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Margaret Hanzimanolis started the topic MLA MOTION 2015-1 on Part-time faculty in governance in the forum
Part-Time Faculty Members on MLA Commons 11 years, 1 month agoThis motion was submitted by the radical caucus of the MLA, and will be discussed at the open hearing on Friday and the Delegate assembly on Saturday. Please come to both venues, if you can, to support the motion and speak in its behalf!
Motion 2015-1
Proposers of record: John Maerhofer and Margaret Hanzimanolis on behalf of the Radical Caucus…[Read more]
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Margaret Hanzimanolis started the topic MLA Subconference in Vancouver Wed, Jan 7-9,2015 in the forum
Part-Time Faculty Members on MLA Commons 11 years, 1 month agoPlease consider attending this important conference, to be held on two days before the regular MLA.
http://mlasubconference.org/2015-program/
Subconference of the MLA “Non-Negotiable Sites of Struggle” January 7-9, 2015
Location: Simon Fraser University
Harbour Centre Joseph and Rosalie Segal Room*co-sponsored by the TSSU
Wednesday, Jan…[Read more]
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Elena Machado Sáez started the topic CFP: Southeastern Women's Studies Conference (deadline: Jan. 9, 2015) in the forum
Women’s Studies in Language and Literature on MLA Commons 11 years, 1 month agoThe Center for Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies at Florida Atlantic University has extended the deadline for general CFP submissions until January 9, 2015. Please also note that this CFP includes below a link for SEWSA conference registration and membership.
The FAU WGSS Center is proud to host SEWSA 2015: “Trafficking in Gender: Feminist Di…[Read more]
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Elena Machado Sáez started the topic Southeastern Women's Studies Conference CFP (Deadline: Jan. 9, 2015) in the forum
Women’s Studies in Language and Literature on MLA Commons 11 years, 1 month agoThe Center for Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies at Florida Atlantic University has extended the deadline for general CFP submissions until January 9, 2014. Please also note that this CFP includes below a link for SEWSA conference registration and membership.
The FAU WGSS Center is proud to host SEWSA 2015: “Trafficking in Gender: Feminist Di…[Read more]
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Jesse Goldberg started the topic CFP: Harlem Renaissance Drama (SSAWW 2015) in the forum
Women’s Studies in Language and Literature on MLA Commons 11 years, 3 months agoSociety for the Study of American Women Writers Triennial Conference
Nov. 4-8, 2015
Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaProposed Panel: “Women Playwrights of the Harlem Renaissance”
Taking a cue from the conference theme, “Liminal Spaces, Hybrid Lives,” this panel asks how African American women playwrights worked out questions of liminality and hybridi…[Read more]
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Jessica Winston replied to the topic ISU Ph.D. in English and the Teaching of English in the forum
The Teaching of Writing on MLA Commons 11 years, 3 months agoDear Sanjeev,
Thank you for your interest in our program. I will reply to you directly via e-mail. Please be aware that this forum distributes messages to all members of the forum/group.
Yours sincerely,
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Andre Carrington started the topic CFP: Queers & Comics Conference in the forum
Women’s Studies in Language and Literature on MLA Commons 11 years, 4 months agoView the complete detailed call for proposals: http://www.clags.org/queers-comics/call-for-proposals/
Queers & Comics – Presented by CLAGS: The Center for LGBTQ Studies
Location: The Graduate Center, City University of New York, 365 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY
Date: May 7-8, 2015Keynote Speakers: Howard Cruse (Stuck Rubber Baby, Gay Comics) a…[Read more]
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Monica C. Miller started the topic 2014 Women's Caucus for the Modern Languages Awards in the forum
Women’s Studies in Language and Literature on MLA Commons 11 years, 4 months agoThe Women’s Caucus for the Modern Languages
welcomes submissions for its annual awards.
The 2014 Florence Howe Award
Each year, the Florence Howe Award for feminist scholarship recognizes two outstanding essays by feminist scholars, one from the field of English and one from a foreign language. Each recipient receives $250 and is honored at a…[Read more]
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Jessica Winston started the topic ISU Ph.D. in English and the Teaching of English in the forum
The Teaching of Writing on MLA Commons 11 years, 4 months agoDear Forum Members,
For anyone who might be interested in pursuing a Ph.D., with the aim of teaching at a two-year college, I wanted to draw your attention to the Idaho State University Ph.D. in English and the Teaching of English, which is program that prepares students for this type of job.
