Propose a paper for ACLA 2027!
The portal for proposing a paper for ACLA's 2027 Annual Meeting is now open! The portal will remain open through September 22, 2026. To propose a paper, browse the proposed seminars, then...
Letter from the President: Hosam M. Aboul-Ela
To take on the task of presiding over a professional society like the American Comparative Literature Association at a time like the present is to find oneself facing down specters. In recent years, …
ACLA prizes are open for submissions!
Aldridge Prize: Co-presented with Comparative Literature Studies, the A. Owen Aldridge Prize encourages and recognizes excellence in scholarship among graduate students in comparative studies and ...
ACLA 2027: Updated Dates
Due to unforeseen hotel capacity issues in Houston for March 2027, the ACLA Executive Committee and the Conference Committee have voted to move the annual conference to May 20-23, 2027. This decision…
Congratulations to the winners of the 2025-2026 prizes!
Aldridge Prize:Winner: Allison Gibeily, Aleppo’s Other Storybooks: Scottish Physicians, Maronite Ḥakawātīs, and Improvisational LiteratureBernheimer Prize:Winner: Melissa Karp, An Enemy Within: Im…
ACLA endorses MESA statement on cultural violence in Gaza
The ACLA Executive Committee endorses the March 11, 2024 statement of the Middle East Studies Association.