International Arthurian Society

Branches and Committees

AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND BRANCH

President and Treasurer: Andrew LYNCH (University of Western Australia).

Secretary: Rosemary ATWELL (University of Notre Dame Australia).

Bibliographer Secretary: Sarah RANDLES (University of Melbourne.)

BRITISH BRANCH

President: Dr Laura CHUHAN CAMPBELL (Durham University).

Secretary: Dr Natalie GOODISON (Durham University).

Treasurer: Dr Corin CORLEY (Independent).

Bibliographical Secretary: Dr Kit KAPPAHAN and team.

Web Officer: Dr Anastasija ROPA (Bangor University)

Social Media Officer: Alice HAWKINS

Committee Members: Prof Megan LEITCH (Cardiff University), Professor Leah TETHER (University of Bristol); Ms Caroline PALMER; Dr Victoria FLOOD; Dr Jaclyn RAJISIC; Miha ZOR.

Postgraduate Reps: Alice HAWKINS, Ellie O’SHEA

DUTCH-FLEMISH BRANCH

President: Geert VAN IERSEL (Fontys University).

Secretary and Treasurer: John VERBEEK (Independent researcher).

Bibliographer: Jelmar HUGEN (Universiteit van Utrecht); Jacqueline WESSEL (Universiteit van Leiden).

FRENCH BRANCH

President: Sébastien DOUCHET (Université Clermont-Auvergne)

Secretary: Hélène BOUGET (Université de Bretagne Occidentale, Brest).

Treasurer: Géraldine VEYSSEYRE (Sorbonne Université).

Bibliographer: Emma BELKACEMI-MOLINIER (Sorbonne Université)

Webmaster: Marie-Christine PAYNE (Université Sorbonne-Nouvelle)

Committee Members: Amaury CHAUOU (chercheur associé Université Rennes 2), Manon METZGER, Yannick MOSSET (Université de Toulon), Catherine NICOLAS, (Université Paul-Valéry, Montpellier), Corinne PIERREVILLE (Université Lyon 3), Adeline RICHARD-DUPERRAY (Aix-Marseille Université)

Honorary Presidents: Damien de CARNÉ (Université de Lorraine); Christine FERLAMPIN-ACHER (Université Rennes 2); Danièle JAMES-RAOUL (Université Bordeaux Montaigne); Philippe MENARD (Université Paris Sorbonne); Mireille SEGUY (Université Paris VIII Vincennes Saint-Denis); Michelle SZKILNIK (Université Sorbonne Nouvelle Paris III)

GERMAN AND AUSTRIAN BRANCH

President: Cora DIETL (Universität Gießen).

Vice-Presidents: Brigitte BURRICHTER (Universität Würzburg); Florian KRAGL (Universität Erlangen).

Secretary, Treasurer, Bibliographer: Nathanael BUSCH (Universität Marburg).

HISPANIC (LATIN AMERICAN, PORTUGUESE, SPANISH) BRANCH

President: José Julio Martín Romero (Universidad de Jaén).

Secretary / Treasurer: Vicente López Mate (Universidad de Alcalá)

Vice-President (romance philology) : María-Pilar Suárez (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid)

Vice-president (Postmedieval) : Juan M. Zarandona (Universidad de Valladolid)

Vice-President (lusophony) : Ana Sofía Laranjinha (Universidade do Porto)

Bibliographers:

  • José Ramón Trujillo (UAM)
  • Karla Xiomara Luna Mariscal (El Colegio de México)
  • Ana Sofia Larajinha (Universidade do Porto)

ITALIAN BRANCH

President: Lino LEONARDI (Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa).

Vice-President: Anatole P. FUKSAS (Università di Cassino); Arianna PUNZI (Sapienza Università di Roma).

Secretary: Nicola MORATO (Università di Bergamo).

Treasurer: Gaetano LALOMIA (Università di Catania).

Bibliographer Secretary: Massimiliano GAGGERO (Università di Milano).

