The Forum for Humor and the Law will be present at the 36th conference of the International Society for Humor Studies (Niterói, Brazil, 6-10 July 2026) with a panel titled Humor studies and free speech adjudication: From theory to practice. Convened by ForHum directors Alberto Godioli and Laura Little, the panel will feature the following presentations:
- Dr Fernando Henrique de Oliveira Biolcati (Judge of Law, Court of Justice of São Paulo)
The Gavel and the Jest: Integrating Humor Research into Judicial Hermeneutics for the Digital Age - Luisa Fernanda Isaza-Ibarra (PhD candidate, University of Groningen)
We Are Sudamerican Jokers: Trends in Latin American humour cases - Prof. Donald Papy (University of Miami School of Law)
What’s So Funny About Kimmelgate? - Prof. Laura Little (Temple University School of Law)
More Than a Wink 😉: Context, Meaning, and Emojis in Litigation - Dr Alberto Godioli (University of Groningen)
Parody from Theory to Practice (and back): Between Intellectual Property and Free Speech
The full program can be found on the ISHS conference website.