HUMLIT Project Partners and Their Contributions
The HUMLIT project brings together a vibrant network of academic and non-academic institutions across Europe, each with its own expertise in humour research. Together, these partners explore how humour literacy can promote understanding, navigate social tensions, and support inclusive dialogue across diverse cultural landscapes.
As the project coordinator, Jagiellonian University leads research efforts, contributing linguistic methodology and shaping the definition of “humour literacy.” The university provides access to previously collected data and is responsible for disseminating results through both academic and public networks.
Researchers at the University of Tartu examine humour in multilingual contexts, particularly ethnic humour and its role in spreading misinformation. Comparative studies of international humour scandals are also conducted.
KU Leuven trains visiting researchers in linguistic and multimodal humour analysis, using advanced tools such as eye-tracking. The university hosts seminars on humour theory, research ethics, and data management, and provides access to key datasets, including the Corona Humour collection.
Researchers from UCM focus on cross-cultural humour, especially how humorous content travels between European countries. They also investigate the role of humour literacy in language learning, particularly in EFL and multicultural classrooms.
The University of Helsinki examines the political use of humour, particularly by populist figures. Researchers develop theoretical frameworks for understanding humour's role in conflict and public discourse.
Partners in Brașov study various humour formats - stand-up, caricatures, lyrics, epigrams - and their reception. Their work spans local and diasporic cultural expressions, aiming to foster awareness of humour’s social role.
AAB College focuses on stand-up comedy, analysing the creative and critical processes behind performances and their social impact. The institution supports cross-cultural collaboration among comedians in the Western Balkans, especially in Kosovo and North Macedonia.
Researchers in Athens specialize in humorous discourse, particularly online and political humour. They propose educational activities using humorous content to enhance students' critical humour literacy.
The University of Bucharest investigates digital humour - memes, reels, infotainment -and its role in navigating global crises. The work includes both national and diasporic Romanian contexts.
UCD contributes technical expertise in artificial intelligence and language models. Researchers conduct studies on computational humour, bridging technology and the humanities.
Researchers in Brno analyse media-based and controversial humour, interpreting it in cultural and social contexts. Findings are also incorporated into teaching modules, including in the university’s MA programmes.
Opole University explores online humour, focusing on ethnic, gender-related, and controversial topics. The institution also develops educational materials to support humour literacy in Polish and comparative contexts.
The University of Bergen contributes experience in studying humour reception, particularly controversial and ethnic humour. Partners develop new research methods and educational approaches to strengthen humour literacy.
Researchers analyse diverse humour genres - WhatsApp stickers, stand-up, and television satire - focusing on Spanish society and diaspora. The aim is to understand humour’s role in conflict resolution and cultural reflection.
The foundation offers access to humour-related archives and trains participants in public outreach and dissemination of humour-related research.
University of Copenhagen focuses on analysing the reception of ethnic and controversial humour, developing new research methods and teaching practices to enhance humour literacy, and fostering collaborations with the Danish Museum of Satire and SaTiReNet.
Tallinn University contributes to HUMLIT by analysing humour and misinformation across cultures. The researchers also bring expertise in critical discourse analysis to the project, exploring how humour literacy can enhance language teaching, particularly in the context of Spanish as a foreign language and multilingual classrooms.
Non-Academic Partners
The institute shares expertise in fieldwork, providing access to humour archives and applying folklore methods to the study of humour in mass and social media.
The museum helps organize interviews and focus groups with humour creators and audiences and provides access to digital and physical humour collections while co-creating new datasets.
The museum facilitates access to visual humour archives, artists, and audiences, supporting research into the creation and reception of satirical art.
This international institution provides access to visual humour collections and supports research and outreach at national and international levels through interviews and public engagement.
Maldita offers workspace and limited access to its extensive archive on Spanish-language disinformation, which includes humorous content, supporting research into misinformation and humour.
Artmania (Romania)
Artmania supplies data on the political potential of stand-up comedy, enabling analysis of both content creation and audience reception.
This creative collective supports research on stand-up comedy, hosts public events, and fosters transnational collaboration among artists and humour scholars.
Stripolis provides data on cartoons, comics, stand-up, and sitcoms in Slovenia. It hosts training sessions, analyses regional examples, and contributes illustrations and visual materials for outreach.
Together, these institutions form a powerful alliance combining academic excellence, cultural richness, and creative engagement to explore the social potential of humour across Europe.