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Carol DeGrasse deposited Rhetorical Analysis Peer-Review Handout in the group
TM The Teaching of Literature on Humanities Commons 8 years, 10 months agoThis handout serves as a guide for student peer-reviewers to provide useful feedback to the writer. The open-ended questions walk the reviewer through the rhetorical analysis essay and provide a structure for evaluating the thesis, organization, rhetorical strategies, and use of pathos, ethos, logos, and kairos in the paper. The Rhetorical…[Read more]
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Alexa Joubin deposited “Shakespeare on Film in Asia.” Chapter 12 of The Shakespearean World, ed. Jill L. Levenson and Robert Ormsby (London: Routledge, 2017), pp. 225-240 in the group
MS Screen Arts and Culture on MLA Commons 8 years, 10 months agoShakespearean tragedies and comedies have been adapted to the silver screen in India, Malaysia, Tibet, Hong Kong, Singapore, China, and Japan. How do Shakespeare and modern directors talk to each other across cultural and historical divides? Why are particular strategies used or themes emphasized? How are pre-linguistic structures of spectacle and…[Read more]
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Carol DeGrasse deposited Creating a Strong Thesis Statement in the group
TM The Teaching of Literature on MLA Commons 8 years, 10 months agoThis handout explains in clear and simple terms what a strong thesis statement should–and should not be. Examples of the four main types of ‘weak’ thesis statements are given, along with four corresponding ‘strong’ thesis statements. I have successfully used this handout in workshopping students’ thesis ideas.
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Carol DeGrasse deposited Creating a Strong Thesis Statement (Creative Common License) in the group
TM The Teaching of Literature on MLA Commons 8 years, 11 months agoThis handout explains in clear and simple terms what a strong thesis statement should–and should not be. Examples of the four main types of ‘weak’ thesis statements are given, along with four corresponding ‘strong’ thesis statements. I have successfully used this handout in workshopping students’ thesis ideas.
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Carol DeGrasse deposited Creating a Strong Thesis Statement in the group
TM The Teaching of Literature on MLA Commons 8 years, 11 months agoThis handout explains in clear and simple terms what a strong thesis statement should–and should not be. Examples of the four main types of ‘weak’ thesis statements are given, along with four corresponding ‘strong’ thesis statements. I have successfully used this handout in workshopping students’ thesis ideas.
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Thomas Oliver Beebee started the topic CFP MLA '18: Comparatively Perfect: Guided Tours of Essential Essays in the discussion
The Teaching of Literature on MLA Commons 8 years, 11 months agoA Panel Sponsored by the Association of Departments and Programs in Comparative Literature
What is the “tipping point” that makes a scholarly argument persuasive? This panel combines the sharing of scholarly interests and discoveries that are the purpose of conventions with a pragmatic aspect of rehearsing the mechanics of comparative persuasion.…[Read more]
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James Gifford deposited NOTES 1984 in the group
TM The Teaching of Literature on MLA Commons 8 years, 11 months agoLecture/class notes on George Orwell’s Nineteen Eigthy-Four. I’m sharing my teaching notes (rough) for works that may be helpful to others and are widely taught.
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Laurie Rodrigues started the topic CFP MLA '18: Literary Studies in the Post-Truth Age in the discussion
The Teaching of Literature on MLA Commons 8 years, 11 months agoCall for papers, Special Session to be proposed for the MLA’s 2018 Annual Convention. This session invites papers concerned with the stakes and importance of literary study in an era of misinformation and American cultural uncertainty. Areas of inquiry for discussion may include, but are not limited to:
– New (and/ or necessary) approaches to l…[Read more]
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Thomas Oliver Beebee started the topic CFP MLA '18: Comparatively Perfect: Guided Tours of Essential Essays in the discussion
The Teaching of Literature on MLA Commons 8 years, 11 months ago<p style=”margin: 0in; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11.5pt; color: black;”><span style=”font-style: italic;”>Comparatively Perfect: Guided Tours of Essential Essays</span></p>
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Lisa Zunshine deposited Strange Concepts and the Stories They Make Possible in the group
MS Screen Arts and Culture on MLA Commons 8 years, 11 months agoFantastic tales of rebellious robots and animated artifacts are a permanent fixture in popular culture. What kind of behavior do we expect from such conceptual hybrids in science fiction, nonsense poetry, and surrealist art?
