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ALSC Membership Policy for 2008

I. BENEFITS, RIGHTS, AND PRIVILEGES:

ALSC membership carries full voting rights and privileges, regardless of dues category, and all other member benefits as follows:

1. Free subscriptions to Literary Imagination (our admired review, issued three times per year), the Literary Matters (issued quarterly), and Forum (our imprint on literary advocacy and public policy, issued on an occasional basis and with the approval of the Executive Council)
   
   N.B.: Members who join after distribution of any ALSC imprints will receive a copy of each missed publication retroactive to the first of the year in which they joined.
   
   
2. Access to all password-protected sections of the ALSC Website, including the ALSC Member List, and the complete archive of the ALSC Newsletter and Literary Matters, dating back to 1995
   
   
3. Eligibility to serve as (1) an ALSC officer, (2) a member of the Executive Council, (3) a member of any of a number of standing and/or special committees, and/or (4) an organizer of and/or contributor to special ALSC initiatives, such as the above-mentioned Forum
   
   
4. Opportunities to attend any local readings or meetings that may be organized throughout the year
   
   
5. Opportunities to host such local meetings with reimbursement of up to $75 for refreshments and advertising available to meeting organizers upon approval
   
   
6. Opportunities to read work, present papers, meet colleagues, and discuss relevant issues at the ALSC's annual conferences
   
   
7. Opportunities to participate in annual ALSC member business meetings (which are held at the annual conferences)
   
   
8. Opportunities to participate in the lively literary, cultural, and pedagogical discussions on the ALSC-sponsored weblog, The Valve
   
   
9. Free and unlimited access to the full online archive of Literary Imagination, back to Volume 1 (1999)
   
   
10. A 20-percent discount on all literature books published by Oxford University Press (OUP)
    
    
11. A 20-percent discount on personal journal subscriptions to American Literary History and Essays in Criticism
    
    
12. An opportunity to apply for a research travel grant from ALSC and OUP
    

 

II. DUES STRUCTURE AND POLICY:

REGULAR MEMBERSHIP RATES

INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIP

• Standard: $70
• Reduced (income up to $50,000): $55
• New Member (for the first calendar year only): $35
• Senior: $35
• Student: $30

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PREMIUM MEMBERSHIP RATES

INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIP

• Contributing: $100
• Patron: $200
• Lifetime: $600

JOINT-DOMESTIC MEMBERSHIP

• Standard: $80
• Lifetime: $750

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NOTES ON RENEWAL RATES AND CATEGORIES

1. New members are entitled to the discounted dues rate of $35 for the first calendar year of membership; after the first year, these members are referred to the tiered dues structure for calculating their dues.
   
   
2. Joint members receive single subscriptions to all ALSC imprints.
   
   
3. Lifetime members are exempt from all renewal policies but encouraged to contribute to the ALSC Annual Fund each year.

 

III. RENEWAL PROTOCOL AND GENERAL MEMBERSHIP POLICIES:

ALL MEMBERSHIPS

MEMBERSHIP YEAR

1. The ALSC membership year is based on the calendar year (January-December). When you join as a new member, ALSC will send you all ALSC publications for the year up to your joining date, and continue your subscriptions on a regular basis for the remainder of the membership year.
   
   
2. Dues may be paid at any time during the calendar year, but early renewals allow us to budget our resources more effectively; please renew your dues early in the year or request the automatic renewal option.

PRIVACY POLICIES AND RECOGNITION OF YOUR SUPPORT

1. All new members are recognized in the "Welcoming Our New Members" feature of the quarterly Literary Matters.
   
   
2. Premium Members and all members who contribute donations beyond the payment of their dues are accorded a special place of honor on the ALSC Website and in the Association's quarterly and annual fundraising reports. Donor anonymity is maintained upon written request. All such requests should be sent to the attention of the Executive Director at 650 Beacon Street, Suite 510, Boston, MA 02215, or to alsc@bu.edu.
   
   
3. All members are listed in the password-protected member directory on the ALSC Website. Only names and institutional affiliations are listed in the member directory. Contact information requests received by the ALSC office are forwarded to members for approval. All such requests should be sent to the attention of the Executive Director at 650 Beacon Street, Suite 510, Boston, MA 02215, or to alsc@bu.edu.
   
   
4. The ALSC reserves the right to sell or rent its membership list to organizations with goals and interests which are determined by the Executive Council to be consistent with the mission of the ALSC. The ALSC honors all written requests for exclusion from its saleable membership list. All such requests should be sent to the attention of the Executive Director at 650 Beacon Street, Suite 510, Boston, MA 02215, or to alsc@bu.edu.

REGULAR MEMBERSHIPS

Oxford Journals will process all Regular Memberships.

Please do not send your Regular Membership payments to the ALSC.

1. Payments for Regular Membership must be sent directly to Oxford Journals at the Customer Service Center location nearest to you. The locations are specified on the Oxford Journals (Member) Subscription Renewal Form, which is available on Oxford's Pricing and Ordering Page.
   
   
2. To access the downloadable PDF order form from this page, simply click on the membership fee for your dues category.
   
   
3. Oxford Journals currently accepts checks in U.S. dollars drawn on a U.S. bank. Checks should be made payable to Oxford Journals, NOT to ALSC.
   
   
4. Oxford Journals also accepts payments from Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and Switch.
   
   
5. We are sorry, but Oxford does not accept Discover payments at this time.

PREMIUM MEMBERSHIPS

ALSC will process all Premium Memberships.

Please do not send your Premium Membership payments to Oxford Journals.

1. Payments for these categories of membership must be sent directly to the ALSC in Boston.
   
   
2. ALSC will continue to accept dues and gift payments from Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and Discover credit cards, and from electronic fund transfers drawn on any U.S. bank account.
   
   
3. ALSC will also continue to accept money orders and checks, both of which must be drawn on a U.S. bank and made payable to "ALSC."
   

Please direct all questions regarding the policies outlined in this document to:

ALSC
650 Beacon Street, Suite 510
Boston, Massachusetts 02215
E-mail: alsc@bu.edu
Telephone: 617-358-1990

The Association of Literary Scholars and Critics
650 Beacon Street, Suite 510
Boston, Massachusetts 02215
Phone: (617) 358-1990 | Fax: (617) 358-1995
E-mail: alsc@bu.edu

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