Presenting the 2023 theme: Crossings and Crossroads

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Please join us in Indianapolis, April 20-23, 2023, for the 37th annual MELUS conference, sponsored by Butler University, and a celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the founding of MELUS.

Presenting Keynote speakers:

Attending the MELUS 2023 Conference

What to do in Indy
The conference site is located within the 'Mile Square' downtown district, blocks from numerous bars and restaurants, and close to White River State Park, the celebrated Eiteljorg Museum of Native and Western Art, Indiana State Museum, NCAA Hall of Champions museum, Madame Walker Legacy Center, Indiana Historical Society, the Center for Black Literature and Culture, and the Mass Ave and Fountain Square arts and entertainment districts.  See, for instance, what The New York Times has to say.  Or what Food and Wine describes as one of America's 'next great food cities'.

Become a MELUS member

All registrants to the conference must first become MELUS members. If you are not yet a member, you can learn more here. ​

Fill out the registration form 

Tell us about yourself and fill out the conference registration form. 

Reserve your hotel room

Now that you are registered, reserve your hotel room for the conference. 
About MELUS
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. Read more.

Conference Co-chairs

Hilene Flanzbaum
Allegra Stewart Chair in Modern Literature
Butler University 

Hilene Flanzbaum is a Professor of English.  Her specialties include Modern and American Poetry, Jewish-American Literature, Twentieth-Century Literature and creative writing.  Learn more.

Andrew Levy
Edna Cooper Chair in English
Butler University 

Andrew Levy is a Professor and author of Huck Finn’s America (2014),  A Brain Wider Than The Sky (2009), The First Emancipator (2005), The Culture and Commerce of the American Short Story (1992). Learn more.

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