The United States Association for Commonwealth Literature and Language Studies (USACLALS) is a regional branch of the Association for Commonwealth Literature and Language Studies (ACLALS), which was formed in 1964.
The USACLALS aims to study colonial, postcolonial, and global literatures and cultures (including those of Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Canada, New Zealand and Australia) in relation to the varied and vital social and historical contexts of the Americas, especially with regard to questions of transculturation, transnationalism, diaspora, and globalization.
We encourage studies that reach beyond the geopolitical and cultural boundaries of the British Commonwealth and that employ comparative frameworks to assess literatures and cultures in different languages, including ethnic American literatures and cultural texts.
If you have an announcement or an event related to any of the topics listed above that you would like to have posted on our site, please contact us at: [email protected].
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The USACLALS aims to study colonial, postcolonial, and global literatures and cultures (including those of Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Canada, New Zealand and Australia) in relation to the varied and vital social and historical contexts of the Americas, especially with regard to questions of transculturation, transnationalism, diaspora, and globalization.
We encourage studies that reach beyond the geopolitical and cultural boundaries of the British Commonwealth and that employ comparative frameworks to assess literatures and cultures in different languages, including ethnic American literatures and cultural texts.
If you have an announcement or an event related to any of the topics listed above that you would like to have posted on our site, please contact us at: [email protected].
Thank you.
Current officers and executive board members:
President: Daniel M. Scott III
Rhode Island College
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Secretary: Uppinder Mehan
Fort Valley State University
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Treasurer: Weihsin Gui
University of California-Riverside
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Executive Board:
(1) Cameron Bushnell, Clemson University, [email protected]
(2) Anita Duneer, Rhode Island College, [email protected]
(3) John Hawley, Santa Clara University, [email protected]
(4) Irma Maini, New Jersey City University, [email protected]
(5) Esra Mirze Santesso, University of Georgia, [email protected]
(6) Amrit Singh, Ohio University, [email protected]