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David Wacks deposited Reconquest Colonialism and Andalusi Narrative Practice in Don Juan Manuel's Conde Lucanor in the group
LLC Medieval Iberian on MLA Commons 9 years, 1 month agoThe author argues that Juan Manuel’s willingness to embrace Andalusī narrative genres and materials, including a number of proverbs which he quotes in the original Arabic, seems on the surface to run counter to his official
narrative of Reconquest. However, this apparent contradiction is typical both of the colonial society in which Don Juan Ma…[Read more] -
David Wacks deposited Reading Jaume Roig's Spill and the Libro de buen amor in the Iberian maqama tradition in the group
LLC Medieval Iberian on MLA Commons 9 years, 1 month agoIn this article the author argues for the influence of the Hebrew and Arabic maqama on the Libro de buen amor (Juan Ruiz) and Spill (Jaume Roig) based on the narratological disposition of the narrator/protagonist.
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David Wacks deposited Don Yllan and the Egyptian Sorceror: Vernacular commonality and literary diversity in medieval Castile in the group
LLC Medieval Iberian on MLA Commons 9 years, 1 month agoIn this article the author compares the exemplo of Don Yllan and the Dean de Santiago, #11 in Don Juan Manuel’s Conde Lucanor (ca. 1335) with an earlier Hebrew analogue found in the Hebrew Meshal Haqadmoni (ca. 1285) of fellow Castilian author Isaac ibn Sahula. A thorough analysis of the rhetorical and narrative style of both versions reveals that…[Read more]
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David Wacks deposited Between Secular and Sacred: Abraham ibn Ezra and the Song of Songs in the group
LLC Medieval Iberian on MLA Commons 9 years, 1 month agoThe work of the Judeo-Spanish poet and exegete Abraham Ibn Ezra (d. 1167 C.E.) featuring the language of the Song is perhaps the best showcase of the interplay between sacred and secular in Hebrew Andalusī literature. When it comes to the Song, Ibn Ezra literally wrote the book on it, a commentary that gives equal treatment to its literal and…[Read more]
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David Wacks deposited The Performativity of Ibn al-Muqaffaʿ's Kalīla wa-Dimna and Al- Maqāmāt al-Luzumīyya of al-Saraqusṭi in the group
LLC Medieval Iberian on MLA Commons 9 years, 1 month agoproviding a context for the anecdotes and fables narrated by the characters in each text.
The way in which the performativity of each text is constructed reflects their respective
cultural and literary heritage, as well as the performative nature of Medieval Arabic
literature in general. The two texts represent a convergence of different oral…[Read more] -
Enrique Fernandez started the topic Striking a balance between usability and thoroughness at online site in the discussion
Digital Humanities on MLA Commons 9 years, 2 months agoI am developing an online database on the visual culture of the Spanish masterpiece Celestina (1499). At the moment, everything is in Spanish, but a programmer is helping me to develop the English version (we are using Omeka). I am trying to strike a balance between scholarly thoroughness and accessibility (intuitive navigation is my motto) for…[Read more]
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Edward Edward started the topic 2017 Wayne C. Booth Lifetime Achievement Award in the discussion
Digital Humanities on MLA Commons 9 years, 2 months agoThe Executive Committee of the International Society for the Study of Narrative (ISSN) is delighted to announce winner of the 2017 Wayne C. Booth Lifetime Achievement Award. The 2017 winner is the distinguished narrative theorist and independent scholar, Marie-Laure Ryan. She will be receive her award during the Awards Luncheon at the 2017 a…[Read more]
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Erin Cowling started the topic CFP: Call for edited volume in the discussion
Sixteenth- and Seventeenth-Century Spanish Drama on MLA Commons 9 years, 2 months agoCFP: Social Justice and the Golden Age Comedia
This is a call for an EDITED VOLUME on Social Justice in Spanish Golden Age Theater.
This edited volume will focus on issues of social justice in theatrical works of Golden Age Spain. For example, the 2013 Repertorio Español production of Fuenteovejuna illustrates how relevant social justice…[Read more]
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Eloy Eduardo Merino started the topic Convocatoria para próximo número de revista in the discussion
Sixteenth- and Seventeenth-Century Spanish Poetry and Prose on MLA Commons 9 years, 3 months agoEstimados colegas:
Adjunta encontrarán la convocatoria para el próximo número de Aula lírica:
“Aula lírica. Revista sobre poesía ibérica e iberoamericana” invites submissions for its issue number 9 (2017). “Aula lírica is an electronic peer-reviewed academic journal dedicated to the study of Iberian and Ibero-American poetry. It publishes essays,…[Read more] -
Leah Wood Middlebrook started the topic Abstracts – Surveillance in Early Modern Culture in the discussion
Sixteenth- and Seventeenth-Century Spanish Poetry and Prose on MLA Commons 9 years, 4 months agoSunday, Jan. 8 – Noon – 1:15 p.m.
