Dear Comediantes,

Happy New Year! We hope to see many of you at our two organized panels at this year’s MLA in San Francisco:

Saturday, Jan 7, 5:15-6:30 PM, Sierra Suite H, Marriott Marquis “Classical Theater in Today’s Higher Education”

Sunday, Jan 8, 8:30-9:45 AM, Nob Hill C (Marriott Marquis, Lower B2 level) “Comedia Poetics and Performance”…[Read more]

We are seeking nominations, including self-nominations, for appointment to the Global Jewish Forum Executive Committee. The term will be for five years, from January 2024 through January 2029.

<li dir=”ltr”>Only current MLA members are eligible for appointment.
<li dir=”ltr”>Seven convention years must elapse before an individual can serve…

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The next election for this forum’s Delegate Assembly representative will be held in the fall of 2023, and the forum’s executive committee will take up the matter of nominations for this election when it meets in January 2023. Though the executive committee is responsible for making nominations, it is required to nominate at least one candidate who…[Read more]

Call for Papers MLA 2023-Feministas Unidas -Sesión Garantizada-, March 25, 2022. Transatlantic Dissidences from Tierra del Fuego to the Pyrenees. Interdisciplinary panel exploring dissidences and/or disruptions in the global Transatlantic (gender, sexualities, race, ethnicity, cultural, literary, economic, visual, etc.). Submit 150-word abstract…[Read more]

The Power of Ridicule in Spanish and Iberian Political Satire of the 18th and 19th CenturiesWe invite 250-word abstracts that explore satire’s function as preserver of the established order; or that question whether it conserves important structures while allowing the collective a therapeutic release of tension. Is satire inherently…[Read more]

Dissent and Dissension in Spanish and Iberian Eighteenth- and Nineteenth-Century Literary and Visual TextsWe invite abstracts that explore dissent & dissension at the micro/macro levels. Examples include actors, artists, artisans, craftsmen, writers who pushed back against decrees & social norms while expressing dissent or dissension. 250-word…[Read more]

Dear colleagues,

I am pleased to announce that the latest issue of the online journal Decimonónica (Revista de producción cultural hispánica) has just been released. The five essays comprising this issue (19.1 – Winter 2022) as well as all previous issues are available for free at the journal’s website: http://www.decimononica.org/

Saludos,

Luis

2023 MLA CONFERENCE – SAN FRANCISCO

CALL FOR PAPERS

Working Conditions of Performance: Staging Early Modern Plays (This would be a Presidential Theme session, also not guaranteed)

This panel seeks contributions that explore the precarious working conditions under which theater practitioners develop their work. What conditions do companies face…[Read more]

2023 MLA CONFERENCE – SAN FRANCISCO

CALL FOR PAPERS

The Comedia Connection: England and Spain (Co-Sponsored with CLCS Comparative Literary and Cultural Studies, competitive panel, not guaranteed)

This panel explores new critical approaches to theatrical relations between Spain & England. Abstracts that take a comparative approach to the study…[Read more]

2023 MLA CONFERENCE – SAN FRANCISCO
CALL FOR PAPERS

The Comedia Connection: England and Spain (Co-Sponsored with CLCS Comparative Literary and Cultural Studies, competitive panel, not guaranteed)

This panel explores new critical approaches to theatrical relations between Spain & England. Abstracts that take a comparative approach to the study of…[Read more]

You are cordially invited to attend the Second Book Fair hosted by the International Association of Galdós Scholars (Asociación Internacional de Galdosistas). This is a virtual event that will take place on Friday, April 8, 2022. See attached flier for details about time, registration link (registration is required), and program including the n…[Read more]

The Power of Ridicule in Spanish and Iberian Political Satire of the 18th and 19th Centuries
We invite 250-word abstracts that explore satire’s function as preserver of the established order; or that question whether it conserves important structures while allowing the collective a therapeutic release of tension. Is satire inherently subversive? De…[Read more]

Dissent and Dissension in Spanish and Iberian Eighteenth- and Nineteenth-Century Literary and Visual Texts
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We invite abstracts that explore dissent & dissension at the micro/macro levels. Examples include actors, artists, artisans, craftsmen, writers who pushed back against decrees & social norms while expressing dissent or dissension.…[Read more]

MLA 2023 Forum on 16th-and 17th c. Drama CFP
1. Classical Theatre in Today’s Higher Education
This panel explores the role(s) that higher education has played in the preservation, promotion and innovation of teaching and performing the Comedia. Innovative approaches to teaching, adaptation, translation, staging, and outreach are welcome.
2. C…[Read more]