The
Association for the Study of Literature and Environment (
ASLE) is the principal
professional association for American and international scholars of
ecocriticism. It was founded in 1992 at a special session of the
Western Literature Association conference in
Reno, Nevada for the purpose of "sharing of facts, ideas, and texts concerning the study of literature and the environment." The current president of ASLE is Paul Outka of the University of Kansas. The next conference will be held May 28 - June 1, 2013, at University of North Texas, Denton, TX.