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The Society's History
The Society's History
Although empirical studies of literature have a longer history, the Society was founded fairly recently (1987). The Society's international and interdisciplinary history is evident in the sites of its previous biennial conferences and the professional affiliations of its past presidents.
Previous Conferences (with programs where possible)
Previous Conferences (with programs where possible)
- 1987: Siegen, Germany
- 1990: Amsterdam, Netherlands
- 1992: Memphis, United States
- 1994: Budapest, Hungary
- 1996: Edmonton, Canada
- 1998: Utrecht, Netherlands
- 2000: Toronto, Canada
- 2002: Pécs, Hungary
- 2004: Edmonton, Canada
- 2006: München, Germany
- 2008: Memphis, United States
- 2010: Utrecht, Netherlands
- 2012: Montreal, Canada, with program
- 2014: Torino, Italy, with program
- 2016: Chicago, United States, with program
- 2018: Stavanger, Norway, with program
Past Presidents
Past Presidents
- 1987-1988: Siegfried J. Schmidt, University of Siegen
- 1988-1990: Elrud Ibsch, VU University Amsterdam
- 1990-1992: Arthur C. Graesser, University of Memphis
- 1992-1994: László Halász, Hungarian Academy of Sciences
- 1994-1996: Steven Tötösy de Zepetnek, University of Alberta
- 1996-1998: Els B. Andringa, Utrecht University
- 1998-2000: Gerald C. Cuphik, University of Toronto
- 2000-2002: János László, University of Pécs
- 2002-2004: David S. Miall, University of Alberta
- 2004-2006: Willie van Peer, University of Munich
- 2006-2008: Max Louwerse, University of Memphis
- 2008-2012: Marisa Bortolussi, University of Alberta
- 2012-2016: Frank Hakemulder, Utrecht University
- 2016-2020: Don Kuiken, University of Alberta
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