1. Chapter 8a: Humor and Geography Part I: International Conferences, Organizations, & Scholarly Books
by Don and Alleen Nilsen

2. Afghan Humor
Humorous Insights Into Afghan Culture:

3. African and African-American Humor I
AFRICAN HUMOR SCHOLARS: Estelle Kruger, Livingston Makondo, Bertie Neethling, Trevor Noah, C. Pfukwa, Noleen Turner, & Mel Watkins

4. African & African-American Humor II

5. Argentinian Humor
Quino, the author of the Comic Strip Mafalda Very Famous in Latin America and Spain:

6. Australian Humor I
1996 ISHS Conference at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia:

7. Australian Humor II

8. Australasian Humour
Australasian Humour Studies Network (AHSN):

9. Belgian Humor
Comic Art Museum, Brussels:

10. Brazilian Humor
Salon of Humor in Piracicaba in the State of Sao Paolo:

11. Bulgarian Humor I
House of Humor and Satire in Gabrovo, Bulgaria:

12. Bulgarian Humor II

13. Canadian Humor I
Good Laugh, Bad Laugh, Ugly Laugh, My Laugh: Dept. of Modern Languages & Literatures, Western University, Canada:

14. Canadian Humor II
2017 ISHS Conference in Montreal, Canada:

15. Chinese Humor I
In 2010, Xiao Dong Yue published an article in HUMOR: International Journal of Humor Research with the title, “Exploration of Chinese Humor: Historical Review, Empirical Findings, and Critical Reflections,” which was recommended by Giulia Baccini. Please contact Giulia Baccini , or XiaoDong Yue for insights into Chinese Humor. Five Things You Need To Know about Chinese Humor:

16. Chinese Humor II
From June 24 to June 27, 2010, the City University of Hong Kong hosted
The 22nd Conference of the International Society for Humor Studies. Xiaodong Yue was the Conference Convener, with the help of Professor Way Kuo, and Professor Alex Kwan .

17. English Humor I
Brunel’s Center for Comedy Studies Research (CCSR): Palgrave’s Studies in Comedy Series: University of Salford’s Journal: Comedy Studies: May 9, 2019: Comedy & the Classroom: You Must be Joking?

18. English Humor II
18th International Symposium on Humour and Laughter, July 2-7, 2018 University of Wolverhampton, Telford, England, UK: Humour and Satire in British Romanticism Conference at Durham University, UK, September 13-14, 2019 (Daniel Norman is the Conference Organizer). For information, please contact .

19. Estonian Humor
2018 ISHS Conference in Tallinn, Estonia, June 25-29, 2018:

20. European Humor
The European Journal of Humour Research: Due to appear end of March, beginning of April 2019: Special Issue on Multilingual Humour and Translation (ed. Margherita Dore)

21. Finnish Humor
Course Director: Willibald Ruch Local Organizers: Pirjo Nuutinen & Seppo Knuuttila 12th International Summer School and Symposium on Humour and Laughter University of Eastern Finland, Savonlinna, Finland, July 2-7, 2012:

22. French Humor I
Observatoire de l’Humour:

23. French Humor II
Humoresque: Recherches sur le Comique, le Rire et l’Humour (CORHUM): Réseau Interdisciplinaire de Recherches sur l’Humour:

24. German Humor I
German Humour on Wikipedia: German Institute for Humour: Humour Summer School 2019 in Bonn from July 1–6

25. German Humor II
July 1-6, 2019 in Bonn, Germany: Nineteenth International Summer School and Symposium on Humour and Laughter—Maria Bley, Eckart von Hirschhausen, Lisa Linge-Dahl and Lena Strassburger are the local organizers:

26. Hawaiian Humor:
Luso-Hispanic Humor Conference in Hawaii:

27. Hungarian Humor:

28. Indian Humor I
International Conference on Psychology of Humor, Mumbai, India:

29. Indian Humor II
Center for Comic Arts in Ernakulam, Kerala, India:

30. Iranian Humor I
International Society for Persian Humor: Iranian Humor and Satire (Pars Times): Iranian Humor, Mahmud Farjami Webmaster : Iranian Political Satirists by Mahmud Farjami: Satire, Humor and the Construction of Identities by Massih Zekavat:

31. Iranian Humor II
Ali Heidari-Shahreza has published an article in HUMOR: International Journal of Humor Research (30.4 [2017] ) on Iranian humor in general, and Iranian stand-up comedy in particular.

