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David A. Wacks started the topic Online talk on Sephardi Diaspora in Algeria (14th-15th c.) (Jan 30) in the discussion
CLCS Mediterranean on MLA Commons 2 years agoProf. Amina Boukail (Univ. Jijel), “Written Sephardic Diaspora to Survive from Spain to Algeria (14th–15th Centuries)”
Respondent: Javier Castaño (U Complutense)Jan 30, 8:00am Pacific US/11:00am Eastern US/17:00 Paris
“Euro-Mediterranean Entanglements in Medieval History”, presented by the German Historical Institutes of Paris and Rome
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Crystal Anne Chemris deposited Flyer for The Spanish Baroque and latin American Literary Modernity: writing in Constellation in the group
CLCS Mediterranean on MLA Commons 2 years agoThis contains a table of contents and description for the book, The Spanish Baroque and Latin American Literary Modernity: Writing in Constellation, as a follow up to my paper for the 2024 MLA. Chapter One formed the basis for “Góngora, Inca Garcilaso, and the Meeting of Humanist and Indigenous Modes of Knowledge.”
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David A. Wacks started the topic Summer Workshop: “Sephardic Culture: An Introduction” (July 8-11, 2024) in the discussion
CLCS Mediterranean on MLA Commons 2 years agoThe Mediterranean Seminar Summer Skills Seminars are intensive, interactive four-day workshops that provide students, scholars, and professionals with the foundational training in technical skills related to Mediterranean Studies.
The Seminars, run by leading scholars, emphasize hands-on reading complemented by supplementary and contextual…[Read more]
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Michael Subialka started the topic Call for Submissions, PSA Vol 36 (2024) in the discussion
LLC 20th- and 21st-Century Italian on MLA Commons 2 years, 1 month agoDear Colleagues, We are happy to announce that we are now accepting submissions for the next volume (36) of PSA, the peer-reviewed scholarly journal of the Pirandello Society of America (https://www.pirandellosociety.org/). This is an open topic issue – any work on or relating to Luigi Pirandello is invited. The volume will be published in 2024…[Read more]
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Fatma Fulya Tepe started the topic new article: Osman Hamdi Bey – an Ottoman Orientalist or a Humanist Ottoman? in the discussion
CLCS Mediterranean on MLA Commons 2 years, 1 month agoDear Colleagues,
Emeritus Prof. Dr. Per Bauhn from Linnaeus University, Sweden published an article titled “Osman Hamdi Bey – an Ottoman Orientalist or a Humanist Ottoman?” in Nordic Review of Iconography.
I present the abstract of this article below and the article can be downloaded for free from the link b…[Read more] -
David A. Wacks deposited Alfonso X, Cantigas de Santa Maria: “Como Santa Maria ajudou a Emperadriz de Roma”/ “Cómo Santa María ayudó a la emperatriz de Roma” in the group
CLCS Mediterranean on MLA Commons 2 years, 2 months agoAlfonso X was king of “Castilla, León, Sevilla, Córdoba, Murcia, Jaén, and el Algarbe.” As evidenced by his title, he came to have possession of various kingdoms in Iberia. He was born in Toledo in 1221 and died in Seville in 1284, at 63 years of age. He is called the Learned King because he was an author, poet, musician, and historian, and becaus…[Read more]
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David A. Wacks deposited Cantigas de Santa Maria: “Como Santa Maria ajudou a Emperadriz de Roma”/ “How the Virgen Mary Helped the Empress of Rome” in the group
CLCS Mediterranean on MLA Commons 2 years, 2 months agoAlfonso X was king of “Castilla, León, Sevilla, Córdoba, Murcia, Jaén, and el Algarbe.” As evidenced by his title, he came to have possession of various kingdoms in Iberia. He was born in Toledo in 1221 and died in Seville in 1284, at 63 years of age. He is called the Learned King because he was an author, poet, musician, and historian, and becaus…[Read more]
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David A. Wacks deposited Francisco Núñez Muley, Memorial (Granada, 1566) in the group
CLCS Mediterranean on MLA Commons 2 years, 2 months agoNúñez-Muley abstract
The Edict of 1567, or Anti-Morisco Edict, was promulgated by Spanish King Philip II on January 1, after being approved in Madrid on November 17, 1566. Its purpose was to eliminate specific Morisco customs, such as their language, dress, and dances. Núñez Muley’s Petition is an attempt to persuade Christian authorities to de…[Read more]
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Leigh A. Neithardt started the topic Membership Suggestions for 2024 Forum Delegate Election in the discussion
LLC 17th-, 18th-, and 19th-Century Italian on MLA Commons 2 years, 2 months agoThe next election for this forum’s Delegate Assembly representative will be held in the fall of 2024, and the forum’s executive committee will take up the matter of nominations for this election when it meets in January 2024. Though the executive committee is responsible for making nominations, it is required to nominate at least one candidate who…[Read more]
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C. Ceyhun Arslan started the topic ACLA 2024 CfP: Mediterranean Comparisons: Literature Beyond Borders in the discussion
CLCS Mediterranean on MLA Commons 2 years, 4 months agoMediterranean Comparisons: Literature Beyond BordersACLA 2024 CfP March 14-17, 2024, Montreal
- You can submit an abstract until September 30, 2023 through the following link: https://www.acla.org/mediterranean-comparisons-literature-beyond-borders
- If you would like to consider submitting an abstract, seek suggestions on your proposal, or have…
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Maria Truglio uploaded the file: CFP ChLA International Committee Focus Panel to
LLC 20th- and 21st-Century Italian on MLA Commons 2 years, 5 months agoThe International Committee of the Children’s Literature Association has chosen the theme “Memories” for its focus panel at the 2024 conference and invites paper proposals. Please see attachment for details
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Maria Truglio uploaded the file: Children's Literature Association, International Committee CFP to
LLC 17th-, 18th-, and 19th-Century Italian on MLA Commons 2 years, 5 months agoThe International Committee of the Children’s Literature Association has chosen the theme “Memories” for its focus panel at the 2014 annual conference. Please see attached call for proposals.
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Kordula Wolf deposited Tra terra e mare – una premessa in the group
Mediterranean Forum on Humanities Commons 2 years, 5 months agoThis preface introduces in the main issues of the volume.
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Jonathan Hiller replied to the topic CFPs for MLA 2024 Philadelpia: 17th-, 18th-, and 19th-Century Italian Literature in the discussion
LLC 17th-, 18th-, and 19th-Century Italian on MLA Commons 2 years, 9 months agoNote to all: The deadline for submissions has now been moved to March 28, 2023.
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Jonathan Hiller started the topic CFPs for MLA 2024 Philadelpia: 17th-, 18th-, and 19th-Century Italian Literature in the discussion
LLC 17th-, 18th-, and 19th-Century Italian on MLA Commons 2 years, 10 months agoDear Colleagues,
The LLC 17th, 18th, and 19th Century Italian Forum is pleased to invite submissions for two guaranteed panels and one non-guaranteed roundtable for the 2024 MLA Conference (Philadelphia, Jan. 4–7).
The deadline to send your abstracts to the panel organizers is March 22, 2023.Thank you for considering and we hope to see you in P…[Read more]
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Priya Wadhera started the topic CFP: Surrealism dans tous ses états in the discussion
2022 MLA Convention on MLA Commons 2 years, 10 months ago2024 marks the centennial of the Surrealist Manifesto. Roundtable participants will examine the conceptual, verbal, and formal tools and strategies at stake in this preeminent artistic and critical stance in 20th-century French studies. They will explore the evolving ways in which surrealism still manifests in today’s cultural and literary imagina…[Read more]
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Elena Machado Sáez started the topic “What the New York Times gets wrong about the “American Dirt” controversy” in the discussion
2022 MLA Convention on MLA Commons 2 years, 11 months agoAn op-ed article I co-wrote with Latinx Studies colleagues David J. Vázquez and Magdalena L. Barrera was just published in Salon. Check it out!
“What the New York Times gets wrong about the “American Dirt” controversy: Who gets to wield the power of representation might be important to columnist Pamela Paul, but it’s a…[Read more]
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David A. Wacks deposited Aljamiado retellings of the Hebrew Bible in the group
CLCS Mediterranean on MLA Commons 2 years, 11 months agoStories from the Hebrew Bible were popular among the Iberian Peninsula’s Jews, Christians, and Muslims. Beginning in the 14th century, Muslims and Moriscos retold these stories in Aljamiado texts in Spanish or Aragonese written in Arabic characters. These fictionalized retellings drew on vernacular language and literary forms common to C…[Read more]
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Ryan Calabretta-Sajder started the topic The Many Manifestations of Francis Ford Coppola’s The Godfather Series in the discussion
CLCS Mediterranean on MLA Commons 2 years, 11 months agoThe Many Manifestations of Francis Ford Coppola’s The Godfather SeriesTaormina, SicilyJuly 10-12, 2023 Sponsored by the University of Arkansas and Società cooperativa Taormina immagine Celebrating over 50 years of fandom, join us and commemorate Francis Ford Coppola’s series- The Godfather (March 15, 1972), The Godfather Part II (December 20, 19…[Read more]
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Caitilin Walsh deposited ATA Joins Forces with the Association of Language Companies to Bridge the Educational Career Gap in the group
2022 MLA Convention on MLA Commons 3 years agoThe Association of Language Companies (ALC) has been working to increase connections, relationships, and shared learning between the professional and academic sides of the language services supply chain. From these efforts, the ALC
Bridge was born. The American Translators Association is a member of this initiative. - Load More
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