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- EIN 20-3083618
- (803) 777-3021
- 225 N Columbus Dr Apt 3909 Chicago IL 60601-5237 USA
- www.acla.org
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Causes: Arts & Culture, Humanities
Mission: The american comparative literature association, founded in 1960, is the principal learned society in the united states for scholars whose work involves several literatures and cultures, as well as the premises of cross-cultural literary study itself.
Programs: More than 2,000 members attended the acla's annual meeting july 7-9 2017, hosted by the university of utrecht in utrecht, netherlands. Most of the costs relate to the provision of meeting facilities (including audio-visual equipment) and meals. The exceptionally lively and varied conference included over 200 seminars and a number of special events, including plenary panels on " "emma exposed: flaubert as contemporary, intermediality, and grounds of comparison"" and "50 years of derridas grammatology". The meeting brought together over 2,000 attendees from across the country and at least fifty other nations. The event requires significant volunteer time from the organizers of the annual meeting, as well by the numerous presenters of the academic sessions. . Conference expenses $ 168,688.
other program expenses of the organization relate mainly to the including program staff costs, maintenance of the acla website, prizes, membership in related organizations. Program activities rely heavily on the substantial volunteer efforts of officers and members, often with the in-kind support of their university departments. The expenses reported on form 990 represent only the out-of-pocket costs paid by acla.
academic prizes and travel grants.