individual Membership in the CSA

Membership in the Cervantes Society of America is open to academics and the general public. The only requirement is an interest in the life and works of Miguel de Cervantes, his place in the early modern world, and his ongoing legacy in our own time. There are currently more than 300 individual members and over 150 institutional subscribers. Individual memberships are not available to institutions.

Access to Scholarship

Membership in the CSA provides access to scholarship on Cervantes through a variety of forums for academic, professional, and pedagogical exchange. In particular, the society sponsors sessions open only to CSA members at the following meetings:

• The Annual Meeting of the Renaissance Society of America (RSA)

• The Annual Meeting of the Modern Language Association of America (MLA)

• Five Regional Symposia (held annually):

  • The Cervantes Symposium of California

  • The Cervantes Symposium of Chicago

  • The Florida Cervantes Symposium

  • The Cervantes Symposium of the Northeast

  • The Central Texas Cervantes Symposium

• The Joint CSA-Asociación de Cervantistas International Conference (2021)

Journal

Members of the CSA receive a subscription to the peer-reviewed journal Cervantes (published twice yearly).

Other Benefits of Membership

Members of the CSA also receive the following benefits:

• The possibility to publish in the Society’s journal Cervantes, subject to the editor’s acceptance of the article submitted or review commissioned

• A subscription to the Society’s Newsletter

• The right to vote in elections of officers of the Society and of representatives on the Executive Council, and on other business of the Society

• The right to participate in the annual meeting of the Society

• The possibility of participating in academic meetings and panels sponsored by the Society

• The right to apply for grants to support presentations at academic meetings and panels sponsored by the Society (graduate students and non-tenure-track scholars only)

• Periodic mailings with calls for papers and announcements relating to Cervantes.

Term of Membership

Membership in the CSA follows the calendar year (1 January to 31 December). Dues for each calendar year must be paid by February 15 of that year in order to maintain active membership status. To be a member in good standing and receive the benefits described above, one must keep current on the payment of dues, including any unpaid dues from previous years.

Join the CSA or Renew Your Membership

To join the Cervantes Society of America or to renew your membership, please begin by selecting the appropriate membership category below and clicking the payment button. You will be guided through a process to register and pay your dues by credit card. If you prefer to pay by check in U.S. dollars, please contact the Managing Director at: cervantes.society.america@gmail.com.

Update your member information

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