to myriad benefits, failed humour can be downright destructive, from bruised egos and broken friendships to million dollar marketing mistakes. Hence the purpose of this seminar is to study Humour from literary, socio-political, historical and psychological points of view and understand its significance, relevance and varied applications in today’s scenario.
We are inviting research papers on the following themes:
Expression of Humour in LiteratureHumour Theories
Translating Humour
Humour and Social Boundaries
Humour and Cultural Context
Philosophy and Humour
Humour and Laughter-a Psychological Study
Humour as an Effective Alternate Therapy
Jokes: Comparative, Historical and Social Analysis
Humour and Children (Nursery Rhymes, Fiction, Cartoons)
Humour and its Application in Media and Industry (film, television, advertising, journalism, management)
Humour and Parenting
The research paper of about 1500-2000 words should be submitted in font Times New Roman and the font size must be 12 pt. Research papers selected by the expert committee would be presented in the seminar. All research papers will be published in the proceedings of the Seminar with ISBN number.
The papers can be mailed to seminarpapers.pvc@gmail.com
Last date for sending the paper is January 15, 2015.
The registration fee for teacher participant is Rs. 1000/- and for student participant is Rs. 500/-.
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