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Matthew Thomas Miller replied to the topic literary scholarship for non-academic pleasure in the forum
Prose Fiction on MLA Commons 11 years, 3 months agoIf you do recommend Azar Nafisi’s “Reading Lolita in Tehran,” I would also strongly recommend that you suggest that they read Fatemeh Keshavarz’s trenchant critique of it, “Jasmine and Stars: Reading More Than Lolita in Tehran.” Nafisi’s book is full of problems and, as Keshavarz argues, it–like Khaled Hosseini’s “Kite Runner” and many other…[Read more]
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Margaret Morganroth Gullette replied to the topic literary scholarship for non-academic pleasure in the forum
Prose Fiction on MLA Commons 11 years, 3 months agoReading Lolita in Tehran never grabbed me, but it sure resonated with a broad public and has been translated into many languages. Ali Smith’s Artful is a strange amalgam, in which a well-done, ghoulish narrative of grief drives some otherwise not terribly interesting literary remarks, but the novelty of the form deserves a look. Then there are…[Read more]
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Steven J. Venturino replied to the topic literary scholarship for non-academic pleasure in the forum
Prose Fiction on MLA Commons 11 years, 3 months agoHi Alexandra,
Books such as Francine Prose’s Reading Like a Writer come to mind, as do Jane Smiley’s 13 Ways of Looking at the Novel and Charles Dickens: A Life. In general it looks like literary biographies and collections of author letters are most likely to be read for pleasure. A good example is Phyllis Rose’s Parallel Lives: Five Victorian…[Read more]
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Steven J. Venturino replied to the topic literary scholarship for non-academic pleasure in the forum
Prose Fiction on MLA Commons 11 years, 3 months agoHi Alexandra,
Books such as Francine Prose’s Reading Like a Writer come to mind, as do Jane Smiley’s 13 Ways of Looking at the Novel and Charles Dickens: A Life. In general it looks like literary biographies and collections of author letters are most likely to be read for pleasure. A good example is Phyllis Rose’s Parallel Lives: Five Victorian…[Read more]
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Alexandra Berlina started the topic literary scholarship for non-academic pleasure in the forum
Prose Fiction on MLA Commons 11 years, 3 months agoDear all,
I’m sorry if this is slightly off-topic, but could you recommend me works of literary scholarship which book-loving non-academic might enjoy? I don’t mean book reviews, but texts like Brodsky’s and Nabokov’s essays, or Greenblatt’sWill in the World. Thank you very much! I hope I’m not the only one interested in showing friends what it i…[Read more]
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Tana Jean Welch started the topic CFP: Contemporary American Poetry and Science Panel for ALA 2015 in the forum
Poetry on MLA Commons 11 years, 3 months agoQuantum Metaphors and Fractal Verse: Intersections in Contemporary American Poetry and Science Panel for ALA 2015 (Boston, May 21-24)
How are contemporary American poets utilizing science-based theories and ideas to create verse relevant to the concerns of the 21st century? Seeking abstracts for a panel that explores intersections between science…[Read more]
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Andre Carrington started the topic CFP: Queers & Comics Conference in the forum
Ethnic Studies in Language and Literature on MLA Commons 11 years, 4 months agoView the complete detailed CFP at http://www.clags.org/queers-comics/call-for-proposals
Queers & Comics Conference – Presented by CLAGS: The Center for LGBTQ Studies
Location: The Graduate Center, City University of New York
Date: May 7-8, 2015
Keynote Speakers: Howard Cruse (Stuck Rubber Baby, Gay Comics) and Alison Bechdel (Dykes to Watch Out F…[Read more] -
Madhurima Chakraborty replied to the topic CFP: Proposed Essay Collection: Urban Outcasts in South Asian Literature in the forum
Postcolonial Studies in Literature and Culture on MLA Commons 11 years, 5 months agoDear Sreyoshi,
I’m sorry for the delay in the response– I had no idea a question had even been posted.
We are not under contract yet, but prominent publishers are interested. Their final commitment will depend, of course, on the final quality of submissions. Please consider submitting and spreading the…[Read more]
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Madhurima Chakraborty replied to the topic CFP: Proposed Essay Collection: Urban Outcasts in South Asian Literature in the forum
Postcolonial Studies in Literature and Culture on MLA Commons 11 years, 5 months agoHi, Sreyoshi,
Sorry for the delay in response. The collection is not yet under contract, though we are in talks with some major publishers who seem genuinely interested at this stage. Their actual commitment will, of course, be completely dependent on the quality of submissions we get. So, please consider submitting and spreading the word! The…[Read more]
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Sandra K. Soto started the topic Chicana/o Literature Division Panels (MLA 2015) in the forum
Ethnic Studies in Language and Literature on MLA Commons 11 years, 5 months agoPlease Circulate Widely!
