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Allison Margaret Bigelow deposited The Nature of Metallic Matter: Materials-Based Methods in the Study of Mining in the group
CLCS Renaissance and Early Modern on MLA Commons 7 years agoIn 1526, royal refiner and natural historian Gonzalo Fernández de Oviedo (1478-1557) praised the singular quality of the “muchos tesoros de oro labrado / en poder delos indios q̄ se hā cōquistado” (lxv, v). By 1535, however, he had to define what, exactly, he meant by gold: “No hablo aquí en el oro que se ha habido por rescates, o en la guerra, ni…[Read more]
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Allison Margaret Bigelow deposited The Nature of Metallic Matter: Materials-Based Methods in the Study of Mining in the group
CLCS 18th-Century on MLA Commons 7 years agoIn 1526, royal refiner and natural historian Gonzalo Fernández de Oviedo (1478-1557) praised the singular quality of the “muchos tesoros de oro labrado / en poder delos indios q̄ se hā cōquistado” (lxv, v). By 1535, however, he had to define what, exactly, he meant by gold: “No hablo aquí en el oro que se ha habido por rescates, o en la guerra, ni…[Read more]
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Allison Margaret Bigelow replied to the topic Mentoring Opportunities: Professional Development with CLCS 18th C. Forum in the discussion
CLCS 18th-Century on MLA Commons 7 years agoUpdate: we’ve started a googlesheet to sign up. Please feel free to enter your information here, either to volunteer to mentor or to be matched with a mentor:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1E_zAqjmkOkgqqF7P0u0R35JFSb2ue1qh-F3LHkutGlc/edit?usp=sharing
Thanks!
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Allison Margaret Bigelow started the topic Mentoring Opportunities: Professional Development with CLCS 18th C. Forum in the discussion
CLCS 18th-Century on MLA Commons 7 years agoDear colleagues,
The MLA is looking for ways to improve year-round engagement in the forums, and it has identified professional development as a critical area of need for many of our members. If you would be willing to mentor another member of the CLCS 18th-C. forum, please reply to this post here or email Allison Bigelow at…[Read more]
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Tom Mazanec deposited Chinese 211: Bibliography and Research Methods in the group
LLC Ming and Qing Chinese on MLA Commons 7 years, 1 month agoThe purpose of this course is to introduce graduate students to the tools, methods, and history of sinology. Sinology refers to the study of China as performed in a philological manner. Philology refers to the historical study of language and literature in its fullest context. It is inherently interdisciplinary. It draws on the fields of…[Read more]
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Tom Mazanec deposited Chinese 211: Bibliography and Research Methods in the group
LLC East Asian on MLA Commons 7 years, 1 month agoThe purpose of this course is to introduce graduate students to the tools, methods, and history of sinology. Sinology refers to the study of China as performed in a philological manner. Philology refers to the historical study of language and literature in its fullest context. It is inherently interdisciplinary. It draws on the fields of…[Read more]
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Tom Mazanec deposited Chinese 101B: Introduction to Classical Chinese II (Winter 2019) in the group
LLC East Asian on MLA Commons 7 years, 1 month agoThis course introduces students to the grammar and vocabulary of Classical Chinese. Readings cover a range of texts and genres from the early and medieval periods, with a few examples from later periods. Students should already have some familiarity with Chinese characters (Hànzì 漢字, Kanji, Hanja), whether through Mandarin Chinese or another East…[Read more]
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Elvira L. Vilches started the topic Panels and Happy Hour for Colonial Latin American Literatures/ MLA 2019 in the discussion
CLCS Renaissance and Early Modern on MLA Commons 7 years, 1 month agoDear Members,
Here is the list of activities sponsored by the Colonial Latin American forum, MLA 2019.
We are looking forward to seeing you there.
Thursday Jan 3rd
54. And What does Colonial Mean?
1:45-3:00 pm, Erie, Sheraton Grand
Presiding Mónica Díaz, U of Kentucky
Speakers: Ivonne del Valle, UC Berkley; Kathleen My…[Read more]
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Nathan Faries replied to the topic 2020 COLLABORATIVE SESSION BRAINSTORM: PRE-14TH C. CHINA and MING/QING CHINA in the discussion
LLC Ming and Qing Chinese on MLA Commons 7 years, 1 month agoSorry about that. Try again now. I hope the settings are fixed
https://docs.google.com/document/d/14cJFY-3yhgnR_iOba0GUjYNXjnW1VBpRilt_y7ZGJO4/edit?usp=sharing
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Nathan Faries started the topic MING/QING FORUM PLANNING MEETING: THURSDAY, JAN. 3–8:00 p.m., Sheraton Old Town in the discussion
LLC Ming and Qing Chinese on MLA Commons 7 years, 1 month agoAll Ming/Qing Forum members and prospective members are welcome to bring their ideas and join the conversation on Thursday evening just before the East Asia Social Event. (8:00-8:30 p.m., and we can walk over to the social event together.)
