[Folkserv] Religious Humor & Laughter Symposium 2/9

[Moriarty, Megan]

Dear Folklore Community,

I believe this program, hosted by the Center for the Study of Religion and Melton Center for Jewish Studies, would be of interest to folklorists.

Megan

It's one month from today: the Religious Humor & Laughter Symposium is on Friday, February 9th in the colloquium space in the 18th Avenue Library from 9:30 am to 12 pm.

The Center for the Study of Religion and Melton Center for Jewish Studies will host two panel discussions exploring the following questions: Why is it important for scholars to attend to humor and laughter, and, if it's often been neglected or overlooked, why is that the case?  What does humor reveal about how communities and individuals negotiate boundaries of religious and ethnic identity? What, if anything, do we gain by engaging religious humor comparatively and cross-culturally?

Presenters include:

Jennifer Caplan<https://www.drjennifercaplan.com/> (Judaic Studies, University of Cincinnati): "What’s Jewish about Jewish Humor?"

Samah Choudhury<https://www.ithaca.edu/faculty/schoudhury> (Philosophy and Religion, Ithaca College): "Thinking About Religion and Race by Taking Humor Seriously."

Melissa Anne-Marie Curley<https://comparativestudies.osu.edu/people/curley.32> (Comparative Studies, OSU): "Rain-Making and Piss-Taking: Bawdy Humor in a Few Buddhist Stories."

Hannibal Hamlin<https://english.osu.edu/people/hamlin.22> (English, OSU): "The Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost walk into a bar...: Does Christianity Have a Sense of Humor?"

This event is free and open to the public. For more information, including the bios of the presenters, go to our website<https://religion.osu.edu/events/religious-humor-and-laughter-symposium>:
[https://religion.osu.edu/sites/default/files/styles/facebook/public/2023-12/CSR%20Humor%20600x400.png?h=252f27fa&itok=WcSQsQG2]<https://religion.osu.edu/events/religious-humor-and-laughter-symposium>
Religious Humor and Laughter Symposium<https://religion.osu.edu/events/religious-humor-and-laughter-symposium>
The Center for the Study of Religion and Melton Center for Jewish Studies will present a symposium on religious humor and laughter.
religion.osu.edu


https://religion.osu.edu/events/religious-humor-and-laughter-symposium
Religious Humor and Laughter Symposium<https://religion.osu.edu/events/religious-humor-and-laughter-symposium>
The Center for the Study of Religion and Melton Center for Jewish Studies will present a symposium on religious humor and laughter.
religion.osu.edu
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Megan Moriarty

Communications Specialist


The Ohio State University

Humanities Institute

456 Hagerty Hall, 1775 College Road, Columbus, OH 43210


614-247-1650

moriarty.8 at osu.edu<mailto:moriarty.8 at osu.edu> / osu.edu<http://www.osu.edu>


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