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Paul Y. Lai replied to the topic Call for Papers in the forum
Asian American Literature on MLA Commons 11 years, 11 months agoHere are the Asian American Literature Division’s call for papers for MLA 2015 in Vancouver!
Asian Americans and the Vietnam War
2015 marks 40 years since the “fall of Saigon.” Papers exploring literary perspectives on Asian Americans and the war by American authors. 500-words abstracts, 1-pg CV by 15 March 2014; Crystal Parikh (cr…[Read more] -
Paul Y. Lai started the topic Call for Papers in the forum
Asian American Literature on MLA Commons 11 years, 11 months agoPlease share call for papers for conference, edited collections, and books here!
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Cheryl A. Higashida posted an update in the group
TC Race and Ethnicity Studies on MLA Commons 11 years, 11 months agoEthnic Studies Division CFPs for MLA 2015:
Violence on the Borders
Intersections of memory, gender, race, ethnicity, and geography— Indigenous Indignities, The (New) Jim Crow, Cuidad Juárez, Highway of Tears, Japanese Internment, etc. 300-word abstract and one-page CV by 15 March 2014; Penelope Kelsey (penelope.kelsey@colorado.edu) and Am…[Read more] -
Collin Jennings replied to the topic 2014 NEH Seminar: "The Meanings of Property" in the forum
Law as Literature on MLA Commons 11 years, 11 months agoREMINDER – 2014 NEH Summer Seminar – “The Meanings of Property” – Applications are due 3/5/2014.
Contact information: ann.davis@marist.edu
For further information and application instructions, see
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Abby Goode started the topic CFP "Sustainability and Population," MLA 2015 in the forum
Late-Nineteenth- and Early-Twentieth-Century American Literature on MLA Commons 11 years, 11 months ago<div>”Sustainability and Population”
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<div>This panel invites papers that examine the intersections of “sustainability” and “population” in literature. Papers may consider how race, demography, biopolitics, fertility, economics, agriculture, and spatial distribution help clarify, illuminate, and evaluate “sustainability”—what literary…[Read more] -
Cheryl A. Higashida started the topic CFP "Sexing the Left"/ English Language Notes in the forum
Ethnic Studies in Language and Literature on MLA Commons 12 years agoCFP: “Sexing the Left” <i>English Language Notes</i> 53.2 (Spring/Summer 2015)
Sex is everywhere – even on the left. Then why have many of us been so heedless of its presence there, or so reluctant to acknowledge it? Even in scholarship where the left is at its most sexual, and sex is at its most left, there are unexplored avenues, missed…[Read more]
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Brad Evans started the topic Possible MLA Division Changes in the forum
Late-Nineteenth- and Early-Twentieth-Century American Literature on MLA Commons 12 years agoDear Members of the Division of Late-Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Century American Literature:
During our annual meeting at the MLA Conference in Chicago, the division’s executive committee had a long discussion about the proposal to restructure the divisions in American literature. The committee feels that the general shift from “…[Read more]
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Brad Evans started the topic Possible MLA Division Changes in the forum
Late-Nineteenth- and Early-Twentieth-Century American Literature on MLA Commons 12 years agoDear Members of the Division of Late-Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Century American Literature:
<span style=”line-height: 1.5em;”>During our annual meeting at the MLA Conference in Chicago, the division’s executive committee had a long discussion about the proposal to restructure the </span>divisions<span style=”line-height: 1.5em;”> in Ame…[Read more]
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Collin Jennings started the topic 2014 NEH Seminar: "The Meanings of Property" in the forum
Law as Literature on MLA Commons 12 years agoHi all,
I want share this announcement for the National Endowment for the Humanities 2014 summer seminar on “The Meanings of Property” at Marist College. I am the research assistant for the seminar so feel free to contact me if you can any questions or just want to learn more about it.

Project Title: The Meanings of Property
Project…[Read more]
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April Logan started the topic Deadline Extended CFP: Pauline Hopkins in the forum
Late-Nineteenth- and Early-Twentieth-Century American Literature on MLA Commons 12 years agoCall for Papers
***DEADLINE EXTENDED***
American Literature Association
25th Annual Conference
May 22-25, 2014
Hyatt Regency, Capitol HillSession Sponsored By
The Pauline Elizabeth Hopkins SocietyPanel: Pauline Hopkins and Washington D.C.
As a writer with a keen interest in national politics at a crucial moment in American history, Pauline…[Read more] -
April Logan started the topic CFPs: Pauline Elizabeth Hopkins Society in the forum
Late-Nineteenth- and Early-Twentieth-Century American Literature on MLA Commons 12 years, 1 month agoCall for Papers
American Literature Association
25th Annual Conference
May 22-25, 2014
Hyatt Regency, Capitol HillSessions Sponsored By
The Pauline Elizabeth Hopkins SocietyPanel 1: Pauline Hopkins and Washington D.C.
As a writer with a keen interest in national politics at a crucial moment in American history, Pauline Hopkins frequently…[Read more] -
April Logan started the topic CFPs: Pauline Elizabeth Hopkins Society in the forum
Ethnic Studies in Language and Literature on MLA Commons 12 years, 1 month ago<p align=”center”><b>Call for Papers</b></p>
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<p align=”center”><b>25th Annual Conference</b></p>
<p align=”center”>May 22-25, 2014</p>
<p align=”center”>Hyatt Regency, Capitol Hill</p>
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Laurence D. Roth posted an update in the group
LLC Jewish American on MLA Commons 12 years, 1 month agoDear Members,
As we approach the upcoming convention, I want to urge all of you who’ll be in Chicago to attend our discussion group’s panel, “Jewish American or Jewish Americas?,” which will run on Sunday, January 12 at 12:00 noon at the Marriott in the Great America room (yes, oddly appropriate isn’t it).
To whet your appetite for our four…[Read more]