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Lenora Hanson started the topic #Ferguson2MLA: Planned action at MLA in the forum
2015 MLA Convention on MLA Commons 11 years, 1 month ago#Ferguson2MLA
Statement
Since August 2014, we have witnessed the most sustained, widespread grassroots activism against anti-Black racism and police brutality in the U.S. since the 1960s and 1970s. Through teach-ins, community gatherings, marches, and die-ins, and by taking actions to halt “business as usual” — blocking highways, bridges, and…[Read more]
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Elizabeth J. Donaldson posted an update in the group
2015 MLA Convention on MLA Commons 11 years, 1 month agoHere’s a little reminder of the MLA Access guidelines for all of you lucky enough to be going to the conference!: http://www.mla.org/conv_access_guide
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Marty Roth started the topic Talk by Stephen Salaita in the forum
2015 MLA Convention on MLA Commons 11 years, 1 month ago“First Peoples, Palestine and the Crushing of Free Speech.” A talk by professor Stephen Salaita, American professor whose hiring at the University of Illinois was recently reversed because of his tweets about Israel’s war on Gaza. Two presentations: Monday, January 12, at 7:30 PM in the Segal rooms at Harbour Centre, 515 W. Hastings St., and Wedne…[Read more]
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Jeffrey Jerome Cohen started the topic MLA Ecocriticism and Environmental Humanities Forum Happy Hour in the forum
2015 MLA Convention on MLA Commons 11 years, 1 month agoPlease join the newly formed MLA Ecocriticism and Environmental Humanities Forum for our inaugural event: a happy hour with cash bar that that is also an informal brainstorming session and a chance to enjoy some good company. We will rendezvous Friday January 9 at 5 PM at Shebeen (210 Carrall St in Vancouver’s Gastown, not far from the c…[Read more]
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Lenora Hanson started the topic Walking tour of Vancouver led by area activists in the forum
2015 MLA Convention on MLA Commons 11 years, 1 month agoOn Friday, January 9 from 11 AM-1 PM, members of Rising Tide Vancouver Coast Salish Territories, a grassroots environmental justice collective, and other area activists will lead participants in a walking tour of the Territories. The tour will familiarize participants with the spatial history of struggle in Vancouver, and specifically with areas o…[Read more]
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Anna Chang replied to the topic Agenda for delegate assembly meeting. in the forum
2015 MLA Convention on MLA Commons 11 years, 1 month agoThe motion text is now available at http://www.mla.org/dameeting_motions, and information about other Delegate Assembly items can be found at http://www.mla.org/dameeting_agenda.
Best,
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Margaret Hanzimanolis replied to the topic Agenda for delegate assembly meeting. in the forum
2015 MLA Convention on MLA Commons 11 years, 1 month agoHi,
I am not seeing the full text of the proposed resolution/motion. I believe that you have indicated that it would be posted by “mid december.”
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Brad Evans replied to the topic Restaurant recommendations and more in the forum
2015 MLA Convention on MLA Commons 11 years, 1 month agoSpecial Centenary Film Screening: In the Land of the Head Hunters (1914)
Vancity Theater, Saturday, January 10, Noon
http://www.viff.org/theatre/series/vancity-theatre-screening
In the Land of the Head Hunters was the first feature film made in B.C. and is the oldest extant feature made in Canada. It’s also the first feature made with an ent…[Read more]
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María Gil Poisa uploaded the file: CFP: Body Memory Trauma // Exhibition: Water, Art, Women, Life to
Literature and Other Arts on MLA Commons 11 years, 2 months ago5th Hispanic Studies Graduate Conference with the title of “Body, Memory, Trauma”, an interdisciplinary academic event open to every interested scholar. The conference will take place on March 6th and 7th in College Station/Bryan (Texas), together with an Italian-Argentinean artistic exhibition with the title of “Water, Art, Women, Life”, devoted…[Read more]
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María Gil Poisa started the topic CFP: Body Memory Trauma // Exhibition: Water, Art, Women, Life in the forum
Media and Literature on MLA Commons 11 years, 2 months 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
Sponsored by:
Department of Hispanic Studies – Texas A&M University
Religious Studies Program – Texas A&M University
Indigenous studies Working Group – Texas A&M…[Read more]
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María Gil Poisa started the topic CFP: Body Memory Trauma // Exhibition: Water, Art, Women, Life in the forum
Media and Literature on MLA Commons 11 years, 2 months 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
Sponsored by:
Department of Hispanic Studies – Texas A&M University
Religious Studies Program – Texas A&M University
Indigenous studies Working Group – Texas A&M…[Read more]
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Alexandra Berlina replied to the topic literary scholarship for non-academic pleasure in the forum
Media and Literature on MLA Commons 11 years, 2 months agoDear Jeremy,
thank you so much!
