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Francisco Marcos-Marín deposited Revisar los inicios del español desde el magisterio de Alarcos y Lapesa in the group
CLCS Medieval on MLA Commons 2 years agoDuring the long time of its documentation, Latin could not remain unchanged, so there had to be a cultured, writ-ten variant of the language and popular variants, which evolved into dialectal forms, Afro-Latin-Romance variants. As far as the African part is concerned, the novelty of this study, especially for Romanists and Arabists, is to convey…[Read more]
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Francisco Marcos-Marín deposited Dominio y lenguas en el Mediterráneo Occidental hasta los inicios del español in the group
CLCS Medieval on MLA Commons 2 years agoEl objetivo principal de este libro es recoger y transmitir reflexiones y resultados de una investigación que ha evolucionado en paralelo a la vida profesional de su autor. Arranca de la pregunta sobre cómo era la situación lingüística de la Península Ibérica tras la llegada de los sarracenos, en qué ambientes se iniciaron las lenguas romance…[Read more]
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andré carrington started the topic Open General Business Meeting for the Forum:MS Sound at #MLA2024 in the discussion
MS Sound on MLA Commons 2 years agoGood day everyone! If you’re attending the annual convention and you’d like to join the Forum MS Sound (or you’re already a member) please join us at 3:30p.m. on Saturday, January 6, in the Marriott – Grand D (Level 5). We’ll catch up and solicit interest in potential topics for sponsored sessions, and we have seats opening up, so you can become a…[Read more]
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Setsuko Yokoyama started the topic The Executive Committee endorses the Radical Caucus’s motion in the discussion
MS Sound on MLA Commons 2 years agoDear Forum Participants,
The executive committee of the Sound Forum is writing to let you know of our intention to endorse the Radical Caucus’s emergency motion in defense of academic freedom. The draft text of the motion is included below and our endorsement will be listed as “The Sound Forum Executive Committee.” There will be an open hearing…[Read more]
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Setsuko Yokoyama started the topic The Executive Committee endorses the Radical Caucus’s motion in the discussion
MS Sound on MLA Commons 2 years agoDear Forum Participants,
The executive committee of the Sound Forum is writing to let you know of our intention to endorse the Radical Caucus’s emergency motion in defense of academic freedom. The draft text of the motion is included below and our endorsement will be listed as “The Sound Forum Executive Committee.” There will be an open hearing…[Read more]
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Hania A.M. Nashef deposited Songs of Nostalgia: Creative Activism and Exile in Elia Suleiman’s “It Must be Heaven” and Panah Panahi’s “Hit the Road” in the group
MS Sound on MLA Commons 2 years, 2 months agoAbstract | The final scene of Elia Suleiman’s film, It Must be Heaven (2019), ends with the actor/director sitting in an Arab bar in the city of Haifa, while the young crowd is dancing to “Arabyon Ana” (2000) by Lebanese singer Yuri Mrakadi. The Arabic music is a testimony to a Palestinian-Arab culture that resists erasure.
The songs in Sulei…[Read more]
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David A. Wacks deposited Alfonso X, Cantigas de Santa Maria: “Como Santa Maria ajudou a Emperadriz de Roma”/ “Cómo Santa María ayudó a la emperatriz de Roma” in the group
CLCS Medieval on MLA Commons 2 years, 2 months agoAlfonso X was king of “Castilla, León, Sevilla, Córdoba, Murcia, Jaén, and el Algarbe.” As evidenced by his title, he came to have possession of various kingdoms in Iberia. He was born in Toledo in 1221 and died in Seville in 1284, at 63 years of age. He is called the Learned King because he was an author, poet, musician, and historian, and becaus…[Read more]
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David A. Wacks deposited Cantigas de Santa Maria: “Como Santa Maria ajudou a Emperadriz de Roma”/ “How the Virgen Mary Helped the Empress of Rome” in the group
CLCS Medieval on MLA Commons 2 years, 2 months agoAlfonso X was king of “Castilla, León, Sevilla, Córdoba, Murcia, Jaén, and el Algarbe.” As evidenced by his title, he came to have possession of various kingdoms in Iberia. He was born in Toledo in 1221 and died in Seville in 1284, at 63 years of age. He is called the Learned King because he was an author, poet, musician, and historian, and becaus…[Read more]
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David A. Wacks deposited Francisco Núñez Muley, Memorial (Granada, 1566) in the group
CLCS Medieval on MLA Commons 2 years, 2 months agoNúñez-Muley abstract
The Edict of 1567, or Anti-Morisco Edict, was promulgated by Spanish King Philip II on January 1, after being approved in Madrid on November 17, 1566. Its purpose was to eliminate specific Morisco customs, such as their language, dress, and dances. Núñez Muley’s Petition is an attempt to persuade Christian authorities to de…[Read more]
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David A. Wacks started the topic Open access teaching unit: Alfonso X, Cantigas de Santa Maria (Cantiga 5) in the discussion
CLCS Medieval on MLA Commons 2 years, 2 months agoAlfonso X was king of “Castilla, León, Sevilla, Córdoba, Murcia, Jaén, and el Algarbe.” As evidenced by his title, he came to have possession of various kingdoms in Iberia. He was born in Toledo in 1221 and died in Seville in 1284, at 63 years of age. He is called the Learned King because he was an author, poet, musician, and historian, and becaus…[Read more]
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andré carrington started the topic CFP for 2024: Putting the Bowtie on Funk : The Sound of Philadelphia in the discussion
MS Sound on MLA Commons 2 years, 10 months agoPutting the Bowtie on Funk : The Sound of Philadelphia
Guaranteed session for MLA 2024 sponsored by Forum MS Sound, in collaboration with Forum African American Literature, Language, and Culture
Philly Soul, with its roots in the Black performance traditions of gospel, funk, and rhythm & blues, transformed popular music in the 1970s. How have…[Read more]
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David A. Wacks started the topic Deadline extended to Mar 15: CFPs MLA 2024 (Medieval Iberian Studies) in the discussion
CLCS Medieval on MLA Commons 2 years, 11 months agoThe Medieval Iberian Forum of the MLA announces the following calls for papers for the 2024 MLA Convention (Philadelphia, Jan 4-7). Please note that presenters must be members of the MLA before registering for the conference (but not in order to submit an abstract).
