Past Conventions
The program archive contains session listings for the 2004 to 2017 conventions. Links to the 2018 to 2024 online programs are available below. More program information is available in the Program issues of PMLA.
Below are materials from recent conventions.
2024 Convention
- 2024 Online Program
- 2024 Presidential Theme: Joy and Sorrow
- Video Recording of the 2024 Presidential Address
- List of 2024 Exhibitors
- 2024 Registration Rates
- 2024 Media Guidelines
- Philadelphia Land Acknowledgment
- 2024 Online Session FAQs
- COVID-19 Health and Safety
- 2024 Convention Guide
- Professional Development Hub
2023 Convention
- 2023 Online Program
- 2023 Presidential Theme: Working Conditions
- Video Recording of the 2023 Presidential Address
- List of 2023 Exhibitors
- 2023 Media Guidelines
- San Francisco Land Acknowledgment
- 2023 Online Session FAQs
- 2023 Convention Guide
- Professional Development Hub
- Slideshow of 2022 Prizewinning Publications
2022 Convention
- 2022 Online Program
- 2022 Presidential Theme: Multilingual US
- Video Recording of the 2022 Presidential Address
- List of 2022 Exhibitors
- 2022 Media Guidelines
- Washington, DC, Land Acknowledgment
- 2022 Online Session FAQs
- Slideshow of 2021 Prizewinning Publications
- 2022 Convention Guide
2021 Convention
- 2021 Online Program
- 2021 Presidential Theme: Persistence
- Video Recording of the 2021 Presidential Address
- Video Recording of the 2021 Presidential Plenary
- List of 2021 Exhibitors
- 2021 Media Guidelines
- MLA Land Acknowledgment
- Virtual Convention FAQ
- Slideshow of 2020 MLA-Prize-Winning Publications
2020 Convention
- 2020 Online Program
- 2020 Presidential Theme: Being Human
- 2020 Presidential Address
- Convention Guide
- List of 2020 Exhibitors
- 2020 Media Guidelines
- 2020 MLA Career Center
- Slideshow of 2019 MLA-Prize-Winning Publications
2019 Convention
- 2019 Online Program
- Recording and Text of the 2019 Presidential Address
- 2019 Presidential Theme: Textual Transactions
- Convention Guide
- Convention Daily
- Video of 2018 MLA-Prize-Winning Books
- List of 2019 Exhibitors
- MLA Media Guidelines
- Humanities in Five: A Contest
- Humanities in Five
2018 Convention
- 2018 Online Program
- Recording and Text of the 2018 Presidential Address
- 2018 Presidential Theme: #States of Insecurity
- Convention Guide
- Convention Daily
- Video of 2017 MLA-Prize-Winning Books
- Possible Futures Career Fair
- List of 2018 Exhibitors
- MLA Media Guidelines
2017 Convention
- Recording and Text of the 2017 Presidential Address
- 2017 Presidential Theme: Boundary Conditions
- Convention Guide
- Convention Daily
- Video of 2016 MLA-Prize-Winning Books
- Guidelines for Reporters
2016 Convention
- Recording and Text of the 2016 Presidential Address
- 2016 Presidential Theme: Literature and Its Publics: Past, Present, and Future
- Convention Guide
- Convention Daily
- Video of 2015 MLA-Prize-Winning Books
2015 Convention
- Recording and Text of the 2015 Presidential Address
- 2015 Presidential Theme: Negotiating Sites of Memory
- Brochure on Negotiating Sites of Memory
- Videos about Negotiating Sites of Memory
- 2015 Exhibit Hall Theater Sessions
- Convention Guide
- Convention Daily
- Radio Interview with Rosemary G. Feal about the MLA in Vancouver
- Lists of Sessions on Various Topics
- Video of 2014 MLA-Prize-Winning Books
2014 Convention
- Recording of the 2014 Presidential Address
- 2014 Presidential Theme: Vulnerable Times
- Brochure on Vulnerable Times
- 2014 Exhibit Hall Theater Sessions
- Convention Guide
- Convention Daily
- Lists of Sessions on Various Topics
- Video of 2013 MLA-Prize-Winning Books
2013 Convention
- Recording and Transcript of the 2013 Presidential Address
- 2013 Presidential Theme: Avenues of Access
- Brochure on Avenues of Access
- 2013 Exhibit Hall Theater Schedule
- Convention Guide
- Convention Daily
- Call for Innovative Proposals
- Your 2013 MLA Convention
- Video of 2012 MLA-Prize-Winning Books
2012 Convention
- 2012 Presidential Theme: Language, Literature, Learning
- Brochure on Language, Literature, Learning
- Recording and Transcript of the 2012 Presidential Address
- Convention Guide
- Convention Daily
- #mla12 Tweets
- Your 2012 MLA Convention
- Video of 2011 MLA-Prize-Winning Books
2011 Convention
- 2011 Presidential Theme: Narrating Lives
- Brochure on Narrating Lives
- Narrating Lives Video Project
- Listen to the 2011 Presidential Address
- Brochure on The Academy in Hard Times
- Listen to The Academy in Hard Times Forum
- MLA Convention Blog
- Convention News and Program Update
2009 Convention
- 2009 Presidential Theme: The Tasks of Translation in the Global Context
- Listen to the 2009 Presidential Address
- MLA Convention Blog
- Convention News and Program Update
2008 Convention
- 2008 Presidential Theme: The Way We Teach Now
- Listen to the 2008 Presidential Address
- MLA Convention Blog
- Convention News and Program Update