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Kyle Frackman deposited ‘Coming Out’ Teaching Guide in the group
LLC 20th- and 21st-Century German on MLA Commons 4 years, 4 months agoA teaching guide to accompany the East German film “Coming Out” (1989, directed by Heiner Carow).
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Alexa Alice Joubin deposited “Teaching Shakespeare in a Time of Hate.” Shakespeare Survey 74 (2021): 15-29 in the group
MS Screen Arts and Culture on MLA Commons 4 years, 5 months agoThis article examines new theories and praxis of listening for silenced voices and of telling compelling stories that make us human. Elucidation of our Levinas-inspired theories of the Other is followed by a discussion of classroom practices for in-person and remote instruction that foster collaborative knowledge building and intersectional…[Read more]
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Patrick McEvoy-Halston deposited Expanding the non-Took-side in Bilbo, for victory, in J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit in the group
GS Speculative Fiction on MLA Commons 4 years, 5 months agoI think the thing that must seem most curious about this adventure to slay a dragon and reclaim a homeland and its treasure, is how the hell could adding a burglar be adding the decisive factor? What’s the trick? For there must be one, since the dragon has only gotten larger and more deadly as the years have gone by. Peter Jackson changes…[Read more]
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Hania A.M. Nashef deposited “The right to narrate”: Gazans contest popular geopolitics with film in the group
TC Popular Culture on MLA Commons 4 years, 5 months agoSince the Intifada of 2000, living conditions in the Gaza Strip have progressively deteriorated, and when Hamas came to power in 2006–07, a complete blockade was enforced on the inhabitants by Egypt and Israel. In addition, five full-scale wars have been
waged on the Strip. Despite these conditions, Gazans remain resilient, as evidenced by s…[Read more] -
David A. Wacks deposited Pablo Tac, Conversion of the Saluiseños of Alta California (Rome, c. 1840) in the group
Public Humanities on Humanities Commons 4 years, 6 months agoConversión de los Saluiseños de la Alta California (Conversion of the Saluiseños of Alta California) (c. 1840) by Pablo Tac is the only published document written by an indigenous Californian during the Spanish-Mexican period. Born at Mission San Luis Rey de Francia, north of San Diego, California in 1820, Tac wrote the manuscript while st…[Read more]
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Laurie Ringer deposited Poetry Study Guide: “The Painter Fabritius Begins Work on the Lost Noli Me Tangere of 1652” in the group
Interdisciplinary Approaches to Culture and Society on MLA Commons 4 years, 6 months agoA literary analysis and summary of John Burnside’s poem “The Painter Fabritius Begins Work on the Lost Noli Me Tangere of 1652” (2,570 words)
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John Mark R. Asio deposited Environmental Consumption, Waste Recycling, and Academic Performance among Selected College Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic in the group
Public Humanities on Humanities Commons 4 years, 6 months agoThe environment is suffering so much, and yet humanity is still adamant about saving it. This study determines the awareness of environmental consumption, waste recycling, and its relationship to the academic performance of selected college students during the pandemic period of COVID-19. Using a descriptive research design, the researcher used an…[Read more]
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John Mark R. Asio deposited Sources of Information, Training Needs, Preparation and Response to Disaster of Selected Communities in Central Luzon, Philippines in the group
Public Humanities on Humanities Commons 4 years, 6 months agoNature has its due course and disaster is always an aftermath of a catastrophic event. The purpose of this study is to assess the sources of information, training needs, preparation, and response of the community to disaster. To achieve this purpose, the study used a descriptive design with the survey as the instrument for data gathering. For the…[Read more]
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Ann Komaromi started the topic Delegate Assembly Representative – Call for nominations in the discussion
LLC Russian and Eurasian on MLA Commons 4 years, 6 months agoWe are seeking a candidate suggested by the membership of the Russian and Eurasian Forum to be our Delegate Assembly representative (info on the position can be found here: https://governance.mla.hcommons-staging.org). Members may nominate themselves for this position. Please send your name or the name of the member suggested, affiliation,…[Read more]
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Alexa Alice Joubin deposited “Adapting Shakespeare: shattering stereotypes of Asian women onstage and onscreen.” Oxford University Press blog, July 5, 2021 in the group
MS Screen Arts and Culture on MLA Commons 4 years, 7 months agoGender roles in Shakespeare’s plays take on new meanings when they are embodied by Asian actors. Learning more about Asian approaches to performance not only enriches our worldview but also makes Asian cultures less abstract and Asian people more relatable as fellow human beings. Reflecting the idea that strength and empowerment can take many f…[Read more]
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Alexa Alice Joubin deposited “Five themes in Asian Shakespeare adaptations,” Oxford University Press blog, February 16, 2021 in the group
