Our 2024 Conference Co-Sponsors:
The National Center for the Study of Children’s Literature
San Diego State University Department of English & Comparative Literature
Pomona College Asian Languages & Literatures, Classics, English, German & Russian, Romance Languages & Literatures Departments, the Humanities Studio, & the Dean’s Office
California State University, San Bernardino
California Baptist University
La Sierra University College of Arts & Sciences, Zapara School of Business, & Departments of English and History
California State University, Los Angeles College of Arts and Letters
The Dorothy Ramon Learning Center
University of California, Riverside Department of English & Center for Ideas & Society
The 121st Annual PAMLA Conference
NOTE: The Margaritaville has changed its name to the Riviera Resort Palm Springs. Regardless of the name change, all reservations will be honored.
The PAMLA 2024 Conference will be held at the lovely Riviera Resort (formerly named Margaritaville Resort) in sunny Palm Springs, California, a favorite hangout of Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Cher, and other Hollywood and musical stars. The conference will begin on Thursday morning, at approximately 8 am, on November 7, and continue through late Sunday afternoon, November 10, 2024 (ending at approximately 4 pm).
The 2024 PAMLA Conference is being held entirely in-person at the Riviera Resort. There will be no virtual or hybrid sessions or papers–the entire conference is being held in-person.
At the moment, the Riviera Resort Palm Springs is completely booked. More rooms may become available at the very special PAMLA rate ($169 plus a $20 resort fee and tax per night), but we advise you to get a room at a nearby hotel with a refundable reservation, in case more rooms open up.
NOTE: At the moment, rooms are sold out at the Riviera; you may want to book a room at the PAMLA overflow hotel, the Dunes (although the Dunes is not walking distance to the Riviera). Alternatively, call PAMLA Executive Director Craig Svonkin for advice on other hotels walking distance to the Riviera.
Both the Riviera and Days Inn are full, but continue to check-in for cancellations.
We also added another overflow hotel, The Dunes Palm Springs, a brief drive from the Riviera Resort.
Go here to find out more information about the overflow conference hotels: https://www.pamla.org/pamla-2024-accommodations/
The Pacific Ancient and Modern Language Association (PAMLA), the west coast affiliate of the MLA, is a warm, welcoming, inclusive Humanities and Arts association dedicated to the creation, advancement, and diffusion of the aesthetic practices and knowledge of ancient & modern languages, literatures, cultures, and the arts. Approximately 800 to 1,000 faculty, students, writers, and interested independent scholars and members of the community attend our annual PAMLA conference, which offers scholars and writers the opportunity to share research and creative artistic works in a friendly, stimulating atmosphere.
PAMLA, founded as the Philological Association of the Pacific Coast in 1899, and the western affiliate of the Modern Language Association, is dedicated to the creation, advancement, and diffusion of the aesthetic practices and knowledge of ancient and modern languages, literatures, cultures, and the arts.
Please email Craig Svonkin if you have any questions about PAMLA or the PAMLA conference: [email protected].
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PAMLA 2024 Store
PAMLA has some sweet new merchandise for the PAMLA 2024 conference in Palm Springs. But you need to order right away if you want your T-shirt or other merchandise to arrive before the conference. And when you buy one of these PAMLA shirts, a tiny portion of your purchase goes to the PAMLA scholarship fund.
The “Translation in Action!” image was designed by Luisa Lange, a graphic designer with a diverse portfolio of photography, logo creation, and videography. She designed this image for the PAMLA 2024 conference. Luisa’s motto is that everyone should “enjoy art everywhere.”
PAMLA 2024 Vaccination Policy
You must be fully vaccinated (at least two weeks before the conference) and have proof of vaccination available; or you must be able to show a negative COVID-19 test result (taken within 72 hours of the conference). Those who cannot do one or the other of these will not be able to attend the conference. So, please plan on your vaccination ahead of time. If you have any questions, please contact PAMLA Executive Director Craig Svonkin: 626-354-7526 or [email protected].
Join PAMLA Today
PAMLA could use your support! Please join PAMLA for the 2023 year, so as to receive our terrific journal, Pacific Coast Philology, and also, if you have a few extra dollars, please make a donation to support PAMLA during these difficult times. Go here to join or rejoin PAMLA (and, if you can, please make a donation to the PAMLA General Fund–we could use your help!).