Papers are sought for a book/special issue of a journal on the topic of "working-class humor" in any discipline (literary studies, cinema, art, folklore, anthropology, history, etc.) and using any theoretical approach. The focus of the collection is the interplay of the category of humor (roughly defined as anything that can be perceived as funny, amusing, etc.) with the working-class. Of particular interest are essays that pursue the topic of working-class humor in relation to genre, ethnicity, race, geography, and history. Both papers that deal with the representation of the working class in humorous discourse and/or on the use of humor by the working class are welcome. Expressions of interest are due anytime; actual papers will be due in April 2007. Contact: Salvatore Attardo Editor-in-Chief HUMOR: International Journal of Humor Research English Department Youngstown State University Youngstown, OH 44555 [log in to unmask] or [log in to unmask] ---- To sign off Screen-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF Screen-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]