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Luis Alvarez-Castro started the topic CFEssays – MLA Volume on Miguel de Unamuno in the discussion
Philosophical Approaches to Literature on MLA Commons 10 years, 9 months agoDear colleagues,
The volume Approaches to Teaching the Works of Miguel de Unamuno, which I am editing, 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…[Read more]
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Suha Kudsieh started the topic Still Accepting Proposals: “Russia & the Middle East” (Premodern-19th Cent.) in the discussion
Slavic and East European Literatures on MLA Commons 10 years, 11 months ago<div class=”bbp-reply-content”>
Dear Colleagues,
I am still looking for proposals for the panel on “Russia and the Middle East.” We welcome proposals that examine the interaction and cultural exchange between these two areas from the premodern period up to the nineteenth century. The extended deadline is March 21, 2015.
Here is the upd…[Read more]
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Rebecca Jane Stanton started the topic CFPs for MLA 2016! Deadline March 15 in the discussion
Slavic and East European Literatures on MLA Commons 10 years, 11 months agoFollowing is a list of the calls for papers for the 2016 MLA Convention (Austin, TX, January 7-10) for panels sponsored by the Russian and Eurasian Forum, the Slavic and East European Forum, and the American Association of Teachers of Slavic and East European Languages (AATSEEL). The deadline for submitting a proposal is March 15 for all p…[Read more]
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Suha Kudsieh started the topic "Russia and the Middle East" (Pre-modern) – MLA, Austin, 7–10 Jan. 2016 in the discussion
Slavic and East European Literatures on MLA Commons 10 years, 11 months agoDear colleagues,
Please feel free to post the CFP in your department, circulate it as among colleagues and on other e-lists, and forward it to your grad students:
131st MLA Annual Convention
Austin, 7–10 January 2016Title of panel: “Russia and the Middle East (Pre-modern)”
Description: this special panel examines broad cultural in…[Read more]
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David Palmer started the topic CFP: Evolution, Ethics & Tragedy (Kent State Humanities Conference, July 2015) in the discussion
Psychological Approaches to Literature on MLA Commons 10 years, 12 months agoCall for Papers
Panel Topic: Evolution, Ethics, and TragedyConference:
Why the Humanities: Answers from Cognitive and Neuroscience
Kent State University
Kent, Ohio
July 9-12, 2015
http://www.kent.edu/cas/why-humanitiesContact Person for this Panel:
David Palmer
Humanities Department
Massachusetts Maritime Academy
dpalmer@maritime.eduI am…[Read more]
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Charlotte Pressler replied to the topic Upcoming opportunities to discuss the CCSSI: 2015 Convention, New DA Committee in the forum
Common Core Standards Initiative Discussion Group on MLA Commons 11 years, 1 month agoI’d like to second Don H. Bialostosky’s request that session papers be linked to this discussion group.
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Don H. Bialostosky replied to the topic Upcoming opportunities to discuss the CCSSI: 2015 Convention, New DA Committee in the forum
Common Core Standards Initiative Discussion Group on MLA Commons 11 years, 1 month agoI hope session papers will be linked to this discussion group. Can’t attend but very interested in furthering this discussion, “Close reading” as well as complexity is a topic that warrants our attention. A colleague and I have begun planning a book for teachers that makes a rich and accessible version of that practice available for the sc…[Read more]
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Phillip Lundberg uploaded the file: Kafka_vs_Materialism to
Philosophical Approaches to Literature on MLA Commons 11 years, 2 months agoA new preface for Essential Kafka – in honor of Walter H. Sokel.
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Stacey Lee Donohue replied to the topic Upcoming opportunities to discuss the CCSSI: 2015 Convention, New DA Committee in the forum
Common Core Standards Initiative Discussion Group on MLA Commons 11 years, 3 months agoFound via Twitter: Doug Hesse’s Powerpoint presentation on the Common Core from a recent conference at the University of Maryland: http://portfolio.du.edu/dhesse
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Margaret W. Ferguson started the topic Upcoming opportunities to discuss the CCSSI: 2015 Convention, New DA Committee in the forum
Common Core Standards Initiative Discussion Group on MLA Commons 11 years, 4 months agoConvention Sessions and President’s Column
As many of you know, I focused on the Common Core Standards Initiative in my recent column.
Members of this group may also be interested in the following sessions at the 2015 convention in Vancouver:
Session 160: The End of Remediation?
Thursday, 8 January, 7:00–8:15 p.m., 224, VCC West
Program a…[Read more]
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Patricia Comitini started the topic Call for Papers: Imaginary Relations in the forum
Literary Criticism on MLA Commons 11 years, 4 months agoInviting Submissions to a new ejournal: Imaginary Relations: a Journal for the Ideological Critique of Aesthetic Objects (IR)
http://www.imaginaryrelations.netImaginary Relations is an experimental ejournal dedicated to ideological critique and analysis of aesthetic objects: poetry, fiction, drama, film and television. The journal seeks to examine the…[Read more]
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David Laurence replied to the topic narrative complexity in the forum
Common Core Standards Initiative Discussion Group on MLA Commons 11 years, 5 months agoI believe the link to Hillis’ comment in Margie’s most recent post may be truncated (and hence not work properly). Members of this group can reach Hillis’ comment by going to the “files” area of this group, where the PDF resides at the top of the list. I am also inserting a link to the PDF of Hillis’ comment here.
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Margaret W. Ferguson replied to the topic narrative complexity in the forum
Common Core Standards Initiative Discussion Group on MLA Commons 11 years, 5 months agoProfessor J. Hillis Miller sent me the comment for posting on this thread; it’s a response to the comments by Mike Holquist and me on teaching “complexity” in a work of literature. Since “complexity” is stressed but not very precisely defined in the CCSS English Language Arts document, we are hoping to prepare a statement from the MLA on what…[Read more]
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Margaret W. Ferguson uploaded the file: J.Hillis Miller to
Common Core Standards Initiative Discussion Group on MLA Commons 11 years, 5 months agoComment from J. Hillis Miller for “Narrative Complexity” thread
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Hilda Chacón started the topic CFP-2015 NeMLA Conference, Toronto Canada in the forum
Literary Criticism on MLA Commons 11 years, 6 months ago<div class=”entry-content”>
Panel: “Digital Humanities and Latin America: New Trends, Challenges, and Developments”
This roundtable explores the impact of the Humanities going digital in Latin America, from both a Latin American and United States perspective. Papers will explore new trends and developments on the subject such as the inclusion of…[Read more] -
Wendy Galgan started the topic CFP NeMLA 2015: Walk Poems: Moving Through America on Foot in the forum
Literary Criticism on MLA Commons 11 years, 7 months ago46th Annual NeMLA Conference
April 30 through May 3, 2015
Toronto, Ontario, CanadaSubmission Deadline: September 30, 2014
This panel seeks papers on the ways in which American poets write about walking and the significant role the walk poem has played in American literature. What is it about the walk poem that suits American poets so well? How…[Read more]
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Betsy Dahms started the topic CFP: 29th Annual Interdisciplinary Conference in the Humanities in the forum
Literary Criticism on MLA Commons 11 years, 7 months agoCall for Papers
WORLDS and WORDS
29th Annual Interdisciplinary Conference in the Humanities
Sponsored by the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures
University of West Georgia, College of Arts and Humanities
Carrollton, Georgia
October 30-November 1, 2014
Deadline Extended until July 22nd
We welcome submissions from across…[Read more]
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