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Membership Information

Membership and Membership Benefits

Membership in the International Socety for Humor Studies is open to educators, health professionals, managers, writers, performers, students, and others interested in the advancement of humor studies and research. Members receive:

    

  • a subscription to the quarterly journal, Humor: International Journal of Humor Research
  • reduced registration fees to annual ISHS International Humor Conferences
  • reduced fees to ISHS-sponsored workshops and seminars
  • discounts on books, including books in the Humor Research series published by Mouton-DeGruyter
    and in the Humor in Life and Letters Series published by Wayne State Press.
  • access to bibliographies of humor research across major disciplines
  • a membership list with regularly updated contact information
 
Membership Dues

All Regular Members who renew on or before January 31 for the current membership year, may renew for $84, regardless of whether they live within or outside of the United States. After Janaury 31, the fee increases to $89. Students, who provide proof of student status (e.g., a copy of an ID card), receive a $10 discount on membership.

    

     

By

January 31, 2008

After

January 31, 2008

Regular Member
$84
$89
Student Member
$74
$79
            
New ISHS members, who join the Society for the first time in 2008, may join at the discounted Janaury rate.
    
Humor scholars who wish to be a part of the ISHS network, but cannot afford full dues may join the Society as an Associate member. Associate members pay only $30 and receive our newsletter, membership directories, bibliography access, and ISHS Conference discounts, but do not receive the Society's journal.
 
Membership Application

Applications for 2008 ISHS Membership and subscriptions to HUMOR, Volume 21, can be downloaded via the links below. Both MS Word and PDF versions are available. The MS Word form can be filled in online, saved to your computer, and e-mailed to ISHS.

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2006-08 Membership Directory

The International Society for Humor Studies maintains directories of all Regular and Associate ISHS members with their addresses and telephone numbers. Our website lists contain only the names, affiliations, and internet information for ISHS Members and active Associates from 2006 through 2008 plus the editors for the Society's journal, HUMOR. Current ISHS members may request the complete membership directory with all contact information from the ISHS Executive Secretary.

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