'Cutting Edge' is one of the Australasian Humour Network's research podcast series and part of the ‘5 in 15’ suite. This is a short-form content format where we bring on senior scholars who share their experiences and answer 5 questions in 15 minutes. Sounds fun? You bet! A tiny bit stressful? YES! We won’t deny it. But give it a listen and see how our guests do and stay tuned for more AHSN ‘5 in 15’ podcast formats and more 'Cutting Edge' episodes coming soon! Want to find out more about the AHSN, check out our website: https://ahsnhumourstudies.org/ or follow us on Twitter-X @AHSN_Humour.
Cutting Edge
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'Cutting Edge' is one of the Australasian Humour Network's research podcast series and part of the ‘5 in 15’ suite. This is a short-form content format where we bring on senior scholars who share their experiences and answer 5 questions in 15 minutes. Sounds fun? You bet! A tiny bit stressful? YES! We won’t deny it. But give it a listen and see how our guests do and stay tuned for more AHSN ‘5 in 15’ podcast formats and more 'Cutting Edge' episodes coming soon! Want to find out more about the AHSN, check out our website: https://ahsnhumourstudies.org/ or follow us on Twitter-X @AHSN_Humour.
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August 3, 2025
Episode 12: Professor Ron Stewart/The one about Cartoonists
<p>Episode hosts: Ben Nickl and Jessica Milner Davis </p><p>About our guest on this episode: </p><p>Ronald, an Australian, is a professor in the Sociology Department of Daito Bunka University. He has lived and worked in Japan since 1998, earning his MA and PhD at Nagoya University on a Japanese government scholarship. Ronald is currently researching the work of Japan’s first professional cartoonist Kitazawa Rakuten (1876 – 1955) as part of a longer-term history of Japanese political cartooning project. His recent publications include: “Can Australian Cartoonists Monster the Gods of Asian Politics?” coauthored with Robert Phiddian in Moral Dimensions of Humour (2024); "Unlocking Verbal-Visual Puns in Late-Nineteenth-Century Japanese Cartoons” in The Palgrave Handbook of Humour, History, and Methodology (2021); and "Ito Hirobumi's Nose: Syphilis in Early 20th Century Japanese Cartoons," International Journal of Comic Art (2019). He also coauthored with CJ Suzuki the book Manga: A Critical Guide (2023). Ronald has been a member of the Japan Society for Studies in Cartoons and Comics since 2003.</p><p>About the episode hosts:</p><p>Ben is a Senior Lecturer in The University of Sydney’s Department of Comparative Literature and Translation Studies. He works on popular technologies of mediation like humour and laughter and is the research coordinator for the Australasian Humour Studies Network. His latest book is called Moral Dimensions of Humour (Tampere University Press, open access, 2024). </p><p>Jessica is an Honorary Associate in the School of Art, Communication and English, University of Sydney, and coordinates the AHSN. She is a member of Clare Hall, Cambridge and Research Affiliate with Brunel University London’s Centre for Comedy Studies Research. She has been Visiting Scholar at many universities in Europe and the USA, Visiting Fellow at Cambridge University (2012) and Senior Visiting Fellow at Bologna University (2013). Her interdisciplinary work on humour was recognised with Fellowship of the Royal Society of NSW in 2017 and the 2018 Lifetime Achievement Award from the ISHS. An editorial board member for leading humour research journals and book series, her latest book is “Humour in Asian Cultures: Tradition and Context” (Routledge, 2022).</p><p>Acknowledgement of Country:</p><p>We would like to acknowledge and pay respect to the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, the traditional owners and custodians of the lands on which the University of Sydney has been built, and which were taken from them without their consent, treaty or compensation. Most episodes of this podcast were recorded on this land. <br>This land has always been a learning space for many Aboriginal nations, and as teachers and students, and people of all kinds of origins, we can draw strength and guidance from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander knowledge, one of the oldest knowledge systems in the world.</p><p>Want to come on as a guest or co-host, or get in touch about something else? Simply email <a href="mailto:benjamin.nickl@sydney.edu.au" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">benjamin.nickl@sydney.edu.au</a>(AHSN research coordinator and ‘Cutting Edge’ host), visit the AHSN website <a href="https://ahsnhumourstudies.org/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://ahsnhumourstudies.org/</a> and follow/subscribe to us on Facebook <a href="https://www.facebook.com/AHSNHumour/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.facebook.com/AHSNHumour/</a>,YouTube <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@ahsnconference" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.youtube.com/@ahsnconference</a>or Twitter/X @AHSN_Humour.</p><p>Special thanks and all credit for editing and sound engineering goes to Jacob Craig/USYD FASS media room studios.</p>
July 27, 2025
Episode 11: Dr Will Noonan/The one about Translation