I feel very grateful and slightly guilty to have provoked such a detailed response. I had a look at some of the lists you suggest, and, of course, I have my own favorites (some of which you mention), but I was curious to see what people here in the MLA forum would say…
P.S. Among the books I haven’t read yet,…[Read more]
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Jeremy Douglass replied to the topic literary scholarship for non-academic pleasure in the forum
Media and Literature on MLA Commons 11 years, 2 months agoLiterary scholarship for book-loving non-academics? That is a really interesting (and quite broad) challenge. I like the idea of promoting literary criticism to a broad audience — whether through public reviews or through holiday gift-giving.
It occurs to me that the top social book platforms on the web may already have an approximate answer to…[Read more]
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Dene M. Grigar started the topic E-Lit at the MLA in the forum
Digital Humanities on MLA Commons 11 years, 2 months agoStart 2015 with Electronic Literature! The Electronic Literature Organization seeks proposals for the E-Lit@Vancouver reading, to be held 8pm, Friday, January 9, at the Rickshaw Theatre (254 E Hastings St). The reading is organized by ELO President Dene Grigar and ELO co-Vice President Sandy Baldwin. The event is free and open to the public, and…[Read more]
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Marty Roth replied to the topic Restaurant recommendations and more in the forum
2015 MLA Convention on MLA Commons 11 years, 2 months agoGood to excellent Chinese: Peaceful (3 sites), Lins, Hons in Chinatown.
Excellent dim sum: Fisherman’s Terrace in Richmond (at a skytrain stop).
Vietnamese: Petit Cafe
Cambodian: Phnom Penh
Japanese: Yuji’s,
Italian: Quercia, Ask for Luigi
Lunch places: The Sweetery, Bigsby’s Bakehouse; Go Fish at Granville Market (if it’s open).
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Anna Chang replied to the topic Agenda for delegate assembly meeting. in the forum
2015 MLA Convention on MLA Commons 11 years, 2 months agoThanks so much for this request. The text of the motion will be posted on the MLA Web site in mid-December. Members are encouraged to check the agenda page for that and any documents related to other agenda items.
Best,
Anna
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Margaret Hanzimanolis started the topic Agenda for delegate assembly meeting. in the forum
2015 MLA Convention on MLA Commons 11 years, 2 months agoPlease publicize the full motion that the DA will be considering in the ‘agenda” section of the DA materials webpage.
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Margaret Hanzimanolis started the topic Travel Grant eligibility for Delegate Assembly members who are Part time, in the forum
2015 MLA Convention on MLA Commons 11 years, 2 months agoThe existence of travel grants to sitting DA members does not seem to be posted anywhere. I found out about this grant “by accident” on an unrelated twitter conversation. Please make sure that the travel grant page informs people of this grant, and please make the existence of this grant known to DA members who might be able to use it, and…[Read more]
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Margaret Hanzimanolis started the topic OPEN LETTER: Radical Caucus critique of the MLA Taskforce on graduate study in the forum
Digital Humanities on MLA Commons 11 years, 2 months agoThe following letter was sent on behalf of the radical caucus of the MLA members as a critique of the Taskforce Report on graduate study. The analysis of the taskforce report took part over a period of time on the radical caucus list, and was written by Margaret Hanzimanolis and Richard Ohmann, with help from many radical caucus members.
We…[Read more]
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Katherine Kim replied to the topic Canada Line airport train in the forum
2015 MLA Convention on MLA Commons 11 years, 2 months agoHi Stacey,
It takes 25 minutes from the airport to the Canada Line Waterfront Station, and it’s about a 5-minute walk from the station to the Fairmont Waterfront. You can find more detailed directions at the Fairmont website. We look forward to seeing you at the convention!
With best wishes,
Katherine
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