Hello, Gothlings! MLA 2023 is in just a few weeks, and we have badge ribbons to distribute at the convention–attend our panels or run up to me, Leah Richards, at any point to get yours. It’s like a secret handshake, only not secret, no touching, and hanging from your badge. We also have several Gothic Studies events and items of interest on which…[Read more]

Hi Folks–want to get more involved in the MLA Gothic Studies forum? We need to submit to MLA a short list of nominees (2 or 3 people) to attend the delegate assembly meeting at the annual convention. So the person needs to be a member of MLA (or willing to become one!) who plans to attend the convention at least twice in the next 3 years. Please…[Read more]

For anyone interested, there is now an MLA Gothic Studies Facebook Group (easier to use / access than the MLA forum site I think).  You can sign on at http://www.facebook.com/groups/MLAGothicStudies

Thank you again to those who have expressed support for the idea of a Gothic Studies MLA forum.  We have more than the required number of signatories and MLA has now invited a formal proposal.  MLA is suggesting, however, that LLC (Language, Literature, and Culture) curiously might be too narrow for Gothic Studies and has suggested CLCS (…[Read more]