Professional Organizations

[Timshel]

We have talked a lot on here about how important it is to professionalize yourself, and one of the ways you can do that is to be a part of a professional organization. Therefore, I thought this might be a good place to list some of the groups you are members of so others have an idea of what is out there. For example, I am a member of MLA and CEA(College English Association). What about everyone else?

[wreckofthehope]

MLA

NeMLA

SFRA (Science Fiction Research Association)

ASLE (Association for the Study of Literature and the Environment)

Northern Research Network

ASLE is by far the most useful and rewarding membership I have. It's a really active and lively organization and there's a huge amount of generosity from more established scholars towards grad students.

[JeremiahParadise]

PCA/ACA -- Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association (I joined because I had a paper accepted for last year's conference.)

BSA -- Beat Studies Association (I've found this one to be super helpful in staying abreast of the field's latest topics/papers/publications thanks to its listserv.)

[id quid]

Not a member, but associations that have come up for me:

Medieval Academy of America

ANZAMEMS (Australia and New Zealand Association for Medieval and Early Modern Studies)

Celtic Studies Association of America

Medieval Institute @ WMU-Kalamazoo

Renaissance Society of America

Medieval Association of the Pacific

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Curious, as a point of order: what qualifies as a "professional organization"? Maybe it's just medieval studies, but there seem to be quite a few societies/organizations that are a bit muddled about what they actually do. They don't necessarily have membership, but perhaps they have a journal, or a regular conference, or regular special faculty organizers, etc.

[lolopixie]

MLA, PCA/ACA, PCAS/ACAS. SEMLA