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Rosemary Feal replied to the topic Ethnic Studies Division Endorses the Boycott Resolution in the discussion
MLA Members for Justice in Palestine on MLA Commons 10 years, 10 months agoPlease see this link:
http://www.mla.org/policies_for_divisio
Divisions
Definition. The MLA divisions encompass the primary scholarly and professional concerns of the association, with each division representing a major area of membership interest. The divisions are not autonomous organizations but are an integral part of the MLA; they have no…[Read more] -
Rosemary Feal replied to the topic Ethnic Studies Division Endorses the Boycott Resolution in the discussion
MLA Members for Justice in Palestine on MLA Commons 10 years, 10 months agoThe members of these divisions have not voted to endorse a resolution, nor is it their purview to do so. Executive committee members of divisions have no authority to speak for the division’s members, and only the MLA Executive Council may speak on behalf of the association in any way. I will be contacting the executive committees of the divisions…[Read more]
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Rosemary G. Feal posted an update on MLA Commons 10 years, 11 months ago
Have you read Profession on the Commons recently? http://profession.mla.hcommons-staging.org
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Cynthia Franklin started the topic Q&A about Academic Boycott in the discussion
Ethnic Studies in Language and Literature on MLA Commons 10 years, 11 months agoIn the wake of the Delegate Assembly’s discussion of the boycott of Israeli academic institutions at MLA 2015, a DA member sent the following important queries regarding the scope and practice of the boycott. Some MLA Members for Justice in Palestine reply to her questions here. It’s a long document, but provides a concrete sense what is implied (…[Read more]
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Cynthia Franklin started the topic A response to BDS myths in the discussion
MLA Members for Justice in Palestine on MLA Commons 10 years, 11 months agoThis piece does a good job addressing common misconceptions used to dismiss BDS:
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Cynthia Franklin started the topic MLA Members for Justice in Palestine in the discussion
Ethnic Studies in Language and Literature on MLA Commons 11 years agoPlease consider joining the new commons group MLA Members for Justice in Palestine. http://mla.hcommons-staging.org/…/mla-members-for-justice-in-palest…/ …
As well, we have a Facebook page by the same name, that now has 655 members and we’d like it to reach 1000:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/MLAM4JP/
Please consider joining these sites to bu…[Read more]
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Cynthia Franklin started the topic Pls. join MLA Members for Justice in Palestine in the discussion
Ethnic Studies in Language and Literature on MLA Commons 11 years agoPlease consider joining the new commons group MLA Members for Justice in Palestine. http://mla.hcommons-staging.org/…/mla-members-for-justice-in-palest…/ …
As well, it would be great if you want to join the Facebook page by the same name:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/MLAM4JP/
These are spaces to build support for a resolution on Acade…[Read more]
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Cynthia Franklin started the topic Please consider joining MLA Members for Justice in Palestine in the discussion
Ethnic Studies in Language and Literature on MLA Commons 11 years agoPlease consider joining the new commons group MLA Members for Justice in Palestine. http://mla.hcommons-staging.org/…/mla-members-for-justice-in-palest…/ …
As well, it would be great if you’d like to join the Facebook page set up for this group, that has the same name:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/MLAM4JP/
After more than 3 hours of commit…[Read more]
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Cynthia Franklin's profile was updated on MLA Commons 11 years, 1 month ago
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Christopher M. Lupke started the topic Petition to Establish a Forum on Modern and Contemporary Chinese in the forum
East Asian Languages and Literatures after 1900 on MLA Commons 11 years, 2 months agoDear Colleagues:
If you wish to sign the petition to establish the Forum on Modern and Contemporary Chinese, please do so asap. We are almost ready to submit the proposal.
Do not do so here. You need to go to the Forum on Mod/Cont Chinese (look under “Proposed Forums”), find that Forum (which already exists on MLA Commons), and then click…[Read more]
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Christopher M. Lupke started the topic Establishing a Forum on Modern and Contemporary Chinese in the forum
Comparative Studies in Twentieth-Century Literature on MLA Commons 11 years, 2 months agoIf there are colleagues interested in signing the petition to establish a Forum on Modern and Contemporary Chinese, kindly go to it under “Prospective Forums” and under “Petitions” you can add your name by simply leaving a brief statement of support for the new Forum. We are close to finalizing a proposal, so please do so soon! Keep in mind that…[Read more]
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Christopher M. Lupke started the topic Establishing a Forum on Modern and Contemporary Chinese in the forum
Comparative Studies in Twentieth-Century Literature on MLA Commons 11 years, 2 months agoIf there are colleagues interested in signing the petition to establish a Forum on Modern and Contemporary Chinese, kindly go to it under “Prospective Forums” and under “Petitions” you can add your name by simply leaving a brief statement of support for the new Forum.
We are close to finalizing a proposal, so please do so soon! Keep in mind that…[Read more]
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Rosemary G. Feal changed their profile picture on MLA Commons 11 years, 4 months ago
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Rosemary G. Feal posted an update on MLA Commons 11 years, 4 months ago
Registration is now open for #MLA15. Hope to see you in Vancouver!
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Christopher M. Lupke replied to the topic Your support for new Asian fora needed! in the forum
East Asian Languages and Literatures to 1900 on MLA Commons 11 years, 6 months agoColleagues:
You do not need to post in support for the creation of the East Asian Lang and Lit to 1900 or EALL after 1900 forums (or fora). They already exist. You do need to post in support on the respective pages for the PROSPECTIVE fora:
2 Japanese
3 Chinese
1 Korean
Please find the prospective forums you wish to support and post in to…[Read more]
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