ACIS Membership 2027–2028

Add your voice. Shape the future of Italian Studies in Australasia.

The Australasian Centre for Italian Studies (ACIS) actively supports students, researchers, teachers, translators, practitioners, and community members who care about Italian language, literature, cinema, history, culture, migration, architecture and much more.

Why join now

2027 subscriptions will run from 1 February 2027 through 31 January 2028 and make your voice heard in a growing academic community.

I

A larger conversation

Connect with academics, postgraduates, teachers and independent scholars working across Australia, Aotearoa New Zealand and South-East Asia.

II

Support for early-career researchers

Bursaries, mentoring and dedicated conference streams that help new voices develop their work and reach an audience.

III

Public and cultural reach

Events, publications and partnerships that carry Italian Studies beyond the seminar room and into public life.

“ACIS is where Italian Studies in this region meets — as students, researchers, teachers, translators and community members — to keep the field ambitious, generous and open.”
— The ACIS Board

Choose your membership

All memberships run 1 February 2027 – 31 January 2028. Choose the tier that fits you — or give more to help sustain the association’s work.

Student

AU$20per year

For enrolled undergraduate and postgraduate students.

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Unwaged

AU$0per year

Free membership for unwaged colleagues and retirees.

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Individual · Part-time

AU$30per year

For colleagues on fractional or casual contracts.

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Patron

Patron

AU$500per year

Named recognition and access to ACIS public events.

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Give more

Make a donation to ACIS

Gifts above AU$500 go directly to ACIS’s charitable work — bursaries, scholarships, prizes and public programming. Every donation is acknowledged personally and, if you wish, listed among our named supporters.

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What your membership supports

Every subscription helps fund the association’s day-to-day work and its long-term ambitions.

Biennial conference

Our flagship ACIS conference — the next edition takes place in Bangkok in 2028 — bringing the region’s Italianists together for three days of exchange.

Publications & prizes

Books, special issues and awards that recognise the best new scholarship in Italian Studies across Australasia.

Bursaries & early-career support

Direct financial support so postgraduates and early-career researchers can travel, present and participate.

Ready to join us?

Membership takes two minutes. Payment is by secure Stripe checkout, and you’ll receive confirmation and a receipt straight away.

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The Directors of ACIS Andrea Rizzi (Chair) · Giulia Torello-Hill · Josh Brown · Paola Tiné · John Hajek · Carolyn James · Barbara Pezzotti · Mark Seymour
Australasian Centre for Italian Studies