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Nicky Agate started the topic Space to Discuss CORE Deposits in the discussion
Literary Criticism on MLA Commons 9 years, 11 months agoSome members of this group have sent insightful comments about CORE deposits shared with the TC Literary Criticism forum (see the left hand menu on this page) to the MLA Commons e-mail address. Please use this space to respond or discuss items uploaded to CORE so that everyone—including the author—can benefit from your insight.
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Lisa Zunshine deposited "Cognitive Alternatives to Interiority" in the group
TM Literary Criticism on MLA Commons 9 years, 11 months ago[from pp. 151-52:]
“Not only do we ourselves treat fictional characters as if they were capable of a broad variety of mental states (as real people are) to make sense of the story when we first read it; not only do we casually refer to these characters’ and the author’s mental states in our subsequent discussions with students; not only do we…[Read more]
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Ewa Lukaszyk deposited Is there Tunisian literature? Emergent writing and fractal proliferation of minor voices in the group
TM Literary Criticism on MLA Commons 10 years agoIs There Tunisian Literature? Emergent Writing and Fractal Proliferation of Minor Voices.
The article presents the Tunisian literature from the non-local perspective of the global literary market and the circulation of translated literature. The minor status of the studied phenomenon becomes obvious even when the Tunisian literature is compared…[Read more] -
Charlotte Eubanks started the topic CFP Sounding the Sinosphere in the discussion
East Asian Languages and Literatures to 1900 on MLA Commons 10 years ago<u>Sounding the Premodern Sinosphere</u>
How should we understand the aural dimensions of composing, performing, and appreciating Literary Sinitic texts in pre-modern East Asia? 250-300 word abstracts to Matthew Fraleigh (fraleigh@brandeis.edu) by 1 March 2016.
Longer abstract:
Several new forums of particular interest to scholars working in…[Read more]
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Monika Dix started the topic CFP: Literature as Experience of Crossing Boundaries in East Asia in the discussion
East Asian Languages and Literatures to 1900 on MLA Commons 10 years agoThe cfp for my panel “The Experience of Crossing Boundaries in East Asia” is posted on the MLA website. I look forward to receiving your submisisons.
Monika Dix
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Zahi A. Zalloua started the topic CFP Catastrophe: Special issue of The Comparatist in the discussion
Literary and Cultural Theory on MLA Commons 10 years agoCFP Catastrophe: Special issue of The Comparatist
We welcome contributions that examine the notion of catastrophe in comparative studies and literary theory. Thinking catastrophe today raises multiple questions. What constitutes a catastrophe? How do we bear witness to a catastrophe? What historical catastrophes serve an exemplary or paradigmatic…[Read more] -
Zahi A. Zalloua started the topic CFP Catastrophe: Special issue of The Comparatist in the discussion
Literary Criticism on MLA Commons 10 years agoCFP Catastrophe: Special issue of The Comparatist
We welcome contributions that examine the notion of catastrophe in comparative studies and literary theory. Thinking catastrophe today raises multiple questions. What constitutes a catastrophe? How do we bear witness to a catastrophe? What historical catastrophes serve an exemplary or paradigmatic…[Read more] -
Lisa Zunshine deposited "Culture of Greedy Mind Readers" in the group
TM Literary Criticism on MLA Commons 10 years agoThis primer in “cognitive cultural studies” explores the cultural fantasy of perfect access to mind through body. It shows that different genres and media—movies, novels, classic Chinese operas, medieval ribald tales, musicals, paintings, documentaries, stand-up comedy, and photography—have different strategies for making us think that we have ju…[Read more]
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Philip Smith deposited Writing in the rain: Erasure, trauma, and Chinese Indonesian identity in the recent work of FX Harsono in the group
LLC East Asian on MLA Commons 10 years agoThis is an examination of the recent work of Indonesian visual artist FX Harsono in relation to Chinese Indonesian identity, the erasure of history, and the challenge of communicating through trauma. It is my hope that this work will contribute to the dialogue on both the Chinese Indonesian experience and large-scale ethnic violence.