Friday, 9 January
351. Chicano Narrative at Twenty-Five
3:30–4:45 p.m., West 202, VCC West
Program arranged by the Division on Chicana and Chicano Literature
Presiding: Yolanda Padilla, Univ. of Washington, Bothell
1. “The Diachronics of Difference: Chicano Narrative Then, Now, and before Chicanidad,” Jesse Alemán, Univ.…[Read more] -
Cheryl A. Higashida started the topic Ethnic Studies Division EC Statement of Support for Steven Salaita in the forum
Ethnic Studies in Language and Literature on MLA Commons 11 years, 6 months agoColleagues,
The Ethnic Studies Division Executive Committee has sent the following letter to UIUC Chancellor Wise urging her to reinstate Professor Steven Salaita.
If you would like to sign on to this letter as a member of the Ethnic Studies Division, please email me by Friday, August 22 at Cheryl.Higashida@colorado.edu. I will then send…[Read more]
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Leigh Anne Duck started the topic CfP journal issue “Global García Márquez” in the forum
Postcolonial Studies in Literature and Culture on MLA Commons 11 years, 6 months agoCall for Papers for The Global South, “Global García Márquez”
Salmon Rushdie recently wrote, “Gabo lives. The extraordinary worldwide attention paid to the death of Gabriel García Márquez, and the genuine sorrow felt by readers everywhere at his passing, tell us that his books are still very much alive” (New York Times Book Review, May 18, 2014, p…[Read more] -
Gaurav G. Desai started the topic Amitav Ghosh in a Creative Writing Workshop in the forum
Postcolonial Studies in Literature and Culture on MLA Commons 11 years, 6 months agoDear Colleagues,
As some of you may know, John Hawley and I are putting together a volume on Approaches to Teaching the Works of Amitav Ghosh. We have received a number of excellent proposals but are interested in a contribution from someone who teaches Ghosh’s works in a creative writing workshop. If you or anyone you know does so, I would be m…[Read more] -
Cheryl A. Higashida started the topic Ethnic Studies, Palestine and Israel: Firing Steven Salaita in the forum
Ethnic Studies in Language and Literature on MLA Commons 11 years, 6 months agoOne of the Ethnic Studies Division’s 2015 sessions, Whose Border? Whose Memory? Ethnic Studies and Palestine and Israel, will examine “the intellectual, political, and professional stakes of the Palestinian/Israeli conflict and the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement” (further details below). Featuring Professors Salah Hassan, Rajini Sr…[Read more]
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Karen Gevirtz started the topic CFP: Aphra Behn Society sessions at ASECS in the forum
Prose Fiction on MLA Commons 11 years, 7 months agoSESSION 1:
Collaborations: Women in the Arts
Dr. Carolyn Woodward
During most of the eighteenth century, copyright was still in flux and of benefit mainly to booksellers. Although in the middle of the century, Edward Young put forth an idea of the individual author and his original work, it was Goethe, Wordsworth and…[Read more]
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Francesco Levato replied to the topic Call for Conferencel Papers: Walk Poems in the forum
Poetry on MLA Commons 11 years, 7 months agoOk, done. It went out to the list’s Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn accounts as well.
Best,
Francesco
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Wendy Galgan replied to the topic Call for Conferencel Papers: Walk Poems in the forum
Poetry on MLA Commons 11 years, 7 months agoHi Francesco,
Yes, absolutely. That would be great.
Thanks,
Wendy
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Francesco Levato replied to the topic Call for Conferencel Papers: Walk Poems in the forum
Poetry on MLA Commons 11 years, 7 months agoHi Wendy,
Can I repost this CFP to the Poetics List 2.0 (http://poeticslist.chicagoschoolofpoetics.com)? I think it would be a good opportunity for list members.
Best,
Francesco
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Wendy Galgan started the topic Call for Conferencel Papers: Walk Poems in the forum
Poetry on MLA Commons 11 years, 7 months agoWalk Poems: Moving Through America on Foot
NeMLA’s 46th Annual Conference in Toronto, Ontario, April 30 through May 3, 2015
Deadline for Submission: September 30, 2014
This panel seeks papers on the ways in which American poets write about walking and the significant role the walk poem has played in American literature. What is it about the…[Read more]
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Sreyoshi Sarkar replied to the topic CFP: Proposed Essay Collection: Urban Outcasts in South Asian Literature in the forum
Postcolonial Studies in Literature and Culture on MLA Commons 11 years, 7 months agoDear Madhurima,
This sounds like a great and timely collection.Thanks for posting on the forum. Was wondering if the collection is already under contract with any publishing house or will this be an independent publication?
Thanks.
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