Member and Supporting Associations
For information on individual membership and membership through national associations of comparative literature, please see the Membership Information page.
NB: the American Comparative Literature Association (ACLA) is now a “supporting association” and no longer a “member association”. ACLA members need to take out individual membership of the ICLA in order to have the full benefits of ICLA membership.
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijani Association
President
- Rahilya Geybullayeva – Baku Slavic University and Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, Literary Institute   -   rahilya_g@hotmail.com
Vice President
- Sevinj Bakhishova - Independent scholar (UCL, UK graduate, a former head of Literature dep., Azerb. Languages University)   -   sevinj.b@hotmail.co.uk
- Fidana Musayeva - Associate Prof. Moscow State University   -   fidana.musayeva@yandex.ru
Secretary
- Nargiz Omarova – Baku State University   -   nar.omarova@gmail.com
Brazil
Brazilian Association (ABRALIC)
President
- Gerson Roberto Neumann (UFRGS)   -   gerson.neumann@gmail.com
Vice President
- Betina Ribeiro Rodrigues da Cunha (UFU)
First Secretary
- Kelcilene Gracia Rodrigues (UFMS)
Second Secretary
- Wilton Barroso Filho (UnB)
First Treasurer
- Danglei de Castro Pereira (UnB)
Second Treasurer
- Anna Herron More (UnB)
Bulgaria
Bulgarian Association (ACCL/CALIC)
- https://calic.balkansbg.eu/
- calic.bg@gmail.com
President of the Board
- Nikolay Aretov – Bulgarian Academy of Sciences   -   naretov@gmail.com
Secretaries
- Roumiana L. Stantcheva   -   r.l.stancheva@gmail.com
- Boyka Ilieva   -   boyka@abv.bg
- Malamir Spassov   -   malamirski@gmail.com
Treasurers
- Vitana Kostadinova   -   vitana.kostadinova@gmail.com
- Teodora Tzankova   -   t.tzankova@gmail.com
Canada
Canadian Comparative Literature Association (CCLA/ACLC)
President
- Joshua Synenko   -   josh.synenko@gmail.com
Vice President
- Doris Hambuch   -   doris.hambuch@gmail.com
Treasurer
- Jerry White   -   gerald.white@usask.ca
China
Chinese Association (CCLA)
- http://clc.shisu.edu.cn/EN/1006-6101/home.shtml
- Complit@pku.edu.cn
President
- Wang Ning   -   wangning@tsinghua.edu.cn
General Secretary
- Zhang Hui (PKU)
Deputy Secretary
- Zhang Jing   -   jing.cathy.zhang@ruc.edu.cn
Croatia
Croatian Association
President
- Slaven Jurić   -   slaven.juric@ffzg.hr
Treasurer
- Kristina Grigić   -   kgrgic2@ffzg.hr
Czech Republic And Slovakia
Czech and Slovak Association of Comparative Literature
- http://komparatistika.sk
- csaplv@centrum.sk
President
- Robert Gafrik   -   rgafrik@yahoo.com
Vice-president
- Milos Zelenka   -   zelenka@pf.jcu.cz
Egypt
Egyptian Society (ESCL)
- Department Of Greek and Latin Studies Faculty of Arts, Cairo University P.O. Box 12613 Hadekat Al-Orman (Orman Garden) Giza, Egypt
International Officer
- Lobna Ismail   -   lillyismail@yahoo.co.uk
Estonia
Estonian Association (EACL)
President
- Liina Lukas   -   liina.lukas@ut.ee
Secretary
- Jüri Talvet   -   talvet@ut.ee
Secretary
- Katiliina Gielen   -   katiliina.gielen@ut.ee
France
Société Française de Littérature Générale et Comparée (SFLGC)
President
- Jean-Louis Haquette (U. Reims Champagne-Ardenne)   -   jean-louis.haquette@univ-reims.fr
Secretary
- Zoé Schweitzer   -   zoe.schweitzer@univ-st-etienne.fr
Treasurer
- Sébastien Wit (U. La Rochelle)   -   sebastien.wit@u-picardie.fr
Georgia
Georgian Comparative Literature Association (GCLA)
- http://geclaorg.ge/structure.htm
- contact@geclaorg.ge
Honorable President
- Irma Ratiani   -   ir.ratiani@gmail.com
President
- Gaga Lomidze   -   gagalomidze@gmail.com
Vice President
- Maka Elbakidze
Secretary and Treasurer
- Tatia Oboladze   -   tatia.oboladze@gmail.com
Germany
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Allgemeine und Vergleichende Literaturwissenschaft (DGAVL)
President
- Annette Simonis   -   Annette.Simonis@germanistik.uni-giessen.de
Vice-President
- Martin Sexl   -   martin.sexl@uibk.ac.at
Secretary/Treasurer
- Alexandra Müller   -   alexandra.mueller@germanistik.uni-giessen.de
Board Members
- Achim Geisenhanslüke   -   Geisenhanslueke@lingua.uni-frankfurt.de
- Joachim Barst   -   jharst1@uni-bonn.de
Great Britain
British Comparative Literature Association (BCLA)
- http://www.bcla.org/
- bclawebeditor@gmail.com
President
- Susan Bassnett   -   S.Bassnett@warwick.ac.uk
Secretary
- Ben Hutchinson   -   B.Hutchinson@kent.ac.uk
Treasurer
- Margaret-Ann Clarke   -   bclatreasurer@btinternet.com
Please direct any general enquiries to the treasurer.