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Hania Nashef deposited Demythologizing the Palestinian in Hany Abu-Assad’sOmarandParadise Now in the group
MS Screen Arts and Culture on MLA Commons 9 years agoIn the past, Palestinian cinema was dominated by a nationalist discourse revolving around refugee ideology, resulting from the trauma of the lost homeland. As the past is generally static, revisiting it became an exercise in nostalgia. The last decade, however, has seen the emergence of a number of transnational Palestinian films telling stories…[Read more]
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Gayle Rogers deposited Introduction to *Incomparable Empires: Modernism and the Translation of Spanish and American Literature* in the group
LLC 20th- and 21st-Century Spanish and Iberian on MLA Commons 9 years agoAn approach to understanding modernism in literary history through the lens of translation by tracing the work of key figures such as Pound, Dos Passos, Jiménez, and Unamuno to translate US and Spanish literatures after the Spanish-American War of 1898.
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Valerie Barnes Lipscomb started the topic CFP for non-guaranteed collaborative session MLA 2018 in the discussion
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Valerie Barnes Lipscomb started the topic CFP for non-guaranteed collaborative session in the discussion
The Teaching of Literature on MLA Commons 9 years agoOrganization:
Age Studies, The Teaching of Literature collaborationTitle of session:
Approaches to Teaching Age in LiteratureSubmission requirements:
300-word abstract, brief CVDeadline for submissions:
10 March 2017Description:
How and why do/should faculty incorporate age and/or aging into l…[Read more] -
Lisa Zunshine deposited Why Robots Go Astray in the group
MS Screen Arts and Culture on MLA Commons 9 years agoFantastic tales of rebellious robots and animated artifacts are a permanent fixture in popular culture and have been since antiquity. What kind of behavior do we expect from conceptual hybrids in science fiction, nonsense poetry, and surrealist art?
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Michael Schinasi started the topic CFP 2018 special session: National Theaters Around the Globe in the discussion
Twentieth-Century Spanish Literature on MLA Commons 9 years agoNational Theaters Around the Globe
Special Session
Any aspect of worldwide National Theaters (the institution usually manifest in buildings; not dramatic literatures). All periods: history, ideology, relation to culture industry, etc. 250 word abstract by 15 March 2017; Michael Schinasi (schinasim@ecu.edu). -
David Rodriguez-Solas started the topic CFP: Marginality in Iberian Theater, MLA 2018 in the discussion
Twentieth-Century Spanish Literature on MLA Commons 9 years agoCall For Papers: Marginality in Iberian Theater (MLA Convention, New York City, 4-7 January, 2018)
Proposals should address the topic of marginality in Iberian drama and performance from the 16th to the 21st centuries. 250 word abstract by 1 March 2017; David Rodríguez-Solás dsolas@umass.edu; Esther Fernández ef14@rice.edu
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Ryan Calabretta-Sajder started the topic AATI@Palermo 2017: Call for Papers in the discussion
Romance Literary Relations on MLA Commons 9 years agoCALL For Papers
AATI International Conference Abroad
Università degli Studi di Palermo
28 giugno – 2 luglio 2017
L’AATI (American Association of Teachers of Italian) comunica che il prossimo convegno internazionale si terrà nella città di Palermo, 28 giugno-2 luglio 2017, presso l’Università degli Studi di Palermo, co…[Read more]
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Danny Barreto started the topic CFPs: Galicia-New York, MLA 2018 in the discussion
Twentieth-Century Spanish Literature on MLA Commons 9 years agoCall For Papers: Sempre en Nova Iorque: Galician Cultures in and from New York City (MLA Convention, New York City, 4-7 January, 2018)
From the second book of Castelao’s Sempre en Galiza (1940), Eugenio Granell’s work between 1958 and 1985, and Gonsar’s Cara a Time Square (1980) to more recent works such as López Silva’s New York, New York (…[Read more]
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Daniel Anderson deposited Digital Literature (Digital Humanities) Syllabus in the group
TM The Teaching of Literature on MLA Commons 9 years, 1 month agoSyllabus for digital literature course
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