The Society for the Study of the Multi-Ethnic Literature of the United States

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The Society for the Study of the Multi-Ethnic Literature of the United States (MELUS) is a

Asian and Pacific American, and ethnically specific Euro-American literary works, their authors, and their cultural contexts".[1]

Founding

The society was formed in response to the perceived practice at the Modern Language Association's annual conference American Literature section of discussing only works by white men. The society was founded at the following year's conference and within a few months had almost 100 members. At the conference the following year (1974), society members formally proclaimed their demand, "We must expand the canon of American literature!" At this time, the society's goals included the recovery of lost works by minority authors, the compilation of bibliographies of minority literature, and the enlisting of the aid of ethnic studies scholars in all fields, as well as publishing book reviews, connecting scholars, and printing abstracts on ethnic studies dissertations.[2]

Present

The Society organizes sessions at the conventions of such scholarly organizations as the Modern Language Association and its Regionals,

Popular Culture Association".[1] The current president is Wenying Xu (Florida Atlantic University).[3]

Journal

MELUS
OCLC no.
50709793
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MELUS is a quarterly

Joseph T. Skerrett, Jr., then by Veronica Makowsky, and, most recently, by Martha J. Cutter.[4]
The journal is supported by dues of Society members, library subscriptions, and funds from patrons.

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in:

Annual conference

Since 1987, the society has sponsored themed conferences in various locations around the United States. These conferences feature "panels, workshops and round tables on all aspects of the multi-ethnic literatures of the United States".[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Department of English | UConn". English.uconn.edu. Archived from the original on 2012-03-30. Retrieved 2012-08-03.
  2. JSTOR 467104
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  3. ^ "MELUS The Society for the Study of the Multi-Ethnic Literature of the United States". Webspace.ship.edu. Archived from the original on 2012-07-20. Retrieved 2012-08-03.
  4. ^
    JSTOR 25759553
    .

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