Established

1954

Affiliate Since

1990

Membership

5,000

Annual Dues

income-adjusted

Annual Meeting

late March–early April

Publication

Renaissance Quarterly; Renaissance News, monthly; RSA Texts and Studies Book Series

Primary Contact

Carla Zecher, rsa@rsa.org

Address

Fordham Univ., 441 E. Fordham Rd., Faber Hall 463, Bronx, NY 10458

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.

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