32. Irish Humor Des MacHale’s Irish Summer School on Humor:

33. Israeli and Jewish Humor I
Humor Mekuvan Journal: Israeli Society for Humor Studies: Israeli Journal of Humor Research:

34. Israeli & Jewish Humor II
The Languages of Verbal, Visual, and Physical Humor, Edited by Arie Sover:
Humor Mekuvan: Hebrew Scientific Journal of Humor Research:
Israeli Society for Humor Studies:

35. Italian Humor I
2019: Rivista Italiana di Studi sull’Umorismo (RISU):

36. Italian Humor II
Accademia del Comico—La Prima Scuola di Comicità: : International Museum of Humour in Art in Tolentino Italy: : humour and pain: clown therapy in a children’s hospital. Vocational course based on theory and practical activities carried out in Italian) 28 November hours. Meyer Children's Hospital, Viale Pieraccini 24, 50139, Florence (Italy). Scientific Committee: Laura Vagnoli )

37. Italian Humor III 2020 ISHS Conference in Bertinoro, Italy
Italian Humor III 2020 ISHS Conference in Bertinoro, Italy. June 29th to July 3, Contact Delia Chiaro , or

38. Japanese Humor I
Japanese Journal of Laughter & Humor Research: (笑い学研究/Warai-gaku Kenkyu): Japan Society for Laughter and Humor Studies (日本笑い学会/Nihon Warai Gakkai):

39. Japanese Humor II
2000 ISHS Humor Conference at Kansai University In Osaka, Japan, July 24-27, 2000:

40. Netherlands & Dutch Humor I
2014 ISHS at Utrecht University in the Netherlands, July 5-12, 2014:

41. Netherlands & Dutch Humor II
March 4-7, 2019: International Humour Conference at the Soeterbeek Centre in Ravenstein, Nijmegen, Netherlands: Roald Dijkstra and Paul van der Velde of Radboud University are the organizers. Humour in the Beginning: Cultural Interaction of Laughter and the Comic in the First Phase of Asian Religions, Christianity and Islam:

42. New Zealand Humor I
New Zealand Kea Bird Playing with a Shoe & Laughing: Billy T. James Jokes:

43. New Zealand Humor II

44. Nigerian Humor I
NIGERIAN HUMOR SCHOLARS: Emmanuel Abedun, Ronke Eunice Adesoye, Akin Adetunji, Bartholomew Chizoba Akpah, Philip Anagbogu, Ignatius Chukwumah, Ibukun Filani, Blessing T. Inya, Onwu Inya, Ebenezer Obadare, Idowu Odebode, Akin Odebunmi, Felix Nwabeze Ogoanah, Anthony Oha, Fredrick Osaro Ojo, Elijah Adeoluwa Olusegun, Bernard Eze Orji, Abiodun Salawu, Afouda Samuel, Azeez Akinwumi Sesan, Adesina Sunday, Rotimi Taiwo, Akin Tella, and Ifeoma Udoye Special Issue of European Journal of Humor Research on “Nigerian Humor”

45. Nigerian Humor II
Ibukun Filani 2016 PhD Dissertation on Nigerian Stand-Up Comedy:

46. Norwegian Humor
1998 ISHS Conference in Bergen, Norway: A Frog in the Fjord: Is there a Typical Norwegian Humor?

47. Paraguay Humor
Landfill harmonic Orchestra:

48. Polish Humor I
Wladyslaw Chlopicki Conference Chair International Society for Humor Studies Kraków, Poland Conference: June, 2012:

49. Polish Humor II

50. Russian Humor I Russian Humor: What do Russians Laugh At?
Russian Humor on Wikipedia:

51. Russian Humor II
Conference Organizers: Alyona Ivanova, . Sergei Troitckii, Summer School on Humour and Laughter St. Petersburg State University, Russia, July 13-18, 2015: 15th International Summer School on Humour and Laughter

52. Scottish Humor
3rd International Symposium on Humour and Laughter University of Edinburgh, Scotland, September 15-20, 2003:

53. Singapore Humor
Joyful & Happiness Laughter Singapore:

54. Spanish Humor I
International Society for Luso-Hispanic Humor Studies:

55. Spanish Humor II
International Conference on Verbal Humor Universidad de Alicante, October 23-25, 2019 (Aula Magna, Faculty of Arts):

56. Swiss Humor I
Winter Workshop on Workpace Humor, Zurich Switzerland, Jan 7-8, 2019:
With Brad Bitterly, Cecily Cooper, Paul McGhee, & Tracey Platt,
Contact: Jenny Hofmann, Univ. of Zurich
2019 in Bonn:  

57. Swiss Humor II

58. Turkish Humor
Turkish Humor:

59. Nilsen, Alleen and Don. The Language of Humor: An Introduction
Nilsen, Alleen and Don. The Language of Humor: An Introduction. Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 2019.