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Laura R. Braunstein started the topic CFP: Illustration, Comics, and Animation Conference @ Dartmouth in the discussion
Comics and Graphic Narratives on MLA Commons 11 years agoGeneral Call for Papers
Illustration, Comics, and Animation ConferenceMay 8-10, 2015, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH
*What is the future of illustration studies?
*What can comics scholars learn from animation studies and vice versa?
*Do illustrated books or graphic novels resist the supposed obsolescence of the book? *What do pictures want…[Read more] -
María Gil Poisa uploaded the file: CFP: Body Memory Trauma // Exhibition: Water, Art, Women, Life to
Comics and Graphic Narratives on MLA Commons 11 years agoCFP: Body Memory Trauma // Exhibition: Water, Art, Women, Life
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Alexander L. Kaufman started the topic 10th Biennial Robin Hood Conference in the discussion
Popular Culture on MLA Commons 11 years agoThe Tenth Biennial conference of the International Association for Robin Hood Studies will take place on 1st and 2nd July 2015 at the University Centre, High Melton, Doncaster.
And the official Call for Papers:
<div class=”text_exposed_show”>The theme for this conference will be: Outlaws in their Contexts (local heroes to global outlaws,…[Read more]
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Lisa Stein Haven replied to the topic CFP American Humor Studies at ALA in the forum
Popular Culture on MLA Commons 11 years agoThanks, Roberta. Of course, the dates are January 10, 2015 for abstracts and notifications will then go out January 20th. Thanks for the heads-up.
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Adam Yaghi replied to the topic 2015-1 MOTION coming up at the Delegate Assembly mtg in the forum
Teaching as a Profession on MLA Commons 11 years, 1 month agoI add my voice in support of this timely motion. Thank you for taking the initiative.
adam
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Margaret Hanzimanolis started the topic 2015-1 MOTION coming up at the Delegate Assembly mtg in the forum
Teaching as a Profession on MLA Commons 11 years, 1 month agoPlease consider attending the Delegate Assembly in order to support this MOTION:
Motion 2015-1:
Proposers of record: John Maerhofer and Margaret Hanzimanolis on behalf of the Radical Caucus in English and the Modern Languages
Supporting materials: Click here to see the information provided by the proposers.Whereas Part-Time Faculty (PTF)…[Read more]
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Roberta Rosenberg replied to the topic CFP American Humor Studies at ALA in the forum
Popular Culture on MLA Commons 11 years, 1 month agoHi Lisa, I think you need to change the dates in the last paragraph since they must be from a past CFP. Looks like some wonderful topics, however.
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Lisa Stein Haven started the topic CFP American Humor Studies at ALA in the forum
Popular Culture on MLA Commons 11 years, 1 month agoAmerican Literature Association
26th Annual Conference
May 21-24, 2015
The Westin Copley Place
10 Huntington Avenue ,
Boston MA 02116-5798Conference Director:
Olivia Carr Edenfield, Georgia Southern UniversityConference Fee: For those who pre-register before April 15, 2015: $90 ($60 for Graduate Students, Independent Scholars, and Retired…[Read more]
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Stacey Lee Donohue started the topic Teaching the Memoir Session at MLA 2015 in the forum
Teaching as a Profession on MLA Commons 11 years, 1 month agoAbstracts below:
Friday, 9 January
Reading Memory: Approaches to Teaching the Memoir
10:15–11:30 a.m., West 210, VCC West
Program arranged by the Community College Humanities Association
Presiding: Stacey Lee Donohue, Central Oregon Community Coll.
“Photo-graphics: Mediating Memory in Alison Bechdel’s Fun Home,” David Bahr, Borough of Man…[Read more]
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Jessica Winston started the topic Teaching Literature Book Award in the forum
Teaching as a Profession on MLA Commons 11 years, 1 month agoDear Colleagues:
The faculty in the Ph.D. program in English and the Teaching of English at Idaho State University invites nominations for the Teaching Literature Book Award. This new, nationally-juried prize seeks to encourage and recognize excellence in teaching by honoring every other year a book-length work on teaching literature at the…[Read more]
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Kathleen Venema replied to the topic Citing Comics in the forum
Comics and Graphic Narratives on MLA Commons 11 years, 1 month agoHi Amanda — I’ve got an article on a graphic narrative about to appear in a collection, and I had to get copyright permissions from all the publishers involved (i.e. Canadian, US, and British publishers); perhaps check with the anthology’s editors — perhaps you’ll get lucky, and they will look after getting copyright permissions for you!?
