As the 2016 MLA Convention turns to consider “Literature and its Publics” the third annual meeting of the MLA Subconference challenges participants to propose sessions somewhere “Between the Public and its Privates”.

Today it seems almost impossible to point to the public without uncovering its uncanny twin–the private. Consider Google’s Han…[Read more]

I hope members of his discussion group can utilize the MLA site for registering one’s support for contingent faculty both within the MLA and in one’s department, union, and institution.  Here’s the…[Read more]

CALL FOR PAPERS – DEADLINE EXTENDED TO 28 FEBRUARY
EMPIRES AND REVOLUTIONS
R. B. Cunninghame Graham and other Scottish writers
on Globalisation and Democracy
3–5 July 2015, Stirling, Scotland
This 2015 conference aims to promote inter-disciplinary scholarly engagement with Cunninghame Graham and his time, with particular emphasis on issues of <…[Read more]

We were successful in moving that a PTF be a required member of the Executive Council!  The motion, put forward by the radical caucus, also asked for more governance opportunities for PTF throughout the organization.  The dominance of tenured faculty in the MLA is beginning to topple. Please get in touch with me at hanzimanolis@gmail.com if you w…[Read more]

Select resolutions from 1981 and 1986, ratified by the membership

1981 Delegate Assembly Meeting; 1982 membership vote

Resolution 1

Be it resolved that the Modern Language Association express its outrage and sorrow at the suppression of human rights in Poland, which involves the persecution and harsh detention of students, teachers,…[Read more]

Please write to Maria Maisto, the incoming chair, if you would like to serve on this committee. It is a potentially important committee in an environment of rapidly increasing hospitality toward contingent and adjunct participation in the business of the MLA!

maria.maisto@newfacultymajority.info

Motion 2015-1:
Proposers of record: John Maerhofer and Margaret Hanzimanolis on behalf of the Radical Caucus in English and the Modern Languages

Whereas Part-Time Faculty (PTF) constitute over 50% of the faculty in the US, and presumably a similar percentage of language and literature faculty;

Whereas PTF are presumably and anecdotally…[Read more]

Please consider attending the Delegate Assembly in order to support this MOTION:

Motion 2015-1:
Proposers of record: John Maerhofer and Margaret Hanzimanolis on behalf of the Radical Caucus in English and the Modern Languages
Supporting materials: Click here to see the information provided by the proposers.

Whereas Part-Time Faculty (PTF)…[Read more]

Motion 2015-1

Proposers of record: John Maerhofer and Margaret Hanzimanolis on behalf of the Radical Caucus in English and the Modern Languages
Supporting materials: Click here to see the information provided by the proposers.

Whereas Part-Time Faculty (PTF) constitute over 50% of the faculty in the US, and presumably a similar percentage of…[Read more]

This 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]

Please 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]

Dear Colleagues,

this is to invite you to submit abstracts to the Annual ASLS (Association for Scottish Literary Studies) Conference, to be held in Stirling, Scotland, on 3-5 July 2015:
<h2 style=”text-align: center;”>EMPIRES AND REVOLUTIONS
<h2 style=”text-align: center;”>R. B. Cunninghame Graham and other Scottish writers on Gl…[Read more]

Dear Colleagues,

I am writing to invite you to submit abstracts to the Annual ASLS (Association for Scottish Literary Studies) Conference, to be held in Stirling, Scotland, on 3-5 July 2015:
<h2 style=”text-align: center;”>EMPIRES AND REVOLUTIONS
<h2 style=”text-align: center;”>R. B. Cunninghame Graham and other Scottish writers on G…[Read more]

Dear Colleagues,

I am writing to invite you to submit abstracts to the Annual ASLS (Association for Scottish Literary Studies) Conference, to be held in Stirling, Scotland, on 3-5 July 2015:
<h2 style=”text-align: center;”>EMPIRES AND REVOLUTIONS
<h2 style=”text-align: center;”>R. B. Cunninghame Graham and other Scottish writers on G…[Read more]