Satire controversies are no longer an occasional disturbance in the public sphere. They have become a recurring mode through which contemporary societies negotiate disagreement about humour, harm, and freedom of expression \u2013 and, increasingly, about truth and political legitimacy. From the Alan Kurdi controversy to White House memes, the field of satirical conflict has grown both more visible and more difficult to map within established theoretical frameworks. This conference invites contributions that engage with the complexity of contemporary satire and of these controversies.
Relevant questions we will discuss could be: Why have satire controversies become a recurring feature of public life rather than exceptional events? What can earlier controversies reveal about those of the present, and where do the continuities end? When a satirical work tips into conflict, is the dispute really about the work itself? Which inherited concepts (of intention, offence, authorship etc.) strain under contemporary conditions, and what might take their place? When is “satire” a description of a work, and when is it a claim made strategically about it? And with what consequences do these conflicts end \u2014 for careers, legislation, and the limits of the sayable?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Satire controversies are no longer an occasional disturbance in the public sphere. They have become a recurring mode through which…","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","country":[22],"city":[77],"class_list":["post-23344","upcoming-conferences","type-upcoming-conferences","status-publish","hentry","country-denmark","city-copenhagen"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n