Cultural Studies

The CHR hosts an Annual Research Symposium each spring, organized around our annual research theme. This year's symposium is "Humanities and Its Others".

Founded in 2003, the CSA is the largest network of cultural studies scholars, educators, practitioners, artists, and activists in the United States.
Holds an international annual conference in the spring.
Has working groups including: Black and Race Studies, Crip Cultures/Critical Disability Studies, Critical Feminist and Queer Studies, Critical Pedagogies, Culture and War, Environment, Film Studies, Globalization and Culture, New Media and Digital Culture, Music and Sound Studies, Performance, Space and Place, Visual Culture.

Researchers, teachers, students, writers, activists, curators, community organizers, and activists from around the world who are dedicated to the interdisciplinary study of U.S. culture and history in a global context.

The Association of Internet Researchers is a member-based, academic association dedicated to the promotion of critical and scholarly Internet research independent from traditional disciplines and existing across academic borders.

Founded 2002. Affiliated with Contemporary Culture,
Department of Music, Art and Culture Studies at University of Jyväskylä, Finland.
Organizes the Crossroads in Cultural Studies conference.

"Supports those teaching and studying cultural studies in Canada by facilitating research exchange, exploring professional and institutional issues and challenges, and organizing biennial conferences and other scholarly events." Publishes TOPIA: Canadian Journal of Cultural Studies

As well as staging some of Australia’s most interesting and cross-disciplinary humanities conferences, the CSAA hosts a range of on-line and print activities through the year.

HoMER (History of Moviegoing, Exhibition and Reception) is an international network of researchers interested in understanding the complex phenomena of cinema-going, exhibition, and reception, from a multidisciplinary perspective. HoMER has organized panels, conferences and workshops since 2004.

Formed in 2024 in Hong Kong. The Inter-Asia Cultural Studies (IACS) Society Conference is held every two years. In the past, conferences have been held in Ahmedabad, Dumaguete, Seoul, Singapore, Surabaya, and other locations in Asia.

MeCCSA is the subject association for the field of media, communication and cultural studies in UK Higher Education. Each year MeCCSA holds a conference which attracts around 200 delegates internationally.

"The mission of the Popular Culture Association is to promote the appreciation and study of popular culture, as well as to advance rigorous, interdisciplinary research that illuminates the complexity, significance, and impact of popular culture across time and around the globe."
Holds annual conference.

The Popular Culture Working Group aims to examine and explore the various relationships between the production, content, and consumption of popular culture from a range of perspectives that are theoretically informed and empirically grounded.

The Society for Cinema and Media Studies is the leading scholarly organization in the United States dedicated to promoting a broad understanding of film, television, and related media through research and teaching grounded in the contemporary humanities tradition.

SLSA members share an interest in problems of science and representation, and in the cultural and social dimensions of science, technology, and medicine.

Funding of up to $150 is provided for students presenting in local conferences (DC, Maryland, or Virginia), up to $350 for poster presentations or $450 for oral presentations outside of the local area but within the United States, and up to $1,000 for presentations at international conferences.