Greece
Greek Association (GCLA)
- grcomplitass@gmail.com
President
- Vicky Patsiou   -   vpatsiou@primedu.uoa.gr
Vice-president
- Agathos Athanasios   -   thagathos@phil.uoa.gr
Secretary
- Antigone Vlavianou   -   vlavianou@eap.gr
- Giannis Xourias   -   yxourias@phil.uoa.gr
Treasurer
- Persa Apostoli   -   persapost@yahoo.gr
Hungary
Hungarian Association
President
- Péter Hajdu   -   pethajdu@gmail.com
Secretary
- Zoltán Varga   -   z.varga.zoltan@gmail.com
Treasurer
- Anikó Sohár   -   asohar@gmail.com
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India
Comparative Literature Association Of India
- http://www.clai.in/
- C-93, Inderpuri, New Delhi-110012 (India)
President
- E.V. Ramakrishnan   -   evrama51@gmail.com
Vice President
- Kavita A. Sharma (Delhi)
- Tapati Mukherjee (Kolkata)
General Secretary
- Chandra Mohan (Delhi)   -   c.mohan.7@hotmail.com
Secretary
- Anisur Rahman (Delhi)
- Sayantan Dasgupta (Kolkata)
Treasurer
- Rindon Kundu (Kolkata)
- Sarvchetan Katoch (Delhi
Italy – compalit
Associazione di Teoria e Storia Comparata della Letteratura
President
- Federico Bertoni
Vice-President
- Clotilde Bertoni
Treasurer
- Giulio Iacoli
Secretary
- Stefano Ercolino   -   stefano.ercolino@virgilio.it
Italy – SICL
President
- Paola Mildonian
Japan
Japan Comparative Literature Association (JCLA)
President
- Naoko Fuwa-Thornton   -   thorntonfn@gmail.com
Chief Executive
- Toshiko Ellis   -   ellis@boz.c.u-tokyo.ac.jp
Head of international communications
- Noriko Hiraishi   -   hiraishi.noriko.gn@u.tsukuba.ac.jp
Korea – KCLA
Korean Comparative Literature Association (KCLA)
- http://www.kcla.org
- kcla2014@daum.net
President
- Hyung-jin Lee   -   jinlee@sookmyung.ac.kr
General Secretary
- Moon-jeong Park   -   mjss3002@hanmail.net
Head of international communications
- Woosung Kang   -   woosungkang@snu.ac.kr
Korea – KEASTWEST
KEASTWEST: Korea East-West Comparative Literature Association
President
- Song Joo Na (Hankuk U of Foreign Studies)   -   na3716@hanmail.net
Secretary General
- Seong-Gyu Kim (Dongguk U)
Head of International Communications
- Youngmin Kim (English and Comparative World Literature, Dongguk University, Seoul, Korea)   -   yk4147@hotmail.com
Treasurer
- Sue Jin Kim (Cyber Hankuk U of Foreign Studies)   -   spain@cufs.ac.kr
Former President
Luxembourg
Société luxembourgeoise de littérature générale et comparée (SLLGC)
President
- Sébastian Thiltges   -   sebastian.thiltges@uni.lu
Secretary
- Fabienne Gilbertz   -   fabiennegilbertz@gmail.com
Treasurer
- Myriam Sunnen   -   myriam.sunnen@cnl.etat.lu
Morocco
Moroccan Comparative Literature Association (MCLA)
President
- Prof Hassan Taleb   -   hassan22taleb@yahoo.fr
North Macedonia
North Macedonia Comparative Literature Association
President