New Currents in Medieval Iberian Studies (in person) The LLC Medieval I…[Read more]
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Priya Wadhera started the topic CFP: Surrealism dans tous ses états in the discussion
2022 MLA Convention on MLA Commons 2 years, 11 months ago2024 marks the centennial of the Surrealist Manifesto. Roundtable participants will examine the conceptual, verbal, and formal tools and strategies at stake in this preeminent artistic and critical stance in 20th-century French studies. They will explore the evolving ways in which surrealism still manifests in today’s cultural and literary imagina…[Read more]
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Elena Machado Sáez started the topic “What the New York Times gets wrong about the “American Dirt” controversy” in the discussion
2022 MLA Convention on MLA Commons 2 years, 11 months agoAn op-ed article I co-wrote with Latinx Studies colleagues David J. Vázquez and Magdalena L. Barrera was just published in Salon. Check it out!
“What the New York Times gets wrong about the “American Dirt” controversy: Who gets to wield the power of representation might be important to columnist Pamela Paul, but it’s a…[Read more]
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Anne E. B. Coldiron started the topic Call for book proposals: Translatio (see flyer, attached) in the discussion
CLCS Medieval on MLA Commons 2 years, 11 months agoSee attached flyer on the TRANSLATIO book series and the call for book proposals. Please forward to all interested potential authors, co-authors, translators, and editors.
“Key words, concepts, and texts all gather new force – and encounter new obstacles – as they move between languages, cultures, and societies. Translatio explores trans…[Read more]
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David A. Wacks deposited Aljamiado retellings of the Hebrew Bible in the group
CLCS Medieval on MLA Commons 2 years, 12 months agoStories from the Hebrew Bible were popular among the Iberian Peninsula’s Jews, Christians, and Muslims. Beginning in the 14th century, Muslims and Moriscos retold these stories in Aljamiado texts in Spanish or Aragonese written in Arabic characters. These fictionalized retellings drew on vernacular language and literary forms common to C…[Read more]
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Sarah Allen started the topic UPDATED UPDATED Call for proposals for the 2024 MLA in the discussion
CLCS Medieval on MLA Commons 3 years agoPlease note new deadline of 2/1 for proposal submissions, with apologies for the confusion!!
The executive committee of the P14 Chinese forum invites proposals for a session to be sponsored by the forum for the 2024 MLA annual convention, which will be held January 4-7 in Philadelphia. Possible formats include panels (three presentations and a…[Read more]
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Sarah Allen started the topic UPDATED Call for proposals for the 2024 MLA in the discussion
CLCS Medieval on MLA Commons 3 years agoThe executive committee of the P14 Chinese forum invites proposals for a session to be sponsored by the forum for the 2024 MLA annual convention, which will be held January 4-7 in Philadelphia. Possible formats include panels (three presentations and a presider), roundtables (more open discussion of broader issues), workshops (focused e.g. on…[Read more]
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Sarah Allen started the topic Call for proposals for the 2024 MLA in the discussion
CLCS Medieval on MLA Commons 3 years agoThe executive committee of the P14 Chinese forum invites proposals for a session to be sponsored by the forum for the 2024 MLA annual convention, which will be held January 4-7 in Philadelphia. Possible formats include panels (three presentations and a presider), roundtables (more open discussion of broader issues), workshops (focused e.g. on…[Read more]
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Caitilin Walsh deposited ATA Joins Forces with the Association of Language Companies to Bridge the Educational Career Gap in the group
2022 MLA Convention on MLA Commons 3 years agoThe Association of Language Companies (ALC) has been working to increase connections, relationships, and shared learning between the professional and academic sides of the language services supply chain. From these efforts, the ALC
Bridge was born. The American Translators Association is a member of this initiative. - Load More
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