Become a Member

Membership in the Dante Society is open to everyone!

While many of our members are professional academics who work as faculty members at colleges and universities, others are high school teachers, or independent scholars, or students, or people who just love reading Dante and want to connect with others to learn more about Dante's life, works, and cultural legacy.

Joining or Renewing

Joining or renewing your membership is easy. Just follow the links below to complete or update your profile, pay dues, or make an additional tax-deductible gift to the Society. The membership year runs from January 1 through December 31. Dues received on or after September 1 are applied to the following calendar year.

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Membership Benefits

By becoming a member you’ll receive:

  • a print copy of our annual journal Dante Studies
  • free digital access to Dante Studies via Project Muse (since 2016) and JSTOR (before 2016)
  • a 50% discount on an annual JPASS subscription
  • announcements about the Society's activities and Dante-related events via our member-only mailing list
  • an invitation to join Graduate Student Group
  • a vote in annual elections and the possibility to serve on committees

Annual membership helps to sustain the ongoing mission of the Society and its outreach efforts by providing critical financial support.

Membership Categories

  • Standard = $40
  • Student (including undergraduate and graduate students) = $20
  • Teacher (working in pre-university education) = $30
  • Joint Membership (additional person sharing with an individual in any of the above categories) = +$10
  • Non-US Residents = +$11 (This amount is automatically added to membership dues during the "checkout" process for online payments.)
  • Lifetime = $1265

Gift membership? If you would like to sponsor a gift membership for someone else, simply download and complete a membership form with their contact information, and include a check or your credit card payment details. Please also add a note to the form indicating that it is gift membership to ensure proper processing. Feel free to contact our Secretary at [email protected] with any questions.

Managing Your Member Profile

For questions or technical difficulties contact JHUP customer service at [email protected] or (800) 548-1784 (or 410-516-6987 outside the USA and Canada) during normal business hours, Monday through Friday, 8:00am until 5:00pm EST. For general membership questions, please contact our Secretary at [email protected].