- Slavica Srbinovska   -   srbinovskas@gmail.com
Portugal
Associação Portuguesa de Literatura Comparada (APLC)
- http://aplc.org.pt/
- aplcomparada@gmail.com
President
- Odete Jubilado   -   jubilado@uevora.pt
Vice-President
- Ana Isabel Moniz   -   anamoniz@uma.pt
Secretary
- Camila Seixas e Sousa   -   camilasousa@letras.ulisboa.pt
Treasurer
- Simão Valente   -   mb2@campus.ul.pt
Romania
Asociaţia de Literatură Generală şi Comparată din România
Président.e
- Adrian Lăcătuș   -   a.lacatus@unitbv.ro
Président.e Honorair.e
- Martin Mircea   -   mircea_martin@yahoo.com
Vice-Président.e
- Corin Braga   -   corinbraga@yahoo.com
- Caius Dobrescu   -   caius.dobrescu@gmail.com
- Carmen Musat   -   carmens_musat@yahoo.com
Secrétaire
- Oana Soare   -   soareoana@yahoo.com
Slovenia
Slovensko društvo za primerjalno književnost (SDPK)
- http://www.zrc-sazu.si/sdpk/sdpk.htm
- sdpk@zrc-sazu.si
President
- Alen Širca   -   alen.albin.sirca@ff.uni-lj.si
Secretary
- Matic Kocijančič   -   matickoco@gmail.com
Treasurer
- Blaž Zabel   -   blaz.zabel@durham.ac.uk
South Africa
South African Association (LASA)
- http://www.lasa.org.za/en/
- info@lasa.org.za
President
- Reinhardt Fourie – University of South Africa   -   fourir@unisa.ac.za
Vice-President
- Silindiwe Sibanda – University of Pretoria   -   silindiwe@gmail.com
Secretary
- Neil van Heerden – University of South Africa   -   vheern@unisa.ac.z
Spain
Sociedad Española de Literatura General y Comparada (SELGyC)
- http://www.selgyc.com/
- info@selgyc.com
- Facultad de Filología. Edificio D., Ciudad Universitaria. Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 280014 - Madrid, Spain
President
- Dámaso López García   -   dlopez@filol.ucm.es
Secretary
- Ana González-Rivas Fernández   -   ana.gonzalez-rivas@uam.es
Treasurer
- María Ángeles Ciprés Palacín   -   ninescp@filol.ucm.es
Switzerland
Swiss Association (ASLGC)
President
- Prof. Dr. Thomas Hunkeler - Université de Fribourg   -   thomas.hunkeler@unifr.ch
Secretary
- Dr. Julian Reidy   -   Julian.Reidy@me.com
Treasurer
- Dr. Stefanie Leuenberger - ETH Zürich   -   stefanie.leuenberger@gess.ethz.ch
Taiwan
Taiwan Association (CLAROC)
- http://claroc.tw
- claroc100@gmail.com
President
- Chung-jen Chen   -   cjchentw@ntu.edu.tw
Deputy President
- Yungchao Liao   -   yungchaoliao@ntu.edu.tw
General Secretary
- Julian Chih-Wei Yang   -   claroc100@gmail.com
Ukraine
Ukrainian Association
President
- Dmytro Nalivayko
Secretary
- Olha Romanov   -   olhavikromanova@gmail.com
United States Of America (Supporting Association)
American Comparative Literature Association
- http://www.acla.org
- info@acla.org
President
- Sangeeta Ray   -   rays@umd.edu
Vice-President
- Shu-mei Shih Shih   -   shih@humnet.ucla.edu
Secretary-Treasurer
- Dina Al-Kassim   -   Dina.Al-Kassim@ubc.ca