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Shun-Chang Kevin Tsai replied to the topic MLA 2016 Austin: Panel Ideas? in the forum
East Asian Languages and Literatures to 1900 on MLA Commons 11 years, 1 month agoAll these are wonderful ideas! With regard to “women and the premodern canon” — why not “nimen” or “tamen” and the premodern canon? I feel that perhaps we need to clarify who we/you/they are, though an exciting topic this might be even in this somewhat ambiguous form. Alright, back to grading Chinese 101 exams…
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Li Guo replied to the topic Support of EALL to 1900 in the forum
East Asian Languages and Literatures to 1900 on MLA Commons 11 years, 1 month agoI support forming the forum “East Asian Languages and Literatures to 1900.”
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Paul Rouzer replied to the topic MLA 2016 Austin: Panel Ideas? in the forum
East Asian Languages and Literatures to 1900 on MLA Commons 11 years, 1 month agoHi — sorry not to respond to this earlier — was out at a conference.
The “reading Asian religious texts as literature” is particularly attractive to me — I would have suggested that even if you didn’t bring it up! And I think it’s something we need to encourage more in the field.
“Women and the premodern canon” would be nice as well — I…[Read more]
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Charlotte Eubanks replied to the topic MLA 2016 Austin: Panel Ideas? in the forum
East Asian Languages and Literatures to 1900 on MLA Commons 11 years, 2 months agoMaybe it’d help to put some ideas out there? Let me know if any of these seem appealing, or propose others to be discussed at the Exec Committee meeting in Vancouver:
* Between page and stage: performance literature in premodern east asia
* women and the premodern canon
* music and literature
* reading asian religious texts as literature
other ideas?
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Jina Kim started the topic Korean LLC Forum Announcement: Officially Established in the forum
East Asian Languages and Literatures to 1900 on MLA Commons 11 years, 2 months agoDear Colleagues,
We are happy to announce that the Korean Language, Literature and Culture (LLC) Forum is now an official part of the Modern Languages Association (MLA). Korean LLC Forum is the only East Asian LLC Forum within the MLA thus far, and we thank everyone’s support that made this possible (especially if you went to the MLA Commons on…[Read more]
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Charlotte Eubanks started the topic MLA 2016 Austin: Panel Ideas? in the forum
East Asian Languages and Literatures to 1900 on MLA Commons 11 years, 2 months agoReiterating Melek’s invitation to submit panel ideas, anyone who has an idea for panels on Asian literature, broadly conceived, feel free to email them to Melek or I (cde13@psu.edu) and/or to attend either of the Executive Committee meetings in-person at Vancouver.
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Charlotte Eubanks started the topic MLA 2015 Vancouver: ExCo Meeting in the forum
East Asian Languages and Literatures to 1900 on MLA Commons 11 years, 2 months agoAny and all interested parties are invited to attend the Executive Committee meeting for the East Asia to 1900 group, which will be held on:
10 January 2015, 7:00-8:15 pm, 7 East, in the Vancouver Convention Centre.
At the meeting, we will drink wine, nominate people to fill the open seat(s) on the committee, and propose panel topics for the…[Read more]
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Melek Ortabasi started the topic MLA Austin 2016: Have an idea for a panel? in the forum
East Asian Languages and Literatures to 1900 on MLA Commons 11 years, 2 months agoIf you do, please contact me or another member of the current ExCo with a brief proposal. We will discuss them at our January ExCo meeting and select the best. This Forum will have two guaranteed panels in 2016, and may propose two further panels (non-guaranteed). We are eager to hear your ideas, so fire away! MLA deadlines are quite far in…[Read more]
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Melek Ortabasi replied to the topic Vancouver 2015 Reception in the forum
East Asian Languages and Literatures to 1900 on MLA Commons 11 years, 2 months agoDear Christina,
Thank you for posting this lovely invitation. Thank you also to Christina Laffin for organizing this wonderful opportunity to network. Let me encourage those who attend to promote MLA membership among our Asian Studies colleagues!
Very best,
Melek
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Christina Yi started the topic Vancouver 2015 Reception in the forum
East Asian Languages and Literatures to 1900 on MLA Commons 11 years, 2 months ago(My apologies for the cross-post, but wanted to make sure this reaches as many people as possible. Please feel free to circulate widely.)
