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Mariela Méndez started the topic CFP MLA 2016: Clarice Lispector Cronista in the discussion
Twentieth-Century Latin American Literature on MLA Commons 11 years agoClarice Lispector Cronista: A Re-assessment. This Session seeks re-examinations of Lispector’s journalism and its contribution to the long tradition of chronicle-writing in Latin America. Send 300-word abstracts and one-page C.V. to Dr. Mariela E. Méndez @ mmendezd@richmond.edu by March 15th, 2015.
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Juan Ramos started the topic MLA 2016: CFP-Andean Modernismos in the discussion
Twentieth-Century Latin American Literature on MLA Commons 11 years agoAndean Modernismos
Special Session
This session invites papers that reconceptualize, reimagine, or theorize Modernismos in Andean countries. Papers on all genres and neglected aspects of Andean Modernismos are welcome. 300-word abstract, One-page C.V. by 12 March 2015; Juan G. Ramos (jramos@holycross.edu). -
Laura J. Beard started the topic CFP MLA 2016 session in the discussion
Twentieth-Century Latin American Literature on MLA Commons 11 years agoSpecial Session
Papers exploring the relationships between public acts of witnessing, such as Truth and Reconciliation Commissions, and the literary and other texts they inspire or engage. 250 word abstracts by 15 March 2015; Laura J. Beard (lbeard@ualberta.ca). -
Beth Ellen Jörgensen started the topic Mexican Material Culture Session, MLA2016 in the discussion
Twentieth-Century Latin American Literature on MLA Commons 11 years agoMaterial goods and built environments reflect and produce social meaning. This panel organized by the Mexican Forum, will explore the relationship between material culture and notions of authenticity, tradition and progress in Mexico. Papers on artifacts from pre-Hispanic times to the present, or literary and filmic representations of material…[Read more]
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Pamela Herron replied to the topic Ageism in the Writing Classroom in the discussion
The Teaching of Writing on MLA Commons 11 years agoHi Margaret,
Although I teach primarily for English now, I taught Humanities for several years. In my course Challenges to Modern Culture my students were tasked with each identifying and researching a particular group of people who are disenfranchised in some way. For their final project each student would present their findings to their…[Read more]
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Margaret Morganroth Gullette started the topic Ageism in the Writing Classroom in the discussion
The Teaching of Writing on MLA Commons 11 years agoI am looking for people who have been teaching anti-ageism, or the subject of age, in the writing classroom. Especially interested in writing assignments that counter ageism, that use ageism along with other diversity issues (racism, sexism, ableism, classism).
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Judith Anne McCarthy replied to the topic Teaching Writing / Rhetoric / Composition to Online / Distance Students in the discussion
The Teaching of Writing on MLA Commons 11 years agoTo email me directly, jmccarthy@devry.edu (Judy McCarthy). Thanks!
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Judith Anne McCarthy started the topic Teaching Writing / Rhetoric / Composition to Online / Distance Students in the discussion
The Teaching of Writing on MLA Commons 11 years agoCFP (Call for Papers): I’m seeking papers in order to propose a panel for the upcoming 2016 MLA in Austin, TX. The subject is “Teaching Writing, Rhetoric, and Composition to Online/Distance Students.” I am particularly interested in (but not limited to) papers that explore the primacy of written language as instruction compared to oral, t…[Read more]
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María Gil Poisa started the topic CFP: Body Memory Trauma // Exhibition: Water, Art, Women, Life in the discussion
Interdisciplinary Approaches to Culture and Society on MLA Commons 11 years agoTEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY
5TH ANNUAL HISPANIC STUDIES GRADUATE CONFERENCE
CONFERENCE TITLE:
BODY, MEMORY, TRAUMA
Friday March 6 – Saturday March 7, 2015
CALL FOR PAPERS: DEADLINE EXTENSION
Sponsored by:
Department of Hispanic Studies – Texas A&M University
Religious Studies Program – Texas A&M University
Indigenous studies Working Group…[Read more]
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María Gil Poisa replied to the topic CFP: Cuerpo Memoria Trauma // Exposición: Agua, Arte, Mujer, Vida in the discussion
Twentieth-Century Latin American Literature on MLA Commons 11 years agoThe deadline for submissions for this CFP has been extended until January 31st. Please, see below.
TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY
5TH ANNUAL HISPANIC STUDIES GRADUATE CONFERENCE
CONFERENCE TITLE:
BODY, MEMORY, TRAUMA
Friday March 6 – Saturday March 7, 2015
CALL FOR PAPERS: DEADLINE EXTENSION
Sponsored by:
Department of Hispanic Studies – Tex…[Read more]
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María Gil Poisa replied to the topic CFP: Cuerpo Memoria Trauma // Exposición: Agua, Arte, Mujer, Vida in the discussion
Twentieth-Century Spanish Literature on MLA Commons 11 years agoThe deadline for submissions for this CFP has been extended until January 31st. Please, see below.
TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY
5TH ANNUAL HISPANIC STUDIES GRADUATE CONFERENCE
CONFERENCE TITLE:
BODY, MEMORY, TRAUMA
Friday March 6 – Saturday March 7, 2015
CALL FOR PAPERS: DEADLINE EXTENSION
Sponsored by:
Department of Hispanic Studies -…[Read more]
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Miriam S. Gogol started the topic Book — Call for essays in the forum
Interdisciplinary Approaches to Culture and Society on MLA Commons 11 years agoDear Members of the Interdisciplinary Approaches to Culture and Society Group:
You may be interested in the following:
Call for Critical Essay Submissions: Working Women
For a book to be published by a major publisher, I am inviting essays on working women in late-nineteenth to mid-twentieth century American literature. The volume will focus on…[Read more]
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Sara Vicuna Guengerich replied to the topic MLA Convention: Colonial Latin American Literatures Division Panels in the forum
Colonial Latin American Literatures on MLA Commons 11 years, 1 month agoDear Colleagues,
Another session of interest for colonialists is the GEMELA sponsored panel “In Search of Forgotten Women in Pre 1800 Iberia and the Americas.” Thursday, January 8, 7:00-8:15 pm, VCC East.
Presider: Emily Francomano
Sara Vicuña Guengerich, Texas Tech University, “Daughters of the Inca Conquest: Native Women in Spanish Colonial Pr…[Read more] -
Anna More started the topic MLA Convention Colonial Happy Hour in the forum
Colonial Latin American Literatures on MLA Commons 11 years, 1 month agoThe Division of Colonial Latin American Literatures would like to invite you to join us for our annual Colonial Happy Hour at the upcoming MLA Conference in Vancouver:
Colonial Happy Hour
Bellagio Wine Bar
Friday, January 9, 5 pm – 7 pmBellagio Wine Bar is located in the Convention Centre. More information may be found at the webs…[Read more]
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Anna More started the topic MLA Convention: Colonial Latin American Literatures Division Panels in the forum
Colonial Latin American Literatures on MLA Commons 11 years, 1 month agoThe Division of Colonial Latin American Literatures has sponsored the following panels at the upcoming MLA Conference in Vancouver:
228. Connecting Spanish and Portuguese Empires
Friday, 9 January, 10:15–11:30 a.m., 3, VCC East
428. The Enlightenment in the Colonies
Saturday, 10 January, 8:30–9:45 a.m., 17, VCC East
739. Indigenous Texts a…[Read more]
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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 WILL BE HEARD AT DELEGATE ASSEMBLY MTG. in the forum
The Teaching of Writing on MLA Commons 11 years, 1 month agoMotion 2015-1:
Proposers of record: John Maerhofer and Margaret Hanzimanolis on behalf of the Radical Caucus in English and the Modern LanguagesWhereas Part-Time Faculty (PTF) constitute over 50% of the faculty in the US, and presumably a similar percentage of language and literature faculty;
Whereas PTF are presumably and anecdotally…[Read more]
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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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Stacey Lee Donohue started the topic Teaching the Memoir session at MLA 2015 in the forum
The Teaching of Literature 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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