<p>Episode hosts: Ben Nickl and Rodney Taveira </p><p>About our guest on this episode: </p><p>Will is a lecturer in English studies and translation at the University of Burgundy, where he is assigned to the Interlanguage Centre - Text, Image, Language (UR 4812) laboratory. Originally from Australia, he began his research career by studying the relationship between Francophone and Anglophone humour before gradually turning to issues related to the translation, adaptation and accessibility of audiovisual and digital products.</p><p>About the episode hosts:</p><p>Ben is a Senior Lecturer in The University of Sydney’sDepartment of Comparative Literature and Translation Studies. He works on popular technologies of mediation like humour and laughter and is the research coordinator for the Australasian Humour Studies Network. His latest book iscalled Moral Dimensions of Humour (Tampere University Press, open access, 2024). </p><p>Rodney is the AcademicDirector, Undergraduate Coordinator, and a Senior Lecturer in American Studies at the United States Studies Centre. At The University of Sydney, he teaches across the American Studies program and his research areas include contemporary American fiction, film and television, the interrelation of literature and visual culture, humour, and post-World War II American cultural politics.</p><p>Acknowledgement of Country:</p><p>We would like to acknowledge and pay respect to the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, the traditional owners and custodians of the lands on which the University of Sydney has been built, and which were taken from them without their consent, treaty or compensation. Most episodes of this podcast were recorded on this land. <br>This land has always been a learning space for many Aboriginal nations, and as teachers and students, and people of all kinds of origins, we can draw strength and guidance from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander knowledge, one of the oldest knowledge systems in the world.</p><p>Want to come on as a guest or co-host, or get in touch aboutsomething else? Simply email <a href="mailto:benjamin.nickl@sydney.edu.au">benjamin.nickl@sydney.edu.au</a>(AHSN research coordinator and ‘Cutting Edge’ host), visit the AHSN website <a href="https://ahsnhumourstudies.org/">https://ahsnhumourstudies.org/</a> and follow/subscribe to us on Facebook <a href="https://www.facebook.com/AHSNHumour/">https://www.facebook.com/AHSNHumour/</a>, YouTube <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@ahsnconference">https://www.youtube.com/@ahsnconference</a> or Twitter/X @AHSN_Humour.</p><p>Special thanks and all credit for editing and sound engineering goes to Jacob Craig/USYD FASS media room studios.</p><p></p>
July 20, 2025
Episode 10: Professor Tony Moore/The one about Comedy History
<p>Episode hosts: Ben Nickl and Matilda Knowles </p><p>About our guest on this episode: </p><p>Tony is the Lead Chief Investigator for the ARC Linkage Grant ‘Comedy Country’. Based at Monash University’s School of Media, Film and Journalism, he has a background in leading large-scale projects and is an experienced cultural and media historian focusing on the intersection of countercultures, popular culture and politics and the translation of research into digital media outputs. Tony’s books include <a href="https://www.bloomsbury.com/au/fringe-to-famous-9781501334894/" target="_blank">Fringe to Famous – Australian Cultural Production After theCreative Industries</a> (Bloomsbury, 2024), <a href="https://www.murdochbooks.com/browse/book/Tony-Moore-Dancing-with-Empty-Pockets-9781741961447" target="_blank">Dancing with Empty Pockets: Australia’s Bohemians Since 1860 </a>(2012 Allen & Unwin), <a href="https://www.murdochbooks.com/browse/book/Tony-Moore-Death-or-Liberty-9781741961409" target="_blank">Death or Liberty: Rebels and Radicals Transported toAustralia 1788-1868 </a>(adapted as major ABC screendocumentary), and <a href="https://www.currency.com.au/books/australian-screen-classics/the-barry-mckenzie-movies/" target="_blank">The Barry McKenzie Movies</a> (Currency Press 2005). Tony has enjoyed previous careers in media and book publishing as a documentary maker and current affairs producer at ABC TV, and commissioning editor of Pluto Press and Cambridge University Press. </p><p>About the episode hosts:</p><p>Ben is a Senior Lecturer in The University of Sydney’sDepartment of Comparative Literature and Translation Studies. He works on popular technologies of mediation like humour and laughter and is the research coordinator for the Australasian Humour Studies Network. His latest book iscalled Moral Dimensions of Humour (Tampere University Press, open access, 2024). </p><p>Til is a PhD candidate at Monash University inMelbourne, Australia. Her PhD research focuses on the influence of suicide jokes told by stand-up comedians in post-2000s Australia. She’s interested in the role of authenticity, community, mediation and confession in contemporary performance comedy. Til’s Master's research, <a href="https://minerva-access.unimelb.edu.au/items/367f5fbb-13dd-4b3d-b411-970b03c6c915" target="_blank">“Larrikins, listeners and Lifeline: inside Australian comedy chatcast The Little Dum Dum Club”</a>, examined the performance of cultural conventions and community in comedy podcasts. Til is also a pop culture writer, speculative fiction nerd, and host of the ‘Serrated Edge’ AHSN ECR podcast. </p><p>Acknowledgement of Country:</p><p>We would like to acknowledge and pay respect to the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, the traditional owners and custodians of the lands on which the University of Sydney has been built, and which were taken from them without their consent, treaty or compensation. Most episodes of this podcast were recorded on this land. <br>This land has always been a learning space for many Aboriginal nations, and as teachers and students, and people of all kinds of origins, we can draw strength and guidance from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander knowledge, one of the oldest knowledge systems in the world.</p><p>Want to come on as a guest or co-host, or get in touch aboutsomething else? Simply email <a href="mailto:benjamin.nickl@sydney.edu.au">benjamin.nickl@sydney.edu.au</a>(AHSN research coordinator and ‘Cutting Edge’ host), visit the AHSN website <a href="https://ahsnhumourstudies.org/">https://ahsnhumourstudies.org/</a> and follow/subscribe to us on Facebook <a href="https://www.facebook.com/AHSNHumour/">https://www.facebook.com/AHSNHumour/</a>, YouTube <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@ahsnconference">https://www.youtube.com/@ahsnconference</a> or Twitter/X @AHSN_Humour.</p><p>Special thanks and all credit for editing and sound engineering goes to Jacob Craig/USYD FASS media room studios.</p><p></p>
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