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Nicky Agate started the topic Member News? in the discussion
The Teaching of Literature on MLA Commons 10 years, 4 months agoMembers of the Teaching of Literature Forum:
In October, the Commons Wire will return with a new section, Member Report. If you have recently published a book or an article, won a fellowship or award, accepted a new position, or received a promotion, please let us know by e-mail or private message (to @terrainvagues) by 25 September and we’ll f…[Read more]
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Linda M. Willem started the topic Deadline Extension for John Kronik Award: March 15, 2016 in the discussion
Eighteenth- and Nineteenth-Century Spanish Literature on MLA Commons 10 years, 4 months agoPremio John Kronik: $1,000 Research and Travel Grant for Graduate Students, awarded by the International Association of Galdós Scholars. Application deadline: March 15, 2016.
Prerequisites:
Candidate must be a member of the International Association of Galdós Scholars.
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Luis Alvarez-Castro started the topic MLA Volume on Unamuno in the discussion
Twentieth-Century Spanish Literature on MLA Commons 10 years, 5 months ago<div class=”activity-inner”>
Dear colleagues,
The volume Approaches to Teaching the Works of Miguel de Unamuno is now in development in the MLA Approaches to Teaching World Literature series. Instructors who have taught Unamuno’s works (from any academic or theoretical perspective) are encouraged to contribute to the volume by completing a s…[Read more]
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Jessica Winston started the topic Announcing Teaching Literature Book Award Winner 2015 in the discussion
The Teaching of Literature on MLA Commons 10 years, 5 months agoThe Idaho State University Department of English and Philosophy is pleased to announce the inaugural 2015 winner of its Teaching Literature Book Award.
The Teaching Literature Book Award is an externally refereed prize, presented biennially by the faculty in the graduate programs in English and the Teaching of English at Idaho State University.…[Read more]
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Janet Ruth Heller posted an update in the group
TM The Teaching of Literature on MLA Commons 10 years, 6 months agoDear Colleagues,
Joyce Meier of Michigan State University and I are editing a collection of scholarly essays on the theme of Voice and Empowerment in English studies. Cambridge Scholars Publishing is interested in publishing this book.
As faculty members, we try to empower our students and to encourage them to develop their own voices. We also…[Read more]
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Linda M. Willem started the topic Rodolfo Cardona Article Award in the discussion
Eighteenth- and Nineteenth-Century Spanish Literature on MLA Commons 10 years, 7 months agoThe Internatioaal Association of Galdós Scholars announces its PREMIO RODOLFO CARDONA: $500 Award for the Best Article Published in Anales Galdosianos
Requirements:
The author of the article must be a member of the International Association of Galdós Scholars.
The article must be published during the period between the last Congreso Ga…[Read more] -
Linda M. Willem started the topic First Annual Peter Bly Dissertation Award in the discussion
Eighteenth- and Nineteenth-Century Spanish Literature on MLA Commons 10 years, 7 months agoThe International Association of Galdós Scholars announces its first annual Premio Peter Bly: $500 Award for Best Dissertation
Requirements:
Candidate must be a member of the International Association of Galdós Scholars.
The dissertation must either be on Galdós, or have a significant component focused on his work.
The dissertation must ha…[Read more] -
Linda M. Willem started the topic First Annual John Kronik Research and Travel Grant in the discussion
Eighteenth- and Nineteenth-Century Spanish Literature on MLA Commons 10 years, 7 months agoThe International Association of Galdós Scholars announces it’s first annual Premio John Kronik: $1,000 Research and Travel Grant for Graduate Students
Prerequisites:
Candidate must be a member of the International Association of Galdós Scholars.
The research project must either be on Galdós, or have a significant component focused on his work…[Read more] -
Jaime Brenes Reyes deposited Farmacia literaria: Cortázar y compañía in the group
The Teaching of Literature on MLA Commons 10 years, 8 months agoLiteratura (búsqueda) + Fármaco (remedio y veneno) = literatura fantástica. Posibles reacciones: lectura obsesionada y sin parar, entrada a otras dimensiones de la realidad, nuevas maneras de entender la relación entre sujeto y objeto. Este curso se centra en la farmacia literaria del escritor argentino Julio Cortázar, además de aquéllos que in…[Read more]
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Jaime Brenes Reyes deposited Art, Literature and Revolution in Latin America: Telling the Story in the group
The Teaching of Literature on MLA Commons 10 years, 8 months agoCourse Description: As German intellectual Walter Benjamin writes in his essay “The Storyteller”, “Experience which is passed on from mouth to mouth is the source from which all storytellers have drawn.” In the process of sharing experiences, more stories are born with authorship that are common while at the same time recognizing the individ…[Read more]
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Nicky Agate started the topic Korean Literature Survey & CFProposals in the discussion
The Teaching of Literature on MLA Commons 10 years, 8 months agoDo you teach Korean literature? Please fill in our survey designed to gather information about instructors’ materials for teaching texts and translations of Korean works. We are also currently accepting proposals for this new initiative.