Franklin 10, Philadelphia MarriottPresiding: John Slater, U.C. Davis
Abstracts:
“Poetry and Espionage During the Spanish Armada and the Anglo-Spanish War” – Jesus- David Jerez-Gomez, C.S. San Bernardino
This paper will explore how the religious and political tensions originating from the conflict between…[Read more]
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Vicente Gomis-Izquierdo posted an update in the group
LLC 16th- and 17th-Century Spanish and Iberian Poetry and Prose on MLA Commons 9 years, 4 months agoThe editors of Hispanic Journal invite submissions of unpublished studies all year around. Hispanic Journal is published twice annually by the Department of Foreign Languages and the Graduate School of Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Its purpose is to publish research and criticism of the highest quality in the areas of Spanish, Spanish…[Read more]
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Julien Jacques Simon deposited Cognitive Approaches to Early Modern Spanish Literature in the group
LLC 16th- and 17th-Century Spanish and Iberian Poetry and Prose on MLA Commons 9 years, 5 months agoCognitive Approaches to Early Modern Spanish Literature is the first anthology exploring human cognition and literature in the context of early modern Spanish culture. It includes the leading voices in the field, along with the main themes and directions that this important area of study has been producing. The book begins with an overview of the…[Read more]
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Julien Jacques Simon deposited Cognitive Approaches to Early Modern Spanish Literature in the group
LLC 16th- and 17th-Century Spanish and Iberian Drama on MLA Commons 9 years, 5 months agoCognitive Approaches to Early Modern Spanish Literature is the first anthology exploring human cognition and literature in the context of early modern Spanish culture. It includes the leading voices in the field, along with the main themes and directions that this important area of study has been producing. The book begins with an overview of the…[Read more]
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Hugh M. Richmond deposited The U.C. Berkeley Shakespeare Program in the group
LLC 16th- and 17th-Century Spanish and Iberian Drama on MLA Commons 9 years, 8 months agoThis essay describes and illustrates the activities associated with the University of California at Berkeley’s Shakespeare Program, over the last forty years, covering teaching innovations, numerous research publications, multiple productions and videos of Shakespeare’s plays, and creation of websites, Shakespeare’s Staging and Milton Revealed.
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Leah Wood Middlebrook started the topic Iberian Cultures of Translation – a round table – MLA 2017 in the discussion
Sixteenth- and Seventeenth-Century Spanish Poetry and Prose on MLA Commons 9 years, 10 months agoFriday, Jan. 6, 2017 , Noon – 1:15 p.m.
Franklin 3, Philadelphia MarriottPresiding: Leah Middlebrook, Univ. of Oregon
Matters pertinent to culture, translational and translated, in early modern Iberia. Our participants will present prepared remarks, after which we invite vigorous discussion :
Lucia Binotti, UNC Chapel Hill – “Translation,…[Read more]
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Felipe Valencia started the topic New forum delegate at the Delegate Assembly until 2019 in the discussion
Sixteenth- and Seventeenth-Century Spanish Poetry and Prose on MLA Commons 9 years, 10 months agoDear colleagues,
My name is Felipe Valencia, and I would like to introduce myself as the new delegate of this forum at the MLA Delegate Assembly starting next convention, in 2017, until the 2019 convention. I urge you to please contact me at felipe.valencia@usu.edu or through MLA Commons if you would like to share your thoughts on any of the…[Read more]
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Steven J. Syrek started the topic CFP for MLA 2017 – Open Source Lit, Open Source Crit in the discussion
Digital Humanities on MLA Commons 9 years, 11 months agoThe official blurb is below, and I’m asking for brief proposals/bios by March 25. This could certainly be a forum, so 20 minute talks are not strictly necessary. Email me for more info. steven.syrek@gmail.com.
Open Source Lit, Open Source Crit
The “open source” movement’s potential for literary studies. Literature as source code? Criticism as…[Read more]
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Isidro de Jesús Rivera started the topic Call for Papers for the 2017 MLA in Philadelphia in the discussion
Medieval Hispanic Languages, Literatures, and Cultures on MLA Commons 9 years, 11 months agoPlease consider sending an abstract for the upcoming Medieval Iberian Forum and Special Session Panels for the 2017 MLA Conference in Philadelphia.
New Currents in Medieval Iberian Studies
Papers on new works, new methodologies, or new critical approaches to Medieval Iberian literature or culture(s). Title and abstract of approximately 250 – 500…[Read more] -
Mark Sample started the topic Crowdsource the MLA16 DH List! in the discussion
Digital Humanities on MLA Commons 10 years, 2 months agoThe past few years I’ve been assembling a list of digitally-oriented sessions at the MLA (e.g. 2015’s list). Let’s do something different this year. Let’s crowdsource that list. I’ve started a Google Doc anyone can edit. Please add your DH session to the list!
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Roberto Rey Agudo started the topic CFP NEMLA 2016 9/30 Digital Humanities in the Modern Language Curriculum in the discussion
Digital Humanities on MLA Commons 10 years, 4 months agoSubmissions welcome for panel at NEMLA 2016 (March 17-20, Hartford, CT) on the topic: Digital Humanities in the Modern Language Curriculum: Beyond the Language vs. Content Divide (See description below). Deadline: 9/30
This session seeks to expand scholarly dialogues about digital humanities beyond so-called content courses to include all levels…[Read more]
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