Affiliates

ASLE maintains relationships with a number of organizations in the field of literature and environment; we also have several intra-ASLE groups.  In addition, ASLE has formal relationships with other organizations that allow us to sponsor a panel or panels at their conferences.  These groups are listed and linked to below.

International Organizations

ALECC (Canada)
ASLE-ANZ
ASLE-India
ASLE-Japan
ASLE-Korea
ASLE-UK
EASLCE (Europe)
OSLE-India
ASLE-Taiwan: this is a new group, for information contact
Chenkuei Yang
Secretary-General, ASLE Taiwan
explorerster@gmail.com

Groups within ASLE

ASLE Caucus for Diversity
Contribute to the new Diversity Blog: just go to http://aslediversity.weebly.com/ to join the conversation on diversity issues.

Contact the Diversity Co-Chairs for updates and planned activities at the biennial conference:
Levita Mondie (lmondie@maret.org)
Priscilla Solis Ybarra (priscilla.ybarra@ttu.edu)

You can also join the Diversity List-Serv by emailing Annie Ingram at aningram@davidson.edu

ASLE-CCCC 

This is a group of ASLE members interested in the field of ecocomposition that participate in the CCCC annual conference.  Read more by clicking the heading above. 

You can also subscribe to the ASLE-CCCC listserv.

Affiliated Professional Organizations

Liaisons and Conference Information

American Literature Association (ALA)
ASLE is an affiliated organization of the ALA and, as such, hosts one panel each year at the ALA meeting.

Contact: Rochelle Johnson (rjohnson@collegeofidaho.edu)

American Studies Association (ASA), The Environment and Culture Caucus (ECC)

The Environment and Culture Caucus of the American Studies Association supports and facilitates the creation of environment and culture related proposals for the annual American Studies Association Conference.  The deadline for proposals is late January of each year.  The ASA's annual Call for Papers can be found at the following site:

http://www.theasa.net/  Click on Annual Meeting, then Call for Papers.

The ECC holds an annual Business Meeting to brainstorm proposals for sessions, facilitate networking for sessions, and to award the Annette Kolodny Prize for Best Paper on an environment and culture topic.  Those who would like to join the ECC's listserv and receive announcements about the annual Business Meeting and ASA convention, should email Joni Adamson at Joni.Adamson@asu.edu.

Conference on College Composition & Communication (CCCC/4Cs), Ecocomposition Special Interest Group
At each meeting of CCCC, the Ecocomposition Special Interest Group meets.

Contact: Anthony Lioi (alioi@juilliard.edu)

International Association of Environmental Philosophy (IAEP)
ASLE established an affiliation with the IAEP in 2008, and organized its first panel at their conference in Eugene, Oregon.  Future meetings will also feature ASLE panels.

Midwest Modern Language Association (M/MLA)
ASLE is an affiliated organization of the M/MLA and, as such, hosts one panel each year at the M/MLA meeting.

Contact: Thomas K. Dean (thomas-k-dean@uiowa.edu) 

Modern Language Association (MLA)
ASLE is an affiliated organization of the MLA and, as such, hosts two panels each year at the MLA meeting.

Contact: Scott Knickerbocker (sknickerbocker@collegeofidaho.edu)

Northeast Modern Language Association (NEMLA)
ASLE is an affiliated organization of NEMLA and, as such, hosts at least one panel each year at the NEMLA meeting.

Contact:  Mark Long (mlong@keene.edu)

Pacific Ancient and Modern Language Association (PAMLA)
ASLE is an affiliated organization of PAMLA and, as such, hosts a session on ecocritical themes at the annual meetings of PAMLA.

Contact: Kevin Hutchings (hutchink@umbc.ca) 

Rocky Mountain Modern Language Association (RMMLA)
ASLE is an affiliated organization of RMMLA and, as such, hosts one panel each year at the RMMLA meeting.

Contact: Rochelle Johnson (rjohnson@collegeofidaho.edu)

Society of Early Americanists (SEA)
ASLE is an affiliated organization of SEA and, as such, hosts one panel at the biennial SEA meetings.

Contact: Thomas Hallock (thallock@mail.usf.edu)

Society for Literature, Science, and the Arts (SLSA)
Frequently, the SLSA conference features literary-environmental panels, and ASLE usually organizes and sponsors a panel.

Contact: Helena Feder (federh@ecu.edu)

Society for the Study of American Women Writers (SSAWW)
ASLE is an affiliated organization of SSAWW and, as such, hosts one panel at the biennial SSAWW meetings.

Contact: Rochelle Johnson (rjohnson@collegeofidaho.edu).

South Atlantic Modern Language Association (SAMLA)

Contact: Jim Clark (jclark@barton.edu)