Dear Colleagues,
The MLA annual conference is being held in Vancouver, Canada from January 8 to 11, 2015 and the program features a number of panels related to Asia. In honor of those representing Asia within…[Read more]
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Claudia Cornejo Happel started the topic CFP: 2015 SoTL Commons Conference in Savannah in the forum
The Teaching of Language on MLA Commons 11 years, 3 months ago
Do you speak SoTL? Chances are you do. Come join the conversation at the SoTL Commons.
Leverage your knowledge, skills and passion for teaching and learning as a presenter at the SoTL Commons.
<div style=”margin-left: 10em;”>When engaging in Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL)
“the work of the classroom [becomes] a site for…[Read more]
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Maria Luisa Martinez started the topic CFP for 46th annual convention, NeMLA 2015: Embracing Language Musicality in L2 in the forum
The Teaching of Language on MLA Commons 11 years, 3 months ago46th annual convention, NeMLA 2015
Toronto; April 30- May 3, 2015
Host institution: Ryerson University
Panel: Embracing Language Musicality in L2 ClassroomsThis panel is sponsored by the area on pedagogy and professional
The goal of this panel is to examine language musicality, both in terms of linguistic phenomena and as a teaching tool for L2…[Read more]
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Maria Luisa Martinez started the topic CFP for 46th annual convention, NeMLA 2015: Embracing Language Musicality in L2 in the forum
The Teaching of Language on MLA Commons 11 years, 3 months ago46th annual convention, NeMLA 2015
Toronto; April 30- May 3, 2015
Host institution: Ryerson University
Panel: Embracing Language Musicality in L2 Classrooms
This panel is sponsored by the area on pedagogy and professional
The goal of this panel is to examine language musicality, both in terms of linguistic phenomena and as a teaching tool for…[Read more]
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A. E. B. Coldiron replied to the topic Books on History of Translation. in the forum
Translation on MLA Commons 11 years, 4 months agoHi, Prithviraj,
Agreed with the excellent suggestions in previous posts; and it is a huge topic. See also the just-released 2nd ed of Douglas Robinson’s anthology of texts (Western Translation Theory from Herodotus to Nietzsche; Routledge). At the risk of self-reference, I’d like to mention to a resource coming out soon that might prove helpful,…[Read more]
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Jessica Winston replied to the topic Books on History of Translation. in the forum
Translation on MLA Commons 11 years, 4 months agoThat’s a big topic. One recent book, focused on the English Renaissance, is English Renaissance Translation Theory (ed. by Neil Rhodes, with Gordon Kendal and Louise Wilson, MHRA, 2013). The introduction provides a nice overview of this trend, at least in England, between about 1485 and 1660. Another source is the series, The Oxford History of…[Read more]
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Prithvirajsingh Thakur started the topic Books on History of Translation. in the forum
Translation on MLA Commons 11 years, 4 months agoDear Friends,
Can anybody suggest me some good book/s or articles on the History of Translation ?
Best,
Prithviraj
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Leigh Anne Duck started the topic CfP: “Global García Márquez” in the forum
South Asian Languages and Literatures on MLA Commons 11 years, 5 months agoSalmon Rushdie recently wrote, “Gabo lives. The extraordinary worldwide attention paid to the death of Gabriel García Márquez, and the genuine sorrow felt by readers everywhere at his passing, tell us that his books are still very much alive” (New York Times Book Review, May 18, 2014, p.1). This issue of The Global South seeks to expand under…[Read more]
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Gaurav G. Desai started the topic Ghosh in a Creative Writing Class in the forum
South Asian Languages and Literatures on MLA Commons 11 years, 5 months agoDear Colleagues,
As some of you may know, John Hawley and I are putting together a volume on Approaches to Teaching the Works of Amitav Ghosh. We have received a number of excellent proposals but are interested in a contribution from someone who teaches Ghosh’s works in a creative writing workshop. If you or anyone you know does so, I would be m…[Read more] -
Jonathan Abel replied to the topic Your support for new Asian fora needed! in the forum
East Asian Languages and Literatures to 1900 on MLA Commons 11 years, 6 months agoI too support this!
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Christopher M. Lupke replied to the topic Your support for new Asian fora needed! in the forum
East Asian Languages and Literatures to 1900 on MLA Commons 11 years, 7 months agoColleagues:
You do not need to post in support for the creation of the East Asian Lang and Lit to 1900 or EALL after 1900 forums (or fora). They already exist. You do need to post in support on the respective pages for the PROSPECTIVE fora:
2 Japanese
3 Chinese
1 Korean
Please find the prospective forums you wish to support and post in to…[Read more]
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