Structure of Course
Sessions take place from Monday to Saturday afternoon, with one afternoon free for relaxation, sightseeing or excursions. One afternoon is dedicated to the Symposium. During the standard sessions, classes will be presented by a number of lecturers. In addition, there will be a poster session.
Introductions in the field of Humor and Laughter research will take place on monday.
Timetable: PROGRAM as pdf
S.A. Salvatore Attardo
C.D. Christie Davies
C.H. Christian F. Hempelmann
O.H. Oswald Huber
R.M. Rod A. Martin
R.Mü. Ralph Müller
W.R. Willibald Ruch
A.S. Andrea Samson
B.S. Brigitte Stemmer
D.T. Humor and Workplace
B.W. Barbara Wild
W.W. Werner Wicki
Sunday evening: meeting point at 7 p.m. at Centre Fries or a restaurant
Workshops
A) Facial Action Coding System (Ursula Beermann & Willibald Ruch) abstract
B) General Theory of Verbal Humor (Salvatore Attardo & Christian F. Hempelmann)abstract
C) Psychological Assessment of Humor (Rod A. Martin)
D) Humor without Jokes: The people's Choice (Doni Tamblyn, Philadelphia, USA) abstract
SPECIAL EVENTS AND EVENING PROGRAM:
Thuesday evening: PELLO at Centrefries: see Details
Wednesday afternoon: Excursion
Friday evening: Barbecue at Centrefries