Renaissance Society of America
Established: 1954. Affiliate Since: 1990. Membership: 5,000. Annual dues: income-adjusted.
Statement of Purpose: The Renaissance Society of America is the largest international organization devoted to the critical study of the world from 1300–1700 and its importance today. The RSA fosters initiatives that feature innovative, multidisciplinary research and pedagogical approaches together with well-established methodologies. It sponsors digital and print publications to disseminate knowledge, organizes in-person and virtual events to bring together diverse communities of inquiry and practice, and promotes the works of its members in the field of Renaissance studies.
Annual Meeting: late March–early April
Publications: Renaissance Quarterly; Renaissance News, monthly; RSA Texts and Studies Book Series
Website: http://www.rsa.org/
Address
Renaissance Society of America
Fordham Univ.
441 E. Fordham Rd., Faber Hall 463
Bronx, NY 10458
Primary Contact: Carla Zecher, rsa@rsa.org
Officers
President
Nicholas Terpstra
Univ. of Toronto
E-mail: nicholas.terpstra@utoronto.ca
Vice President
Herman Bennett
Graduate Center, CUNY
E-mail: hbennett@gc.cuny.edu
Immediate Past President
Mara R. Wade
Univ. of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
E-mail: mwade@illinois.edu
Executive Director
Carla Zecher
Renaissance Society of America
E-mail: czecher@rsa.org
Treasurer
James L. Shulman
American Council of Learned Societies
E-mail: jshulman@acls.org
AHA Liaison
Kaya Şahin
Indiana Univ.
E-mail: iksahin@indiana.edu
Updated 2/1/24