We will meet for 30 minutes in the Old Town Room at the Sheraton Grand. Agenda items: session topics for…[Read more]
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Guojun Wang replied to the topic 2020 COLLABORATIVE SESSION BRAINSTORM: PRE-14TH C. CHINA and MING/QING CHINA in the discussion
LLC Ming and Qing Chinese on MLA Commons 7 years, 1 month agoHi Nathan, you google doc seems to be view-only. needs permission to edit. Maybe you want to change the setting.
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Nathan Faries started the topic 2020 COLLABORATIVE SESSION BRAINSTORM: PRE-14TH C. CHINA and MING/QING CHINA in the discussion
LLC Pre-14th-Century Chinese on MLA Commons 7 years, 1 month agoWe need to start planning our 2020 Forum Collaborative Session Proposal now. If you have any ideas about session topics and/or interested participants, please post to the brainstorm Google-doc below. Thank you!
https://docs.google.com/document/d/14cJFY-3yhgnR_iOba0GUjYNXjnW1VBpRilt_y7ZGJO4/edit?usp=sharing
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Nathan Faries started the topic 2020 COLLABORATIVE SESSION BRAINSTORM: PRE-14TH C. CHINA and MING/QING CHINA in the discussion
LLC Ming and Qing Chinese on MLA Commons 7 years, 1 month agoWe need to start planning our 2020 Forum Collaborative Session Proposal now. If you have any ideas about session topics and/or interested participants, please post to the brainstorm Google-doc below. Thank you!
https://docs.google.com/document/d/14cJFY-3yhgnR_iOba0GUjYNXjnW1VBpRilt_y7ZGJO4/edit?usp=sharing
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Radovan Škultéty replied to the topic WELCOME! EAST ASIA SOCIAL EVENT: THURSDAY, JANUARY 3–8:45 p.m.-10:00 p.m. in the discussion
LLC Ming and Qing Chinese on MLA Commons 7 years, 1 month agoThank you, Nathan! I was just thinking whether I needed an invite for this event. Now you have dispelled all my worries 🙂 See you in two weeks in Sheraton!
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Nathan Faries started the topic WELCOME! EAST ASIA SOCIAL EVENT: THURSDAY, JANUARY 3–8:45 p.m.-10:00 p.m. in the discussion
LLC East Asian on MLA Commons 7 years, 1 month agoHope to see everyone there! Please share this with all your colleagues!
First 60 people get a free drink ticket, and everyone has a chance at the door-prize raffle for new books.
177: Social Hour for East Asianists, Hosted by LLC East Asian, LLC Japanese since 1900, LLC Ming and Qing Chinese, LLC Modern and Contemporary Chinese, LLC…[Read more]
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Nathan Faries replied to the topic WELCOME! EAST ASIA SOCIAL EVENT: THURSDAY, JANUARY 3–8:45 p.m.-10:00 p.m. in the discussion
LLC Ming and Qing Chinese on MLA Commons 7 years, 1 month agoHope to see you all there! Please share this with all your colleagues.
First 60 people receive a free drink ticket. Everyone has a chance at door-prize raffle for new books.
Thanks!
Nathan
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Nathan Faries started the topic WELCOME! EAST ASIA SOCIAL EVENT: THURSDAY, JANUARY 3–8:45 p.m.-10:00 p.m. in the discussion
LLC Ming and Qing Chinese on MLA Commons 7 years, 1 month ago177: Social Hour for East Asianists, Hosted by LLC East Asian, LLC Japanese since 1900, LLC Ming and Qing Chinese, LLC Modern and Contemporary Chinese, LLC Pre-14th-Century Chinese, LLC Japanese to 1900, and LLC Korean<i></i> 8:45 PM–10:00 PM Thursday, Jan 3, 2019<i></i> Sheraton Grand – Chicago Ballroom VIII
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Daniel Alan Fried started the topic Association of Chinese and Comparative Literature abstract deadline extended in the discussion
LLC East Asian on MLA Commons 7 years, 1 month agoDear Colleagues,
I would like to invite you to submit an abstract to the 2019 conference of the Association of Chinese and Comparative Literature, to be held from July 17-19, 2019, on the campus of Hunan Normal University in Changsha, China. The deadline for receipt of abstracts has been extended to January 7. The ACCL welcomes papers on a…[Read more]
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Daniel Alan Fried started the topic Association of Chinese and Comparative Literature abstract deadline extended in the discussion
LLC Pre-14th-Century Chinese on MLA Commons 7 years, 1 month agoDear Colleagues,
I would like to invite you to submit an abstract to the 2019 conference of the Association of Chinese and Comparative Literature, to be held from July 17-19, 2019, on the campus of Hunan Normal University in Changsha, China. The deadline for receipt of abstracts has been extended to January 7. The ACCL welcomes papers on a wide…[Read more]
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Carlo M. Bajetta deposited Elizabeth I ‘in Sight and View of all the World’: An Unpublished Spanish Letter (UPDATED VERSION) in the group
CLCS Renaissance and Early Modern on MLA Commons 7 years, 2 months agoPrints an unpublished Spanish letter signed by Elizabeth I and addressed to Maria of Austria
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