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Angus Grieve-Smith deposited The Spread of Change in French Negation in the group
LSL General Linguistics on MLA Commons 8 years, 10 months agoMany varieties of French have changed over the years from expressing predicate
negation (Geurts 1998) with ne alone, to the embracing construction ne … pas, and then
to postverbal pas alone (Jespersen 1917). When the increase in the frequency of
ne … pas over time is plotted on a graph, it takes the S shape of the logistic function
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Kate Ozment deposited Publishers Marketing Restoration Drama: A Case Study of Paratextual Experimentation in the group
TM Book History, Print Cultures, Lexicography on MLA Commons 8 years, 10 months agoAlthough we have long discussed the rise of consumer culture and the increase of print in Restoration England (see Birth of a Consumer Society, 1982), comparatively little information exists on specific methods publishers used to advertise to audiences and what role they played in creating new markets. My project fills this gap by examining…[Read more]
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Carol DeGrasse deposited Creating a Strong Thesis Statement in the group
HEP Teaching as a Profession 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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Nicky Agate started the topic Practicing Freedom for the Post-Truth Era— a presentation by Barbara Fister in the discussion
Libraries and Research in Languages and Literatures on MLA Commons 8 years, 10 months agoHello!
I thought members of this group might be interested to know that Barbara Fister has shared the text of her Marjorie Whetstone Ashton Annual Lecture, “Practicing Freedom for the Post-truth Era,” with the Library and Information Science group. You can find the text in CORE at http://dx.doi.org/10.17613/M6H35Q. Here’s the abstract:
Why do we…
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Adolfo Campoy-Cubillo started the topic MLA 2018 CFP in the discussion
Sephardic Studies on MLA Commons 8 years, 10 months ago<div>This panel explores Sephardic cultural expressions on the intimate connection between cities and literature. How does Sephardic culture inform spatial organization? How does spatial organization inform Sephardic culture?</div>
<div>Please, email 200 word proposals to campoycu@oakland.edu by March 24.</div> -
Hoda El Shakry started the topic LAST CALL: Arab/ic CFPs for 2018 MLA in NYC — Please apply or share! in the discussion
Arabic Literature and Culture on MLA Commons 8 years, 11 months agoArab/ic CFPs for 2018 MLA in NYC — Please apply or share!
“Palestine, Ethics, and World Literature”
We invite proposals that examine BDS and the ethical engagement with literature, as well as Palestine and World Literature. We welcome critical engagements with Edward Said’s work, and papers that explore other boycott movements, state and aca…[Read more]
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Hatem Akil started the topic Reminder re. Global Arab and Arab American Forum MLA 2018 CFPs in the discussion
Arabic Literature and Culture on MLA Commons 8 years, 11 months agoDear Friends,
Time is closing on submissions to the MLA 2018 convention panels organized by the Forum on Global Arab and Arab American Literature (GAAM). Please review and circulate as may be necessary.
Environmental Insecurities and Global Arab Humanities
Teaching Global Arab Comics in the U.S.
Below are the detailed CFPs:
Environmental…[Read more]
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Angela Helmer started the topic MLA 2018 Call for Proposals LSL General Linguistics in the discussion
Language Change on MLA Commons 8 years, 11 months agoThe Executive Committee, LSL General Linguistics, is seeking for proposals for the following sessions:
a) Linguistics and Social Media. This guaranteed session seeks papers that examine different modes, applications, and venues of social media (textual, visual, audiovisual, interactive) from a linguistic perspective. Email 250-word abstract by…[Read more]
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Carol DeGrasse deposited Creating a Strong Thesis Statement in the group
HEP Teaching as a Profession 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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David Wacks replied to the topic Rough equivalent of Zinn's 'People's History' for Medieval Iberia? in the discussion
Medieval Hispanic Languages, Literatures, and Cultures on MLA Commons 8 years, 11 months agoDo they like Reilly? Do you?