MS Screen Arts and Culture on MLA Commons 4 years, 7 months agoSince the nineteenth century, stage and film directors have mounted hundreds of adaptations of Shakespeare drawn on East Asian motifs, and by the late twentieth century, Shakespeare had become one of the most frequently performed playwrights in East Asia. There are five striking themes surrounding cultural, racial, and gender dynamics. Gender…[Read more]
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Ryan Lee Cartwright deposited Out of Sorts: A Queer Crip in the Archive in the group
Critical Disability Studies on Humanities Commons 4 years, 7 months ago“Out of Sorts: A Queer Crip in the Archive” analyzes the archive story of a queer, crip, wheelchair-using researcher at a U.S. archive. The article considers the archive as a material site where disability studies and disability history are practised; crip time and crip knowledge; the experience of feeling out of sorts; and the tension between the…[Read more]
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John Mark R. Asio deposited Disaster Awareness and Level of Compliance to Disaster Programs in a Highly Urbanized City in the group
Public Humanities on Humanities Commons 4 years, 7 months agoDisaster is an event that shapes our future. During a disaster, it affects lives, infrastructures, livestock and produce, and we can only adapt to it. The aim of this study is to analyze disaster awareness and level of compliance to disaster programs of selected individuals in a highly urbanized city in Central Luzon, Philippines. The study made…[Read more]
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John Mark R. Asio deposited The Relationship between Multiple Intelligences and Participation Rate in Extracurricular Activities of Students from a Catholic Education Institution in the group
Public Humanities on Humanities Commons 4 years, 7 months agoMultiple intelligences and extracurricular activities are two variables that may affect a student’s academic and non-academic performance in school. This study aimed at describing and finding the relationship between multiple intelligences and participation rates in extracurricular activities of students from a Catholic educational institution. T…[Read more]
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John Mark R. Asio deposited Demographic Profiles and Procrastination of Employees: Relationships and Determinants in the group
Public Humanities on Humanities Commons 4 years, 8 months agoProcrastination is a plague that affects an individual’s working attitude and behavior. In relation, the organization will also suffer and its constituents along the way. This study assessed the demographic profile and the degree of procrastination among selected employees from a higher education institution in Central Luzon, Philippines. The s…[Read more]
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Alexa Alice Joubin deposited University of Chicago East Asia by the Book! Author Talk: Shakespeare and East Asia, Tuesday May 25, 2021 at 5 pm CDT / 6 pm EDT in the group
MS Screen Arts and Culture on MLA Commons 4 years, 8 months agoRegister at https://uchicagogroup.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_jyEzkIZYQZ6bKzjjr3faZg :::: The University of Chicago East Asia by the Book! Author Talks is proud to present a book launch of Alexa Alice Joubin’s Shakespeare and East Asia (Oxford University Press). Chair: Haun Saussy (University of Chicago). Discussant: Michael Saenger (Southwestern…[Read more]
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Brian Croxall deposited CFP: Debates in Digital Humanities Pedagogy in the group
Digital Pedagogy on MLA Commons 4 years, 9 months agoThis is the Call for Papers for Debates in Digital Humanities Pedagogy, which was originally published in January 2019 at http://dhdebates.gc.cuny.edu/cfps/cfp_2019_pedagogy.html. The site no longer exists, so we are depositing it here for archival and citational purposes.
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Kendra Leonard deposited An Index to The Tuneful Yankee and Melody Magazine in the group
MS Screen Arts and Culture on MLA Commons 4 years, 9 months agoThis volume collects the complete bibliographic information for the contents of The Tuneful Yankee and Melody Magazine (1917-1930), including sheet music and articles.
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A. David Lewis deposited Bringing Superheroes into the Fight against COVID-19 Misinformation in the group
TC Popular Culture on MLA Commons 4 years, 9 months agoOver the past year, artists, doctors, medical professionals, and international agencies such as the World Health Organisation have been using comics to communicate the risks of the SARS-CoV2 virus. The visual economy and a near-universal language of lines, balloons, and panels in comics makes them well suited to disseminate epidemic-related…[Read more]
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Gary Hall deposited Postdigital Politics: or, How To Be An Anti-Bourgeois Theorist in the group
Public Humanities on Humanities Commons 4 years, 9 months agoIn ‘Postdigital Politics’ I examine our contemporary postdigital political conjuncture. This conjuncture, I argue, springs from the crisis of representative democracy we are currently experiencing and involves a shift to more direct forms of democracy via postdigital communications. The latter is evident in the decentralised manner in which mov…[Read more]
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