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The Cervantes Society of America was founded in 1978 and held its first membership meeting in San Francisco in December 1979. The Society's purpose is to advance the study of the life and works of Miguel de Cervantes through the promotion of communication and cooperation among its members, through the publication of reviews of books and articles and reports on pedagogical approaches to Cervantes's work, through descriptions of research currently in progress by members, through discussion at annual meetings, and through such other means as may tend to deepen and broaden understanding of Cervantes and his works. The official languages of the Society are English and Spanish. The Society's Constitution, revised in 2009, was first published in Cervantes 6 (Spring 1986), 91-96.
Officers: The Society's current officers are Frederick de Armas, President; Howard Mancing, Vice President; Carolyn Nadeau, Managing Director; Matt Wyszynski, Communications Director. The Executive Council consists of nine members; three new members are elected each year. Standing committees, ad hoc committees and other administrative can be found here .
Publications: The Society publishes the journal Cervantes, containing scholarly articles in English and Spanish on Cervantes's life and works, reviews, and notes of interest to cervantistas. The journal appears twice yearly; the latest issue is 29, 1 (Spring, 2009). The Editor of the journal is Tom Lathrop , 270 Indian Road, Newark, Delaware 19711. The Book Review Editor is William H. Clamurro, Division of Foreign Languages, Emporia State University, Emporia, Kansas 66801-5087. The Newsletter is edited by Matt Wyszynski, CSA Communications Director.
Meetings: The Society holds its annual meetings either in conjunction with the annual convention of the Modern Language Association or, in alternate years, at another site selected by the Executive Council. The annual meetings consist of an open business meeting and several sessions devoted to presentations of papers on topics announced in advance. A call for papers for these meetings is published in the Newsletter.
Membership: Membership is open to all persons
interested in Cervantes, and includes subscription to Cervantes and
to the Society's Newsletter. Dues are $25.00 a year for individuals, $50.00
for institutions, $30.00 for couples, and $10.00 for students. For membership
and subscription, send check in dollars to
Professor Carolyn Nadeau, Managing
Director, The Cervantes Society of America, Dept. of Hispanic Studies,