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Maria Willstedt replied to the topic Rough equivalent of Zinn's 'People's History' for Medieval Iberia? in the discussion
Medieval Hispanic Languages, Literatures, and Cultures on MLA Commons 8 years, 11 months agoHi David,
I have never taught a gen ed course, but the book I use for my Hispanic Studies students is Bernard Reilly’s The Medieval Spains. Cambridge UP, 1993. There may be something newer out, though.
Saludos,
María W.
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David Wacks started the topic Rough equivalent of Zinn's 'People's History' for Medieval Iberia? in the discussion
Medieval Hispanic Languages, Literatures, and Cultures on MLA Commons 8 years, 11 months agoWhat would you assign in English to give 100-level gen ed students a broad yet critical (think Howard Zinn’s People’s History) overview of medieval Iberian cultural history? I have good material for Latin America and Modern Spain, but nothing for premodernity (or whatever you want to call it). Thanks! David
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Jonathan Senchyne deposited The Aries Press of Eden, New York in the group
TM Book History, Print Cultures, Lexicography on MLA Commons 8 years, 11 months agoA review of Richard Kegler’s, The Aries Press of Eden, New York.
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Maybel Mesa Morales replied to the topic MLA 2018 CFP in the discussion
Cuban and Cuban Diaspora Cultural Production on MLA Commons 8 years, 11 months ago<p style=”text-align: left;”>EXTENDED DUE DATE FOR CFP
Archival De-Oblivion and Alternative Approaches in Contemporary Cuban Intermedial Production (Film, Theatre, Performance, Literature, etc.)
Special Session
This panel will explore the memory-recovering alternative approaches to non-official archive in current Cuban intermedial practices. 250…[Read more] -
Hoda El Shakry posted an update in the group
LLC Arabic on MLA Commons 8 years, 11 months agoCFP “Insecurity and Dissent in Middle Eastern Cinema”
What are the aesthetics that Middle Eastern filmmakers have deployed to express dissent and challenge the security of the regimes under which they live? What forms do such films employ to represent the insecurities of resistance? Please send abstracts (max. 250 words) and CVs to R. Shareah…[Read more] -
Hoda El Shakry posted an update in the group
LLC Arabic on MLA Commons 8 years, 11 months agoCFP: “Medieval States of Insecurity panel”
We invite proposals for a proposed session on Medieval States of Insecurity cosponsored by the Medieval Iberian Literature and Culture LLC and the Arabic Forum at the MLA annual conference in New York (2018). We welcome proposals that explore how insecurity—political and social, real or i…[Read more] -
Hoda El Shakry posted an update in the group
LLC Arabic on MLA Commons 8 years, 11 months agoCFP: “Speculative Futures in Arab/ic Literature”
We invite proposals that explore literary topoi, themes, and imagery of apocalypse, eschatology, science fiction, dystopia, utopia, (non)futurity, or fantasy in Arab/ic literature. We are particularly interested in papers that problematize the genres of magical realist, speculative, fantastical,…[Read more]
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Hoda El Shakry posted an update in the group
LLC Arabic on MLA Commons 8 years, 11 months agoCFP: “Palestine, Ethics, and World Literature”
We invite proposals that examine BDS and the ethical engagement with literature, as well as Palestine and World Literature. We welcome critical engagements with Edward Said’s work, and papers that explore other boycott movements, state and academic institutions, as well as MLA and the production, c…[Read more]
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David A. Wacks posted an update in the group
LLC Medieval Iberian on MLA Commons 8 years, 11 months agoblog post: “Ramon Llull’s Missionary Crusade in Blanquerna ca. 1280” http://davidwacks.uoregon.edu/2017/03/01/blanquerna/
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Donny Vigil started the topic MLA 2018 Call For Papers: Language Theory Session…"Philology Old and New" in the discussion
Language Theory on MLA Commons 8 years, 11 months agoThe Forum on Language Theory is accepting proposals for a panel session related to “Philology Old and New” for MLA 2018 in New York. We welcome submissions that examine what the renewed interest in philology means for literary, textual, and linguistic studies. Please send a 300-word abstract by March 24 to Donny Vigil (vigi7700@stthomas.edu).
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