Italian Studies
Italian Studies is an interdisciplinary field dealing with the study of the Italian language, literature, art, history, politics, culture and society.
The American Association for Italian Studies (AAIS) was founded in 1988. Its purpose is to encourage, support, and conduct research activities in Italian culture, including areas such as Italian language, art, music, history, literature, folklore, and popular culture, and well as its influence on other cultures.
Members of the Association are individuals either holding a Ph.D or Laurea in an area of Italian studies or an equivalent degree in Italian Studies; holding an academic position at the University or College level; enrolled in an advanced degree program in an area of Italian Studies above the master's degree Level.
The AAIS holds an annual meeting and periodically publishes a scholarly journal called Italian Culture.
The Association for the Study of Modern Italy (ASMI) was founded in 1982 by Christopher Seton-Watson, to bring together individuals and organisations from the UK and abroad with teaching, research, professional or general interests in modern Italy from all disciplinary angles.
Today, ASMI’s membership is international and includes scholars and others from a wide range of disciplinary backgrounds including history, political science, languages, geography, literature and anthropology.
ASMI publishes a quarterly journal called Modern Italy.
The Canadian Society for Italian Studies (CSIS) was established in 1972, to foster and advance Italian studies in Canada and in the larger global community.
The CSIS aim is to provide a forum for the exchange of ideas through the presentation and discussion of papers dealing with diverse aspects of Italian language, literature, pedagogy, society, and culture,
The CSIS publishes a biannual Journal called Quaderni d’italianistica.
The Society for Italian Studies (SIS) is a registered charity which has as its object 'to advance public education by furthering the study of Italy, Italian language, literature, thought, history, society and arts in the United Kingdom and Ireland.
It does this through its publications, conferences and its Annual General Meeting and Colloquium.
It also publishes a bi-annual journal called Italian Studies.
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