Creating community
| Join our international network of cultural studies scholars, educators, practitioners, artists, and activists |
Annual Conference
Each spring, the CSA hosts an international conference that provides members an opportunity to meet and network with other professionals in the discipline, introduce students to the wider professional community, and share and discuss current efforts in cultural studies research and practice.
Learn more about the upcoming annual conference and past conferences.
Working Groups
The CSA is home to several working groups that promote collaboration and advance specific projects of interest. Here, members gather to debate and discuss the latest questions, topics, and theories, as well as host conference sessions, roundtables, and seminars at the annual meeting.
Learn more about working groups and how to join.
Platforms
Lateral is the peer-reviewed, open access digital journal and production site of the CSA.
Breaking Culture Live talks to a cultural studies scholar each week about the breaking news and their latest work in the field.
Positions podcast offers critical reflections on cultural studies for scholars, students, and a general audience.
2027 Cultural Studies Association Annual Conference
June 3 – 5, 2027
Fully Online
Deadline for Submissions: Friday, November 20, 2026
About the CSA
Founded in 2003, the CSA is the largest network of cultural studies scholars, educators, practitioners, artists, and activists in the United States. Its primary objectives are:
- To create and promote an effective community of cultural studies practitioners and scholars
- To represent the field and its committed practitioners everywhere
- To advance cultural studies knowledges, projects, approaches, and methodologies throughout the world.
The CSA is a non-profit association for scholarly purposes in the field of Cultural Studies. Contributions to the CSA provide support student travel to the annual conference, assistance for scholars in developing nations, resources for non-tenure-track faculty members and unemployed members, and more. All donations made by United States taxpayers are tax-deductible.