ALLIED ORGANIZATIONSThe meetings of professional organizations in conjunction with the annual CLA conventions are to be encouraged when their goals and interests are compatible with those of CLA and meetings under other circumstances would be difficult or impossible. Such meetings enable smaller constituencies to engage in the scholarly exchange of information and to enrich the general activities and programs of the CLA convention. Allied Organization Interest Form
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Alice Childress SocietyContact: La Vinia D. Jennings, [email protected] |
Charles Chesnutt SocietyContact: Ernestine Pickens-Glass, [email protected] |
Georgiana Simpson SocietyContact: Carolyn Hodges, [email protected] The Georgiana Simpson Society is an independent organization of experienced educators and scholars in German Studies. The Society seeks to foster a better understanding of the transatlantic ties linking Germany and the African Diaspora and to present global perspectives of the ways in which the experiences of Germans of African descent and Black immigrants to and emigrants from Germany and other German-speaking nations are represented in history, literature, the arts, and other cultural contributions. The Society aims to promote comparative scholarship to help bolster German Studies in North America by providing a broader, more accurate visual account of German culture and society for German Studies. |
Langston Hughes SocietyContact: Christopher Allen Varlack, [email protected] Named in honor of the first African American to make his living solely by his pen, the Langston Hughes Society (LHS) is a national association of scholars, teachers, creative and performing artists, students, and lay persons who seek to increase awareness and appreciation of Langston Hughes by promoting scholarship and creative achievement. In honor of his legacy and his commitment to encouraging young writers, the Langston Hughes Society, established in 1981, remains dedicated to supporting writers today. The Langston Hughes Review (ISSN: 0737-0555) is the official publication of the Society. |
Society for the Study of American Women WritersContact: Ellen Garvey, [email protected] The Society for the Study of American Women Writers (SSAWW) was established in 2000 to promote and advance the study of American women writers through research, teaching, and publication. It is the goal of the Society to strengthen relations among persons and institutions both in the United States and internationally who are undertaking such studies, and to broaden knowledge widely among the general public about American women writers. The Society is committed to diversity in the study of American women writers--racial, ethnic, gender, sexual orientation, region, and era--as well as of scholars participating in the Society. Legacy is the official journal of the Society. |