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Joshua Begley replied to the topic Citing Comics in the forum
Comics and Graphic Narratives on MLA Commons 11 years, 2 months agoHi, Amanda,
I don’t know if this helps, but I recently wrote an essay about comics for publication, and I had to get permission to use them. I got lucky because one of them was creator-owned, so I could just contact her through Twitter, but the other was owned by Dynamite Comics and was unsuccessful in contacting them.
This was for the journal…[Read more]
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Amanda Roberts started the topic Citing Comics in the forum
Comics and Graphic Narratives on MLA Commons 11 years, 2 months agoHi everyone,
I wrote an essay about a specific comic book and the essay is going to be published in an anthology. My question is about reproducing images from the comic in the anthology. I am, of course, citing the comic and the images in the essay, so is there any issue with using images from the comic in the anthology? It would be much more…[Read more]
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Linda Salem started the topic CFP Children's Literature Society at American Literature Association 2015 in the forum
Children’s Literature on MLA Commons 11 years, 2 months agoCALL FOR PAPERS
Children’s Literature Society
American Literature Association
26th Annual Conference
May 21-24, 2015
The Westin Copley Place
10 Huntington Avenue
Boston MA 02116-5798The Politics and Morality of Children’s Literature: From Left to Right
Authors use children’s literature to communicate their political and mor…[Read more]
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Andre Carrington started the topic CFP: Queers & Comics Conference in the forum
Popular Culture on MLA Commons 11 years, 3 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] -
Jessica Winston started the topic ISU Ph.D. in English and the Teaching of English in the forum
Teaching as a Profession on MLA Commons 11 years, 4 months agoDear Forum Members,
About a year ago, one forum member raised a question about preparing graduate students for positions with 4-4 teaching loads. Given this question, I wanted to draw your attention to the Idaho State University Ph.D. in English and the Teaching of English, which is program that aims to prepare students for these types of jobs.…[Read more]
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Shayani Bhattacharya started the topic CFP NeMLA: Writings about the Evolution of the Metropolis in the 20th Century in the forum
Popular Culture on MLA Commons 11 years, 5 months agoPanel: The (Ir)real City: Writing About the Changing Metropolis in the 20th Century
(Session ID: 15391)
Submission Link: https://nemla.org/convention/2015/cfp.html#cfp15391
Deadline: September 30, 2014
Panel Chair: Shayani Bhattacharya (for questions: shayanib@buffalo.edu)
Conference Dates: April 30-May 03, 2015 (Toronto, Ontario)
For Ra…[Read more]
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William E. Lenz started the topic CFP Travel Culture at Popular Culture 2015 in the forum
Popular Culture on MLA Commons 11 years, 5 months agoDear Colleagues,
PCA/ACA Travel & Tourism
CALL FOR PAPERS AT NATIONAL PCA/ACA CONFERENCE IN NEW ORLEANS, WEDNESDAY TO SATURDAY, APRIL 1-4, 2015
We had 7 panels in Travel and Tourism last year in Chicago; I hope to see 15 this year.
I’m looking for any and all interesting papers or presentations regarding travel and tourist culture. This i…[Read more]
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Peter Powers started the topic CFP: NEMLA Session. College in Crisis: Higher Ed in Literature and Pop culture in the forum
Teaching as a Profession on MLA Commons 11 years, 6 months agoCFP: NEMLA Session, Toronto, 4/30-5/3. College in Crisis: Higher Education in Literature and Popular Culture
Higher education in the United States is undergoing a crisis of legitimacy as constituents question its costs and benefits. Many scholars in various disciplines have analyzed this crisis, and simultaneously, narratives about higher…[Read more]
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Melek Ortabasi started the topic Comparative Children's Lit panel at MLA 2015 in the forum
Children’s Literature on MLA Commons 11 years, 8 months agoPlease join us!
Watch for this exciting panel, which has just been approved, at the 2015 meeting!
“Writing the Future”
The East Asia to 1900 and East Asia after 1900 divisions have selected for a collaborative session four short papers that focus on the ways in which literature written for children addressed the often turbulent transitions to…[Read more] - Load More
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