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Luis Alvarez-Castro started the topic Call for essays – MLA volume on Unamuno in the discussion
Eighteenth- and Nineteenth-Century Spanish Literature on MLA Commons 10 years, 9 months agoDear colleagues,
The volume Approaches to Teaching the Works of Miguel de Unamuno is now in development in the MLA Approaches to Teaching World Literature series. Instructors who have taught Unamuno’s works (from any academic or theoretical perspective) are encouraged to contribute to the volume by completing a survey about their experiences.…[Read more]
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Mariana Romo-Carmona replied to the topic CFP: Textos Híbridos. Revista de estudios sobre la crónica latinoamericana in the discussion
Literature of the United States in Languages Other Than English on MLA Commons 10 years, 10 months agoExcellent– I posted your announcement in our Commons, the Graduate Center at CUNY.
Mariana
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Debra J. Ochoa started the topic CFP: New Readings of Carmen Laforet's Work Deadline Extension. in the discussion
Twentieth-Century Spanish Literature on MLA Commons 10 years, 10 months ago2015 marks seventy years since the publication of Laforet’s Nada. This panel proposes to offer new readings of the author’s ground-breaking work and/or to revisit her lesser-known works (i.e., Insolación, La mujer nueva, Un matrimonio, etc.). Please send abstracts (250 words) and a brief biography todochoa@trinity.edu by 3/20/15. You can find this…[Read more]
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Michelle A. Massé started the topic CFP Extension: Age Studies Forum panel, MLA 2016 in the discussion
The Teaching of Literature on MLA Commons 10 years, 11 months agoThe deadline for proposals about “The Oldest Profession: Teaching and Aging” has been extended to 3/15/15. The panel, co-sponsored by the Age Studies Forum and Teaching in the Profession Forums will take place at the annual convention of the Modern Language Association, in Austin, Texas January 7-10, 2016.
What difference does age make in w…[Read more]
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Luis Alvarez-Castro replied to the topic CFP – MLA 2016: Unamuno's Legacy in the discussion
Eighteenth- and Nineteenth-Century Spanish Literature on MLA Commons 10 years, 11 months agoDear colleagues,
Regarding the MLA 2016 CFP “Miguel de Unamuno’s Literary Legacy,” please note that the updated deadline for submissions is 15 March 2015.
Thanks.
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Luis Alvarez-Castro replied to the topic CFP, MLA 2016: Unamuno's Literary Legacy in the discussion
Twentieth-Century Spanish Literature on MLA Commons 10 years, 11 months agoDear colleagues,
Regarding the MLA 2016 CFP “Miguel de Unamuno’s Literary Legacy,” please note that the updated deadline for submissions is 15 march 2015.
Thanks.
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Martha Dana Rust started the topic CFP: Teaching Memory Studies (MLA 2016) in the discussion
The Teaching of Literature on MLA Commons 10 years, 11 months agoDear Members of the Teaching of Literature group,
Please consider submitting an abstract for our special session, “Teaching Memory Studies.” Here’s the full CFP:
Teaching Memory Studies
Integrating studies of memory and literature: e.g. memory as metaphor, personal or collective practice, neuroscience, narrative hindsight, cinematic flash…[Read more]
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Gwynn A. Dujardin started the topic CFP: MLA 2016 Re-approaching the Survey Course in the discussion
The Teaching of Literature on MLA Commons 10 years, 11 months agoProposals invited for MLA roundtable session on innovative approaches to teaching literature surveys. Papers may encompass the practical (e.g., syllabus design, teaching strategies, assignments/assessment), the institutional (i.e., ways of introducing curricular innovation), and/or the theoretical (i.e., on place of the survey course in our…[Read more]
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Debra J. Ochoa started the topic CFP: Gender and Sexuality in Spanish Urban Spaces in the discussion
Twentieth-Century Spanish Literature on MLA Commons 10 years, 11 months agoLandscape architecture and urban planning join aesthetics of design with the hard science of engineering. These areas foreground the complex influence of history and culture in the mapping and planning of social space. Since men have traditionally served as both prime architects and builders of metropolitan areas–designing plans and constructing…[Read more]
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