Modern Humanities Research Association
The Modern Humanities Research Association is a United Kingdom–based international organisation that aims to encourage and promote advanced study and research of humanities. It is most notable for producing the MHRA Style Guide.
History
The MHRA was founded in 1918 in Christ's College, Cambridge. After an early change of name to MHRA in 1918, the unincorporated charity became an incorporated company with the same name on 2 October 1997. Its declared aim is to encourage and promote advanced study and research in the field of the modern humanities, which include the modern and medieval European languages, literatures and cultures. The current chair of the MHRA is Professor Derek Connon of Swansea University.Publications
As well as the MHRA Style Guide, the MHRA publishes six scholarly journals:- Annual Bibliography of [English Language and Literature]
- The [Modern Language Review]
- Austrian Studies
- Portuguese Studies
- The Slavonic and [East European Review]
- The Yearbook of English Studies