The Forum for Humor and the Law (ForHum) is a platform for scholars, artists, lawyers, and anyone interested in humor, free speech and related legal matters.

The Netherlands
Joined September 2022
Participate in the Most Comprehensive Survey of Political Cartoonists’ Online Experiences. The survey covers how and where you post your work, whether you have been censored, and how often you feel insulted or threatened by other users. forhum.org/blog/cartoonists-…
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If you are interested in parody & satire, don't miss this week's insightful contributions from forhum.org: @Sabine_Jacques' "Parody, Passing Off, and Freedom of Expression: Lessons from Samherji v. Odee" & @young_subridere's "Holy Moly! Blasphemy in the UK" ⚖️🙃
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"Parodies continue to present challenges for trade mark law, leaving it as sticky as unicorn glitter goo". Read @Sabine_Jacques' insightful discussion of the Pooey Puitton case here ⬇️ forhum.org/blog/louis-vuitto… #parody #IntellectualProperty
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Thanks to Writer/Producer Annie Julia Wyman, Cartoonist @Royaards and Mike Gillis from @TheOnion who close our conference on Humor and Conflict in the Digital Age with a fascinating roundtable talk.
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Our excellent keynote speaker Giselinde Kuipers gives us an insight into new research on how humor scandals mark and possibly widen societal divides.
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Paul Martin from the University of Bristol talks about Conflict and Political Parody on Twitter with a great clip from @RosieisaHolt #HACIDA
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Massih Zekavat kicks off our second panel for Humor and Conflict in the Digital Age with his presentation "When Aporetic Satire Backfires: Chappelle's Transgender Jokes Gone Awry".
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#HACIDA Anke Lion talks about moral panics and the rise of comedy controversies presenting her research, "Are We Not Allowed to Laugh at Anything Anymore?".
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Beer Prakken from the University of Groningen opens our first panel which is on Humor, Scandal and the Cultures of Controversy with his presentation on Mediating Humour in US Politics.
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We close the first day of our conference on Humor and Conflict in the Digital Age with @RaulPerezSoc talking about Amused Racial Contempt and his book The Souls of White Jokes. Thanks to all our speakers for an incredibly interesting day.
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Jeanne Gaillard from the University of Strasbourg is now presenting her research on Islam in French stand-up comedy. #HACIDA
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Our first speakers for the panel on Comedy In Conflict are Anastasiya Fiadotava and Wladyslaw Chlopicki discussing the Belarus - Poland Migrant Crisis. #HACIDA
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Chi-Hé Elder from @uniofeastanglia and @EleniKapogianni from the University of Kent will give today's keynote at #HACIDA on "Context, Intentions and Accountability: The Joker In the Public Eye".
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