The 30th International Society for Humor Studies conference took place in Tallinn, Estonia on June 25-29, 2018. The conference theme was "Humour: Positively (?) transforming." The conference was jointly organized by the Estonian Literary Museum, Tallinn University, and the Graduate School of Culture Studies and Arts.
For more information about the International Society for Humor Studies, please visit the ISHS official site. To view conference materials, please scroll down.
Conference materials
- Conference program
- Book of abstracts
- Film program (archive link)
- Doctoral seminar and workshops (archive link)
Keynotes and plenaries
The conference featured the following keynote speeches (click to view the video):
- Jessica Milner Davis. "The Politics and Satire Project: Scrutinising Satire From a Transdisciplinary Perspective"
- Elliott Oring. "Oppositions, Overlaps, and Ontologies: The General Theory of Verbal Humor Revisited"
- Trevor Blank. "How the Mighty Have Fallen: American Celebrity Scandals and Humor Dynamics Online"
- Limor Shifman. "The Promises and Perils of Internet Memes" (Apologies: video not available. Find out more about Prof. Shifman's work here.)
Additionally, the following plenary sessions took place during the conference:
- Graduate student awards
- Christie Davies panel (session 1)
- Christie Davies panel (session 2)
- Christie Davies panel (session 3)
Photos and videos
To relive the memories of the conference, check out the photos and a few bonus videos below:
- Photos
- Video: Pre-conference party in Jõgisoo, June 24
- Video: Adam tells a joke
- Video: Workshop by Piip ja Tuut
- Video: Dinner at Olde Hansa
Promo games
Two promotional games, both joke-themed, were created for the conference. If you are up for a challenge, you can play them directly in your browser:
