From Leland G. Spencer:

Call for Papers | Women & Language

Editor: Leland G. Spencer, PhD | Miami University

Women & Language, an international, interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed journal publishes original scholarly articles and creative work covering all aspects of communication, language, and gender. Contributions to Women & Language may be…[Read more]

At least one member of the forum has asked for an extension of our CFP. It seems the least we can do, given the circumstances. MLA has not extended the deadline to submit panels, however, so we still need proposals this week, by end of day Wednesday the 18th if possible. Please email with any concerns: scasey5@cscc.edu.

This week I return to…[Read more]

“How do collaborative teaching and learning, alternative assessments, corequisites, and other classroom strategies reject the deficit model and center student experience? A panel on practical approaches for dismantling hierarchies in English.”

250-word proposals  may be submitted directly to Shawn Casey scasey5@cscc.edu by 15 March 2020.

“How do collaborative teaching and learning, alternative assessments, corequisites, and other classroom strategies reject the deficit model and center student experience? A panel on practical approaches for dismantling hierarchies in English.”

250-word proposals or questions may be submitted directly to Shawn Casey scasey5@cscc.edu by 15 March 2020.

I am looking for participants for a roundtable for the 2021 MLA Conference. The description for the session is pasted below. Please reach out to me directly (kel.irene.aliano@gmail.com) with any questions or to submit a proposal.

Putting Writing and Performance in Conversation

This panel welcomes abstracts (max. 300 words) that explore the…[Read more]

The Department of English at the University of the Incarnate Word invites applications for an Assistant Professor position in Composition and Rhetoric (tenure-track, 4-4 teaching load) beginning August 2020. The successful candidate must have a Ph.D. in Composition and Rhetoric, specialize in the teaching of Composition, and demonstrate a proven…[Read more]

Dear Colleagues,

I’m honored to have been nominated to serve on the HEP Teaching as a Profession Forum Executive Committee, and I write to introduce myself and my qualifications beyond the information that you’ll find in my MLA Commons Profile or at my personal web site. In brief, as a member of the executive committee, I’d like to expand my e…[Read more]

The next election for this forum’s Delegate Assembly representative will be held in the fall of 2020, and the forum’s executive committee will take up the matter of nominations for this election when it meets during the January 2020 convention in Seattle. Though the executive committee is responsible for making nominations, it is required to nom…[Read more]