CFP: Laughter is the Best Medicine? Visual Histories of Health and Humour

Co-editors Dr Christine Slobogin, Dr Katie Snow, and Laura Cowley are pleased to announce a call for chapter proposals for an edited volume exploring vibrant intersections of humour, visual culture, and the health humanities. This volume examines what role visual humour has had and continues to play in healing and healthcare, as well as in…

Panel: Pathologies, Punchlines, Power: The Medicalized Body, Humour and Art

The Confabulations panel “Pathologies, Punchlines, Power: The Medicalized Body, Humour and Art,” which will address the role of visual humor in medical texts across history, will take place on Wednesday, August 10, 2022 from 10:00 to 11:30 AM CDT. Further details and free registration can be found at the link below.