Committee Members: Barbara FERRARI (Università di Milano); Claudio LAGOMARSINI (Università di Siena); Giulia MURGIA (Università di Cagliari); Gioia PARADISI (Sapienza Università di Roma); Elena STEFANELLI (Università per Stranieri di Siena); Roberto TAGLIANI (Università di Milano).Honorary President: Maria COLOMBO TIMELLI (Università di Milano).

JAPANESE BRANCH

President: Yasufumi TAKANA (Seijo University).

Vice-President: Isamu TAKAHASHI (Keio University).

Secretary: Hiroki OKAMOTO (Ritsumeikan University).

Treasurer: Yoshinori OGAWA (Rikkyo University).

Website supervisor: Kazuyoshi TANAKA (Nihon University).

Bibliographical Secretary: Chiho TAKEDA (French); Yuki SUGIYAMA (English); Satoru SHIMAZAKI (German).

NORDIC BRANCH

President: Ingvil Brugger BUDAL (Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Bergen). 

Treasurer and Secretary: David BREGAINT (Tronheim, NTNU).

Bibliographer: Sofia LODÉN (Stockholm University).

NORTH AMERICAN (CANADA AND USA) BRANCH

President: Siân ECHARD (The University of British Columbia).

Vice President: Molly MARTIN (University of Indianapolis)

Secretary and Treasurer: Jonathan Seelye MARTIN (Illinois State University).

Bibliographer: Ann HOWEY (Brock University)

Editor of Arthuriana: S. Dorsey ARMSTRONG (Purdue University)

Advisory Committee:

  • Representative-Graduate Student: Cortney BERG (City University of New York, The Graduate Center)
  • Representative-Celtic: Melissa ELMES (Lindenwood University)
  • Representative-Postmedieval: Kevin HARTY (La Salle University)
  • Representative-Germanic: Evelyne MEYER (Saint Louis University)
  • Representative-English: Richard SEVERE (Valparaiso University)
  • Representative-Canadian: Kathryn WALTON (Lakehead University)
  • Representative-Romance: Monica WRIGHT (University of Louisiana at LaFayette)
  • Representative-Early Career: Pam YEE (University of Rochester)

Honorary Presidents:

  • Keith BUSBY (University of Wisconsin-Madison),
  • Norris LACY (Pennsylvania State University),
  • Joseph M. SULLIVAN (University of Oklahoma)

ROMANIAN BRANCH

President: Veronica GRECU (Université de Bacau).

Secretary et Treasurer: Alexandra Ilina (Université de Bucarest).

Bibliographer: Andreea POPESCU (Université de Bucarest).Honorary Presidents: Sorina BERCESCU-GRUBER (Université de Bucarest); Mihaela VOICU, (Université de Bucarest); Catalina GIRBEA (Université de Bucarest).

SWISS BRANCH

President: Richard TRACHSLER (University of Zurich).

Vice-Presidents: Christine PUTZO (Lausanne University), Hannah PIERCY (Bern University)

Secretary: Laura ENDRESS (University of Zurich).

Bibliographers: Fanny MAILLET (University of Zurich), Inès CONTI  (University of Zurich) 

CORRESPONDING SECRETARIES 

Hungary: Emese EGEDI-KOVÁCS (Budapest University).

Israel: Jerome MANDEL (Tel Aviv University).

Russia: Irina POPOVA (Institute for World Literature, Moscow).

Poland: Piotr TOCZYSKI (Warsaw University).

Note: Branches without links do not currently have a web page. For a list of officers and committee members for each branch, please select the link above.

  • British Branch
  • North American Branch
  • French Branch
  • German Branch
  • Irish Branch
  • Swiss Branch
  • Dutch Branch
  • Hispanic (Latin American, Portuguese and Spanish) Branch
  • Italian Branch
  • Japanese Branch
  • Nordic Branch
  • Romanian Branch
  • Australian and New Zealand Branch
  • Secretaries in Hungary, Israel, Russia and Poland

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