The International Society for Humor Studies (ISHS) is a scholarly and professional organization dedicated to the advancement of humor research. Many of the Society's members are university and college professors in the Arts and Humanities, Biological and Social Sciences, and Education.  The Society also includes professionals in the fields of counseling, management, nursing, journalism, and theater.  All of our members are interested in humor's many facets, including its role in business, entertainment, and health care as well as how humor varies according to culture, age, gender, purpose, and context.

    

As part of our activities, we publish a quarterly journal and newsletter and hold an annual international conference. The 18th ISHS Conference was just held in Copenhagen, Denmark from July 3 to 7, 2006. You can read more about this Conference at the 2006 Conference website, www.dpu.dk/humor.

     

Click on this page's links to learn more about the Society's journal, past and upcoming conferences, membership, and resources. ISHS Members, click on ISHS News for recent newsletters, election results, and a recent article by Alleen and Don Nilsen on their work over the last 25 years to develop a community of humor scholars.

   

Click here to read the ISHS Constitution