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AAJS CONFERENCE February 2027 ACJC MELBOURNE
BETWEEN HAUNTING AND HUMOUR: Spectral Afterlives & the Comic in Jewish History, Culture & Thought
Dates: Sunday 7 – Monday 8 February 2027
Location: Melbourne, VIC, Australia – CBD-accessible location – TBA to all registered participants
Conference Committee: Professor Rebecca Margolis, Dr Anna Hirsh, Dr Simon Holloway, Dr Yu Wang
This conference will explore the dynamic relationship between haunting and humour across Jewish history, thought, and cultural expression. Jewish experience has often unfolded between solemnity and satire, memory and irony, mourning and laughter. Across time and place, Jewish communities have grappled with loss, displacement, and rupture while also cultivating traditions of wit, critique, and comic imagination. These impulses do not stand in opposition; they frequently intersect and inform one another.
Registration for the 2027 AAJS conference is not open yet. When registration opens, all attendees will be required to register via a portal link on this page.
| Benefactor | $360 |
| Early Bird Two Days (until Jan 5) | $270 |
| Early Bird One Day (until Jan 5) | $185 |
| Early Bird Two Days Student (until Jan 5) | $135 |
| Early Bird One Day Student (until Jan 5) | $95 |
| Two Days (from Jan 6) | $295 |
| One Day (from Jan 6) | $210 |
| Two Days Student (from Jan 6) | $150 |
| One Day Student (from Jan 6) | $120 |
| Individual Session | $30 |
After each conference, presenters are invited to submit written articles for consideration for publication in our peer-reviewed journal, the Australian Journal of Jewish Studies.