Founded in 1973, MELUS endeavors to expand the definition of new, more broadly conceived US literature through the study and teaching of Latino, Native American, African American, Asian and Pacific American, and ethnically specific Euro-American literary works, their authors, and their cultural contexts. Learn more
Journal
Volume 43, Issue 4
Winter 2018
First published in 1974, MELUS features articles, interviews, and reviews encompassing the multi-ethnic scope of American literature past and present. MELUS is published by Oxford University Press for members and subscribing institutions.
Conferences
The 33rd Annual MELUS Conference
March 21-24, 2019
The University of Cincinnati
"Underground Histories"
Conference Speakers: Viet Thanh Nyugen and Saidiya Hartman