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Shiao-ling S. Yu replied to the topic LLC EAST ASIAN Panel Topic in the discussion
East Asian Languages and Literatures to 1900 on MLA Commons 10 years agoDear Monica,
I would like to propose a topic “Border-Crossing: Uncle Tom in Japan and China” for your panel “Literature as Experience of Crossing Boundaries in East Asia.” Uncle Tom refers to the American novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin, which was adapted into plays three times: the first time in Japan and the next two times in China. All three…[Read more]
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Shiao-ling S. Yu replied to the topic LLC EAST ASIAN Panel Topic in the discussion
East Asian Languages and Literatures to 1900 on MLA Commons 10 years agoDear Monica Dix,
I would be interested to propose a topic for your panel: “Border-Crossing: Uncle Tom in China.” Uncle Tom refers to the American novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin, which was adapted into plays in China three times during the past one hundred years.
Shiao-ling Yu
Oregon State University
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Gayle Rogers deposited Modernism: Evolution of an Idea (Introduction) in the group
TM Literary Criticism on MLA Commons 10 years agoIntroduction to Modernism: Evolution of an Idea, which traces the emergence and coherence of the term “modernism”, and the field of modernist studies, from the late 1800s to the present.
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Ian Cornelius deposited The Accentual Paradigm in English metrics: Or, why we don’t talk more about quantity in the group
GS Poetry and Poetics on MLA Commons 10 years agoRead 8 January 2016 in Austin, TX, at the annual meeting of the Modern Language Association, session number 218, “Quantity in English Verse: Linguistic and Neuroscience-Based Challenges to the Accentual Paradigm.” This short historiographical paper was the half-time show in our roundtable—an interlude between the session’s more substantive linguis…[Read more]
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Christopher M. Lupke replied to the topic LLC EAST ASIAN Panel Topic in the discussion
East Asian Languages and Literatures to 1900 on MLA Commons 10 years agoTo Monica and All —
This sounds great. Just to let you know, LLC Modern and Contemporary Chinese Forum will propose as our guaranteed session something like “Breaking Media Boundaries in Chinese Literature and Culture.” It looks like it will fit well with what your team is planning. We also selected it with the Presidential Theme of “Boundary…[Read more]
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Charlotte Eubanks started the topic Proposed Collaborative Session for MLA 2017 in the discussion
East Asian Languages and Literatures to 1900 on MLA Commons 10 years agoThe Japan to 1900 group would like to propose a collaborative panel with the East Asia group, on the topic of
‘Sounding the Pre-Modern Sinosphere’
which would focus on Chinese-language compositions from across Asia (such as kanshi in Japan).
I’ll be interested in your thoughts, and will hope for a ‘go ahead’ from the leadership! 🙂
Charlotte…[Read more]
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Charlotte Eubanks replied to the topic Petition in the discussion
Prospective Forum: LLC Pre-14th-Century Chinese on MLA Commons 10 years agoThough late to the game, I also support the formation of this forum.
Charlotte Eubanks
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Charlotte Eubanks replied to the topic LLC EAST ASIAN Panel Topic in the discussion
East Asian Languages and Literatures to 1900 on MLA Commons 10 years agoSounds good, Monika! I’ll be interested to see what others post, but if you need someone to talk, I could do something on ‘sutras as a genre of world literature’ in the trans-Asian sphere.
Cheers,
Charlotte (Eubanks)
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Monika Dix started the topic LLC EAST ASIAN Panel Topic in the discussion
East Asian Languages and Literatures to 1900 on MLA Commons 10 years agoI would like to propose the following panel for the 2017 MLA:
“Literature as the Experience of Crossing Boundaries in East Asia”
I am posting it to see if there is any interest from group members to present on this topic.
Monika Dix
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Monika Dix started the topic LLC East Asian Business Meeting Minutes in the discussion
East Asian Languages and Literatures to 1900 on MLA Commons 10 years agoDear LLC East Asian Executive Committee Members,
On Saturday, January 9, 2016, the LLC EAST ASIAN forum had its business meeting at MLA. The meeting took place from 4:30-5:45pm in room 302 in the JW Marriott in Austin, TX. The following people attended: Ming-Bao Yue (Skype), Michael Emmerich (Skype), Rivi Handler-Spitz (Skype), Charlotte Eubanks,…[Read more]
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