Humour Summer School

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Humour Summer School

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Interest in both research on humour and practical applications of humour has increased sharply in the past decade. The aims and objectives for the International Summer School and Symposium on Humour and Laughter were to ensure that both new research students just beginning their research careers or those already-trained researchers considering a first research project on humour will enter the field with a strong foundation in existing theoretical and methodological issues, and are well versed in the pitfalls confronting the scientific study of humour. For those interested in practical applications of humour in a variety of applied settings, the course will introduce them to the kinds of approaches that are being used around the world to put humour to work and to deliver the benefits of humour and laughter.

16/10/2026

Moira Marsh: “Folkloristic Approaches to Ritual Humor and Everyday Humor”

📅 November 6 | 14:30–15:30 CET | Online

How does humour function in rituals and everyday life? What happens when jokes fail to make people laugh, and how do audiences respond to humorous performances?

Moira Marsh (PhD) is the author of Practically Joking (2015), the first book-length scholarly study devoted to practical joking as a genre. Her research focuses primarily on audience reception of humour, especially the phenomenon of unlaughter, and she has published several articles exploring different aspects of these topics. She is also a well-known jackalope wrangler and currently serves as President of the International Society for Humor Studies.

🔗 Programme and registration: https://humoursummerschool.org/20/index.shtml

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14/10/2026

ISS Humour Summer School 2026 — Meet Our Lecturers! Salvatore Attardo: “Discursive Performance of Humor”

November 7 | 14:30–15:30 CET How does humour come to life through speech, gestures, facial expressions, and digital media?

Join Salvatore Attardo, a leading scholar in the linguistics of humour, for a lecture exploring how humour is performed and communicated in different contexts. Participants will learn key principles for conducting rigorous research and analysing humour in discourse. Salvatore Attardo holds a PhD from Purdue University (1991) and is Professor of Linguistics at East Texas A&M University. He is the author and editor of numerous influential books on humour and language, including The Linguistics of Humor (2020) and Humor 2.0: How the Internet Changed Humor (2023). He is currently editor of the Routledge Advances in Language and Humor book series. November 6–9, 2026 | Online Programme and registration: https://humoursummerschool.org/20/index.shtml

12/10/2026

ISS Humour Summer School 2026 — Meet Our Lecturers!

Willibald Ruch: “Facts and Myth in the Psychology of Humor” November 6, 12:00–13:00 CET Online What does psychology tell us about humour? What are the facts, and what are the persistent myths?

Join us for a lecture by Professor Emeritus Willibald Ruch, one of the leading scholars in the psychology of humour and laughter. Willibald Ruch is Professor Emeritus at the University of Zurich. He attended his first humour conference in Tel Aviv in 1984 and founded the International Summer School on Humour and Laughter in 2001. His research has made a major contribution to the psychological study of humour and laughter..

Don’t miss this opportunity to learn from a leading humour researcher and join an international community exploring humour across disciplines! November 6–9, 2026 | Online Programme and registration: http://www.humoursummerschool.org/news.shtml

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07/10/2026

🎓 ISS Humour Summer School 2026

Registration is now open for the ISS Humour Summer School, taking place online on 6–9 November!

Join us for four days of lectures and discussions with leading humour researchers from different disciplines and countries. The participation fee is €50. Register HERE!

📅 6–9 November 2026
💻 Online
💶 Fee: €50
📝 Registration is now open

For the full programme and lecture schedule, please visit: ISS Humour Summer School

We look forward to welcoming you online!

05/07/2026

Please share far and wide! Exciting news for Humor researchers1

06/04/2026

17/03/2020

Sadly the advisory board of the summer school has made the decision to postpone this years event. We will announce the new date as soon as possible.

24/02/2020

We are happy to announce the 2020 Humour Summer School will be back in Germany, at the splendid campus of Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg- Hosted by Professor Rene Proyer. Hope to see you there!

06/07/2019

ISS19 was a big success. Thanks to the organizers for a smooth week, the speakers for inspiring talks and the delegates for vivid discussions.

28/02/2019

Registration is now open for the 2019 Humour Summer School hosted this year in the beautiful German city of Bonn

International Summer School and Symposium on Humour and Laughter: Theory, Research and Applications

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University Of Zurich
Zürich
CH-8050

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http://www.humoursummerschool.org/, http://www.humoursummerschool.org/14/index.shtml

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