-
Gayle Rogers deposited Introduction to *Incomparable Empires: Modernism and the Translation of Spanish and American Literature* in the group
TM Literary Criticism 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.
-
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.
-
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). -
James Gifford deposited HUMN 2439: Radical Political Thought (2017-01) in the group
TC Postcolonial Studies on MLA Commons 9 years agoThis course explores major currents of political radicalism both within and outside of the dominant western political tradition. Topics considered may include antidemocratic radicalism, democratic radicalism, Marxian radicalism, radical feminism, radical individualism, and post-colonial radicalism. Readings will include selections from Kant,…[Read more]
-
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
-
James Gifford deposited ENGL 3384: Postcolonial Literature (2017-01) in the group
TC Postcolonial Studies on MLA Commons 9 years agoSelected works from the literatures of former European colonies: African, Indian, Caribbean, Australian, Canadian, Latin American, etc.
-
James Gifford deposited HUMN 2439: Radical Political Thought in the group
TC Postcolonial Studies on MLA Commons 9 years agoThis course explores major currents of political radicalism both within and outside of the dominant western political tradition. Topics considered may include antidemocratic radicalism, democratic radicalism, Marxian radicalism, radical feminism, radical individualism, and post-colonial radicalism. Readings will include selections from Kant,…[Read more]
-
Peter M. Logan started the topic 2018 CFP: The Institutional History of Theory in the discussion
Literary and Cultural Theory on MLA Commons 9 years agoLiterary and Cultural Theory Group CFP
<b>The Institutional History of Theory</b>
Theory arose not just via ideas but through organizations, schools, institutes, and symposia. Papers on any aspect of this institutional history. Abstract and short CV by 1 March 2017; Peter M. Logan (peter.logan@temple.edu). -
Peter M. Logan started the topic 2018 CFP: The Book History of Theory in the discussion
Literary and Cultural Theory on MLA Commons 9 years agoLiterary and Cultural Theory Group CFP
<b>The Book History of Theory</b>
Theory arose not just via ideas but through publishing. Papers investigating presses, journals, book series, or other aspects of print history. Abstract and short CV by 1 March 2017; Jeffrey J. Williams (jwill@andrew.cmu.edu). -
Gerardo Augusto Lorenzino started the topic MLA 2018, CFP: “Language Change: Global (Im-)gration and Linguistic Insecurity” in the discussion
Luso-Brazilian Language and Literature on MLA Commons 9 years agoDear colleagues,
The Executive Committee of the Forum on Language Change is seeking proposals for the session “Language Change: Global (Im-)migration and Linguistic Insecurity”. See short and long CFP below.
____________________
Papers exploring how global and local migrations affect language practices and patterns (e.g. linguistic in…[Read more]
-
Danny Barreto started the topic CFPs: Galicia-New York, MLA 2018 in the discussion
Twentieth-Century Spanish Literature on MLA Commons 9 years, 1 month 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]
-
Michael Bérubé deposited Why Teach Literature? in the group
TM Literary Criticism on MLA Commons 9 years, 1 month agoContribution to “Why Teach Literature?” Program arranged by the forum TM The Teaching of Literature. Gaurav G. Desai, Tulane U, presiding.
-
Whitney Trettien deposited How We Read (Freshman Year Seminar syllabus) in the group
TC Digital Humanities on MLA Commons 9 years, 1 month agoThe attached syllabus was written for my Spring 2017 Freshman Year Seminar course “How We Read.” This was a freshman-only seminar oriented towards introducing how different fields ask questions and solve problems. From the course description: “In this seminar, we explore the histories, sciences, and technologies of reading. Guest lectures and…[Read more]
-
Whitney Trettien deposited Technologies of Literary Production (grad course, taught Spring 2017) in the group
TC Digital Humanities on MLA Commons 9 years, 1 month agoThe attached syllabus was written for my Spring 2017 graduate course “Technologies of Literary Production.” From the course description: “This course has two complementary goals. The first is to introduce the history of technologies used to produce and circulate literature, from the parchment upon which Beowulf is written to the social media…[Read more]
- Load More