Laughter as a Political Coping Mechanism: Interdisciplinary Approaches

This two-day conference explores the role of humour as a political coping mechanism and illuminates its uses across disciplines and periods, stimulating fresh conversations about resistance to power. This conference builds on recent scholarship in analysing fascism and authoritarianism as global phenomena. The organisers aim to connect an interdisciplinary range of scholars—at all career levels—who will draw on history, literature, political science, and journalism to illuminate the political uses of laughter.