English Language & Literature: 3. Scholarly Societies

"This site provides information about the ACA, a collection of materials on communication law and First Amendment issues, resources for teaching and research in communication studies, and an extensive reference resource page for scholars and activists."

AACE (founded in 1981) is an international, educational and professional organization dedicated to the advancement of the knowledge, theory and quality of learning and teaching at all levels with information technology.

"ACCUTE is the principal scholarly and professional association representing faculty teaching English in Canadian universities and colleges, and students studying English at the graduate level. Its constitutional aim is to promote the interests of those teaching and studying English in Canadian colleges and universities."

An international scientific and professional society for people working on problems involving natural language and computation.

An international professional organization for people working in computer-aided research in literature and language studies, history, philosophy, and other humanities disciplines. Additional research involves the manipulation and analysis of textual materials.

ALLC was founded in 1973 with the purpose of supporting the application of computing in the study of language and literature. As the range of available and relevant computing techniques in the humanities has increased, the interests of the Association's members have necessarily broadened to encompass text analysis and language corpora, plus image processing and electronic editions.

"The Association of Teachers of Technical Writing was established in 1973 to encourage dialogue among teachers of technical communication and to develop technical communication as a discipline. Its international membership includes over 1000 teachers and professional communicators."

Founded in 1975, the BCLA aims to promote the scholarly study of literature without confinement to national or linguistic boundaries, and in relation to other disciplines. The BCLA's primary interests are in literature, the contexts of literature and the interaction between literatures.

This bilingual society is open to anyone involved in the teaching and research of any aspect of rhetoric.

Located at Binghamton University, New York, this Center promotes research, teaching, and the intellectual exchange on historical issues related to women and gender. It sponsors scholarly publications and research projects in the field of gender studies, with particular emphasis on American history and social movement. For example, see the website for Women and Social Movements in the United States, 1775-2000.

"The Early English Text Society was founded in 1864 by Frederick James Furnivall, with the help of Richard Morris, Walter Skeat, and others, to bring the mass of unprinted Early English literature within the reach of students and to provide sound texts from which the New English Dictionary (subsequently the Oxford English Dictionary) could quote."

ICAME is an international organization of linguists and information scientists working with English machine-readable texts.

Founded in 1981, the ICCS "is composed of twenty member associations dedicated to the promotion and support of research, education and publication in all fields of Canadian Studies around the world".

"The International Society for the History of Rhetoric promotes the study of both the theory and practice of rhetoric in all periods and languages and the relationship of rhetoric to poetics, literary theory and criticism, philosophy, politics, religion, law and other aspects of the cultural context."

"The Association's purpose is to encourage and promote advanced study and research in the field of the modern humanities."

"Founded in 1883, the Modern Language Association of America provides opportunities for its members to share their scholarly findings and teaching experiences with colleagues and to discuss trends in the academy."