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Murat Öğütcü deposited THE COURT, THE NOBILITY AND THE MONARCH S RESPONSIBILITIES IN SHAKESPEARE S ELIZABETHAN HISTORY PLAYS in the group
LLC Shakespeare on MLA Commons 8 years, 10 months agoAbstract
After 1588, several socio-political and economic problems appeared in the Elizabethan society. These problems were
aggravated by Elizabeth I’s desire to live royally without responsibility. The correlation between good government and the
responsibility of monarchs was emphasised in the literature of the period, as well. Particularly, t…[Read more] -
Murat Öğütcü deposited Shakespeare in Animation in the group
LLC Shakespeare on MLA Commons 8 years, 10 months agoShakespeare in Animation
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Matthew Lincoln deposited The Temporal Dimensions of the London Art Auction, 1780–1835 in the group
History of Art on Humanities Commons 8 years, 11 months agoThe rush of activity among London’s auction houses in the first few weeks of summer has long been a familiar occurrence that persists even today. However, this intense seasonal concentration of sales was not always so. This paper draws on quantitative methods to explore the gradual emergence of a tightly scheduled auction season in London at the t…[Read more]
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Alvan Ikoku posted an update in the group
TC Medical Humanities and Health Studies on MLA Commons 8 years, 11 months ago“Health, Humanities, and Insecurity”
MLA ‘18 NY Conference Forum PanelHow does work at the meeting of health and humanities address contemporary questions about
precarity and insecurity? Panel will draw from a range of literatures, theories, and methods to explore these questions.Send 300-word abstract and CV to Alvan Ikoku, ikoku…[Read more]
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Hugh M. Richmond deposited Proto-Feminism: Seductions in Shakespeare and Milton in the group
LLC Shakespeare on MLA Commons 8 years, 11 months agoOne of the most familiar literary topics is the seduction scene. Both Shakespeare and Milton enhance this tradition by shifting the motives offered by the seducer to ones fitting increasingly autonomous and ambitious women, foreshadowing many of the concerns of modern feminism.
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Hugh M. Richmond deposited Proto-Feminism: Seductions in Shakespeare and Milton in the group
LLC 17th-Century English on MLA Commons 8 years, 11 months agoOne of the most familiar literary topics is the seduction scene. Both Shakespeare and Milton enhance this tradition by shifting the motives offered by the seducer to ones fitting increasingly autonomous and ambitious women, foreshadowing many of the concerns of modern feminism.
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Max Marmor created the group
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suzanne lalonde posted an update in the group
TC Medical Humanities and Health Studies on MLA Commons 8 years, 11 months ago“Trauma and Literature”
MLA ‘18 NY Conference Special SessionHow precisely might literature prove therapeutic to those who have endured traumatic experiences and how might it fail to heal? Drawing on pieces of literature as well as theories from illness narratives, narrative medicine, and trauma theories, among others, this panel seeks resea…[Read more]
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Richard A. Strier started the topic DEADLINE APPROACHING FOR LEAR SEMINAR in the discussion
Shakespeare on MLA Commons 8 years, 12 months agoTHE DEADLINE FOR THE NEH SUMMER SEMINAR ON KING LEAR DIRECTED BY RICHARD STRIER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO THIS SUMMER (JULY 10-28) IS MARCH 1. NON-TENURE TRACK AS WELL AS TENURED AND TENURE-TRACK INSTRUCTORS ARE WELCOME TO APPLY. STIPEND IS $2700. DETAILS ON THE SEMINAR AND THE APPLICATION PROCESS CAN BE FOUND AT: [Read more]
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Richard A. Strier started the topic DEADLINE APPROACHING FOR LEAR SEMINAR in the discussion
Shakespeare on MLA Commons 8 years, 12 months ago<p style=”background: white;”><span style=”font-family: Georgia; color: #333333;”>DEAR FOLKS,</span></p>
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Anthony Cerulli deposited “Know Thy Body, Know Thyself: Decoding Knowledge of the Ātman in Sanskrit Medical Literature” in the group
Medical Humanities on Humanities Commons 9 years agoA study of mental disease in Cakrapāṇidatta’s commentary on the Carakasaṃhitā.
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Anthony Cerulli deposited “Āyurveda” in the group
Medical Humanities on Humanities Commons 9 years agoEncyclopedia entry on Āyurveda.
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Anthony Cerulli deposited “Āyurveda” in the group
Medical Humanities on Humanities Commons 9 years agoEncyclopedia entry on Āyurveda.
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Anthony Cerulli deposited “Calculating Fecundity in the Kāśyapa Saṃhitā” in the group
Medical Humanities on Humanities Commons 9 years agoThis chapter explores the roles of narrative in the development of knowledge about, and rationalization for, conditioning the human body in the classical Indian medical system of Ayurveda.
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Anthony Cerulli deposited “On the allegorization of action for health” in the group
Medical Humanities on Humanities Commons 9 years agoA study of pravṛtti and nivṛtti in the Sanskrit allegory, Jīvānandanam (“The Joy of Life”).
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Anthony Cerulli deposited “The Joy of Life: Medicine, Politics, and Religion” in the group
Medical Humanities on Humanities Commons 9 years agoAn examination of the discursive interplay about politics, religion, and medicine in a 17th-18th cent. Sanskrit allegory, Jivanandanam (“The Joy of Life”).
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Anthony Cerulli deposited “Mad Scientists, Narrative, and Social Power: A Collaborative Learning Activity” in the group
Medical Humanities on Humanities Commons 9 years agoNathaniel Hawthorne’s short stories “The Birthmark” (1843) and “Rappaccini’s Daughter” (1844) encourage critical thinking about science and scientific research as forms of social power. In this collaborative activity, students work in small groups to discuss the ways in which these stories address questions of human experimentation, gender, man…[Read more]
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Anthony Cerulli deposited “Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Warring Doctors and Meddling Ministers” in the group
Medical Humanities on Humanities Commons 9 years agoNathaniel Hawthorne’s stories “The Rejected Blessing” and “Rappaccini’s Daughter” dramatize ideological com-petition among doctors and clergymen from Renaissance Italy to colonial Boston over care of the body. In the context of Hawthorne’s life, these stories show his foresighted theorizing of medical hegemony and its dangers to public and in…[Read more]
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Anthony Cerulli deposited “Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Warring Doctors and Meddling Ministers” in the group
Medical Humanities on Humanities Commons 9 years agoNathaniel Hawthorne’s stories “The Rejected Blessing” and “Rappaccini’s Daughter” dramatize ideological com-petition among doctors and clergymen from Renaissance Italy to colonial Boston over care of the body. In the context of Hawthorne’s life, these stories show his foresighted theorizing of medical hegemony and its dangers to public and in…[Read more]
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Anthony Cerulli created the group
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