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: Megan LEITCH (Cardiff 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); Mrs COTTERILL.

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


DUTCH 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: Damien de CARNÉ (Université de Lorraine).

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

Treasurer: Géraldine VEYSSEYRE (Sorbonne Université).

Bibliographer: Sarah CALS (Université Sorbonne Nouvelle, Paris III).

Webmaster: Yannick MOSSET (Université de Toulon).

Committee Members: Marie-Françoise ALAMICHEL (Université Paris Est, Marne-la-Vallée); Amaury CHAUOU (chercheur associé Université Rennes 2); Sébastien DOUCHET (Aix-Marseille Université); Alban GAUTIER (Université de Caen); Catherine NICOLAS, (Université Paul-Valéry, Montpellier).

Honorary Presidents: Christine FERLAMPIN-ACHER (Université Rennes 2); 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 Carlos Ribeiro MIRANDA (Universidade do Porto).

Vice-Presidents: Pilar SUÁREZ (Universidade Autónoma de Madrid; / Medieval Romance Literature); José Julio Martín ROMERO (Universidade de Jaén; / Chivalric Books); Juan Miguel ZARANDONA (Universidade de Valladolid; / Cultural and Contemporary Studies).

Secretary: José Ramón TRUJILLO (Universidade Autónoma de Madrid).

Bibliographer: Karla Xiomara LUNA MARISCAL (Colegio de México; / Latino-americain); José Ramón Trujillo (UAM; / Espagne); Ana Sofia LARANJINHA (Universidade do Porto; / Lusophonie).

Honorary President: Carlos ALVAR (Université de Genève).


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: Kuniko Shoji (Daito Bunka University).

Vice-President: Yoichi Shimazaki (Ryukoku University).

Secretary: Aya MATSUBARA (Rikkyo University).

Treasurer: Chiyoko TANAKA (Chuo University).

Bibliographical Secretary: Yoko KAWAGUCHI (French); Hatsuko YOSHIKUBO (English); Ryohei ITO (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: Joseph M. SULLIVAN (University of Oklahoma).

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

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

Arthuriana Editor: Dorsey ARMSTRONG (Purdue University).

Bibliographer: Ann HOWEY (Brock University).

Early Career Member: Margaret SHEBLE (Independent).

Graduate Student Representative: Tirumular DREW NARAYANAN (University of Wisconsin, Madison)

Advisory Committee: Cory RUSHTON (St. Francis Xavier University; / Canadian Representative); Melissa Ridley ELMES (Lindenwood University; / Celtic); Molly MARTIN (University of Indianapolis; / English); Susanne HAFNER (Fordham University; / Germanic); Usha VISHNUVAJJALA (Cardiff University; / Post–Medieval); Kathy KRAUSE (University of Missouri, Kansas City; / Romance Languages).


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 (Universität Zürich).

Secretary: Larissa ARNOSTI-BIRRER (Universität Zürich).

Bibliographers: Fanny MAILLET (University of Zurich); Laura ENDRESS (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