The Ph.D. is a distinctive program that integrates…[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
Women’s Studies in Language and Literature 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, Ontar…[Read more]
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Suha Kudsieh started the topic CFP: "Coping with the ‘New Normal’: Adjunct Faculty’s Treatment…- NeMLA, 2015 in the forum
Part-Time Faculty Members on MLA Commons 11 years, 5 months agoCFP: “Coping with the ‘New Normal’: Adjunct Faculty’s Treatment in Higher Education” – NeMLA, 30 April – 3 May 2015 (Toronto, ON, Canada)
46th Annual Convention of the Northeast Modern Language Association (NeMLA)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
30 April – 3 May 2015SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Sept. 30, 2014
Coping with the ‘New Normal’: Adjunct Fa…[Read more]
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Suha Kudsieh started the topic CFP: "Preparing Successful Course Syllabi" – NeMLA, 30 April – 3 May 2015 -Toron in the forum
Part-Time Faculty Members on MLA Commons 11 years, 5 months ago[Please feel free to circulate this CFP as widely as possible]
CFP: “Preparing Successful Course Syllabi” – NeMLA, 30 April – 3 May 2015 (Toronto, ON, Canada)
46th Annual Convention of the Northeast Modern Language Association (NeMLA)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
30 April – 3 May 2015SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Sept. 30, 2014
Panel…[Read more]
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Francesco Levato replied to the topic Minorities and the Writing Classroom in the forum
The Teaching of Writing on MLA Commons 11 years, 7 months agoHi Pedro,
Below is an article that might be of interest:The Place of World Englishes in Composition: Pluralization Continued
Abstract:
Contesting the monolingualist assumptions in composition, this article identifies textual and pedagogical spaces for World Englishes in academic writing. It presents code meshing as a strategy for merging local…[Read more] -
Karen Gevirtz started the topic CFP: Aphra Behn Society sessions at ASECS in the forum
Women’s Studies in Language and Literature on MLA Commons 11 years, 7 months agoThe Aphra Behn Society is hosting two sessions at ASECS 2015. Abstracts due to session organizer by September 1, 2014.
SESSION 1:
Collaborations: Women in the Arts
Dr. Carolyn Woodward
During most of the eighteenth century, copyright was still in flux and of benefit mainly to booksellers. Although in the middle of the…[Read more]
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Rita Bode started the topic NeMLA WGSC cfp for individual paper abstracts in the forum
Women’s Studies in Language and Literature on MLA Commons 11 years, 7 months agoNortheast Modern Language Association 46th Annual Convention
Toronto, Ontario – April 30-May 3, 2015
NeMLA’s Women’s and Gender Studies Caucus seeks abstracts for the approved panels below – panel descriptions, submission guidelines and the full cfp are available at: http://www.nemla.org/convention/2015.html
Abstract Deadline: September 30, 2014[Read more]
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Hilarie Ashton started the topic CFP NeMLA 2015: Growth in Writing, Teaching, and Learning in the forum
The Teaching of Writing on MLA Commons 11 years, 7 months ago46th Annual NeMLA Conference
April 30 – May 3, 2015
Toronto, CanadaSubmission Deadline: September 30, 2014
Growth in Writing, Teaching, and Learning
In his classic composition text Writing Without Teachers, Peter Elbow asks us to consider the metaphor of growing as a way to encourage and teach fluid, flexible writing. The idea of growth…[Read more]
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Sarah G. Wenzel started the topic Review & Comment on Draft Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Ed. in the forum
The Teaching of Writing on MLA Commons 11 years, 7 months agoForgive me for cross-posting, please.
The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) adopted the Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education in 2000. Frequently, as you know, information literacy has been combined with English or writing courses. The ACRL Board of Directors has appointed a task force to significantly…[Read more]
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Sarah G. Wenzel started the topic Review & Comment on Draft Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Ed. in the forum
The History and Theory of Rhetoric and Composition on MLA Commons 11 years, 7 months agoMembers of this group may be familiar with the Association of College and Research Libraries’ (ACRL) Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education in 2000. Frequently, as you know, information literacy has been combined with English or writing courses. The ACRL Board of Directors has appointed a task force to significantly revise…[Read more]
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Laura E. Savu replied to the topic Call for Contributions: "The Good Life and the Greater Good in a Global Context" in the forum
Women’s Studies in Language and Literature on MLA Commons 11 years, 7 months agoPlease submit your abstract by August 15. Thank you.
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Susan Gorman replied to the topic Call for Contributions: "The Good Life and the Greater Good in a Global Context" in the forum
Women’s Studies in Language and Literature on MLA Commons 11 years, 7 months agoThanks for posting this Laura. It sounds really interesting. Where/when should we send abstracts?
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