Meetings

SEMLA offers two travel grants to defray costs related to both the SEMLA Regional and MLA National meetings.

Future Meetings

  • 2024 SEMLA Annual Meeting, Oct. 24-26, Furman University, Greenville, SC
  • 2025 SEMLA Annual Meeting, TBA, University of North Carolina School of the Arts, Winston-Salem, NC
  • 2026 SEMLA Annual Meeting, TBA, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL

Past Meetings

  • 2023 SEMLA Annual Meeting, Oct. 12-14, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
  • 2022 SEMLA Annual Meeting, Oct. 20-22, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
  • 2021 SEMLA Annual Meeting, Oct. 14 (1 pm EDT)-15 (5 pm EDT), Virtual meeting via Zoom
  • 2020 SEMLA Annual Meeting, Oct. 16, Virtual meeting via Zoom
  • 2019 SEMLA Annual Meeting, Oct. 10-12, University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS
  • 2018 SEMLA Annual Meeting, Oct. 11-13, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL (cancelled)
  • 2017 SEMLA Annual Meeting, Oct. 12-14, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA (joint meeting with TMLA)
  • 2016 SEMLA Annual Meeting, Oct. 20-22, Duke University, Durham, NC
  • 2015 SEMLA Annual Meeting, Oct. 29-31, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
  • 2014 SEMLA Annual Meeting, Oct. 2-4, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
  • 2013 SEMLA Annual Meeting, Oct. 10-12, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
  • 2012 SEMLA Annual Meeting, Oct. 18-20, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
  • 2011 SEMLA Annual Meeting, Oct. 20-22, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
  • 2010 SEMLA Annual Meeting, Oct. 14-16, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
  • 2009 SEMLA Annual Meeting, Oct. 8-10, Loyola University, New Orleans, LA (joint meeting with Texas chapter)
  • 2008 SEMLA Annual Meeting, Oct. 9-11, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
  • 2007 SEMLA Annual Meeting, Oct. 18-20, Jacksonville Public Library, Jacksonville, FL
  • 2006 SEMLA Annual Meeting, Oct. 12-14, Columbus State University, Columbus, GA
  • 2005 SEMLA Annual Meeting, Oct. 27-29, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN
  • 2004 SEMLA Annual Meeting, Oct. 7-9, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
  • 2003 SEMLA Annual Meeting, Oct. 23-25, Chapel Hill and Durham, NC
  • 2002 SEMLA Annual Meeting, Oct. 10-12, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
  • 2001 SEMLA Annual Meeting, Nov. 1-3, Furman University, Greenville, SC
  • 2000 SEMLA Annual Meeting, Loyola University, New Orleans, LA
  • 1999 SEMLA Annual Meeting, Center for Popular Music, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN
  • 1998 SEMLA Annual Meeting, Rice University, Houston, TX (Joint meeting with Texas Chapter)
  • 1997 SEMLA Annual Meeting, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
  • 1996 SEMLA Annual Meeting, University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS
  • 1995 SEMLA Annual Meeting, Jacksonville Public Library and University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL
  • 1994 SEMLA Annual Meeting, University of Georgia, Atlanta Public Library, Emory, and Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
  • 1993 SEMLA Annual Meeting, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
  • 1992 SEMLA Annual Meeting, University of Miami, Miami Beach, FL
  • 1991 SEMLA Annual Meeting, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC (Joint meeting with Chesapeake Chapter)
  • 1990 SEMLA Annual Meeting, Memphis State University, Memphis, TN
  • 1989 SEMLA Annual Meeting, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
  • 1988 SEMLA Annual Meeting, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
  • 1987 SEMLA Annual Meeting, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
  • 1986 SEMLA Annual Meeting, Tulane and Loyola, New Orleans, LA (Joint meeting with Texas Chapter)
  • 1985 SEMLA Annual Meeting, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
  • 1984 SEMLA Annual Meeting, Duke University, Durham, NC (Joint meeting with Chesapeake Chapter)
  • 1983 SEMLA Annual Meeting, Stetson University, DeLand, FL
  • 1982 SEMLA Annual Meeting, Belmont College, Nashville, TN
  • 1981 SEMLA Annual Meeting, Atlanta Public Library, Atlanta, GA
  • 1980 SEMLA Annual Meeting, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
  • 1979 SEMLA Annual Meeting, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
  • 1978 SEMLA Annual Meeting, Auburn University, Auburn, AL
  • 1977 SEMLA Annual Meeting, Hollins College, Hollins, VA (Joint meeting with Chesapeake Chapter)
  • 1976 SEMLA Annual Meeting, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
  • 1975 SEMLA Annual Meeting, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
  • 1974 SEMLA Annual Meeting, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
  • 1973 No Annual Meeting
  • 1972 SEMLA Annual Meeting, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC