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