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Laura R. Braunstein deposited Approximating the University: The Information Literacy Practices of Novice Researchers in the group
RCWS History and Theory of Composition on MLA Commons 9 years, 3 months agoIn a seminal essay, David Bartholomae asserts that novice writers need to “invent the university by assembling and mimicking its language.” Instructors and librarians who work with beginning academic writers confirm Bartholomae’s assertion. Our research asks how, precisely, novice writer-researchers go about inventing the university before they…[Read more]
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Eleanor F. Shevlin started the topic 2016 MLA election: Book History, Print Cultures, Lexicography in the discussion
Lexicography on MLA Commons 9 years, 4 months ago<div class=”bbp-reply-content”>
I am a candidate to represent the Book History, Print Cultures, and Lexicography, and I am writing to ask you for your support and to let you know something about me and my qualifications.
An 18th-century scholar of British literature and culture, I have nonetheless worked widely in the field of book history a…[Read more]
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Myrto Drizou started the topic CFP- Volume on Edith Wharton (Critical Insights-Salem Press) in the discussion
Women’s Studies in Language and Literature on MLA Commons 9 years, 4 months agoCall for Papers
Critical Insights
Edith Wharton
Please see below the call for essays for a forthcoming volume on Edith Wharton. The volume is part of the series Critical Insights (Salem Press) and will appear in fall 2017. More information can be found here:http://www.salempress.com/critical_insights.html
Following the guidelines for the…[Read more]
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Prentiss Clark started the topic Emerson Society 2017 Awards Announcement in the discussion
Nineteenth-Century American Literature on MLA Commons 9 years, 4 months ago**Awards Announcements** 2017
The Ralph Waldo Emerson Society announces four awards for projects that foster appreciation for Emerson.
Graduate Student Paper Award
Provides up to $750 of travel support to present a paper on an Emerson Society panel at the American Literature Association Annual Conference (May 2017) or the Thoreau Society A…[Read more]
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Cristina León Alfar started the topic Oct Meeting NYC Chapter of The Society for the Study of Women in the Renaissance in the discussion
Women’s Studies in Language and Literature on MLA Commons 9 years, 4 months agoThe New York City Chapter
of
The Society for the Study of Women in the Renaissance (SSWR)
presents:
ROYA BIGGIE
“Inter-Elemental Sympathies and
Cross-Species Compassion:
Caring for the Hybrid Body in Titus Andronicus”
ROYA BIGGIE, a Visiting Assistant Professor of English at Grinnell College, is also a PhD Candidate in English at the Gradu…[Read more] -
Anastasia Salter deposited Ugly Bodies, Pretty Bodies Scott Westerfeld’s Uglies and the Inhumanity of Culture in the group
GS Children’s and Young Adult Literature on MLA Commons 9 years, 4 months agoScott Westerfeld’s Uglies imagines a society where the body is under total control and the universal beauty of the body after dramatic reconstructive surgery at sixteen guarantees that everyone will be “equal.” To the young adult readership, such a world holds understandable appeal: the idea of avoiding the pains of coming to age in one’s own bod…[Read more]
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Henry Bowles started the topic CFP: "Psyche, Suasion, Style: Comparative rhetoric and the mind" (ACLA 2017) in the discussion
History and Theory of Rhetoric on MLA Commons 9 years, 4 months ago“Psyche, Suasion, Style: Comparative rhetoric and the mind” (ACLA 2017)
Despite Socrates’ (wary) definition of rhetoric as an “art of leading the mind by words” (τέχνη ψυχαγωγία τις διὰ λόγων), scholarship on the interplay between persuasion and psychology in pre-Modern rhetoric remains in its infancy. Cognitive linguistics, psychoanalysis, and…[Read more]
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Cristina León Alfar started the topic Sept Meeting, NYC Chapter of Society for the Study of Women in the Renaissance in the discussion
Women’s Studies in Language and Literature on MLA Commons 9 years, 5 months agoThe first meeting of the Society for the Study of Women in the Renaissance will take place on Thursday, September 15, from 6:00-7:30pm in room 9207 of the CUNY Graduate Center. Francesca Canadé Sautman (French, Hunter and Graduate Center) will speak on “Offstage Direction: French Women and the Shaping of the Renaissance Theater.” Have a look at t…[Read more]
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Val Dumond replied to the topic Member news to share? in the discussion
The Teaching of Writing on MLA Commons 9 years, 5 months ago
After a five year struggle, my book, American-English: The Official Guide, has been published and is available through Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kindle. Not a “rule” book, it is aimed at writers and emphasizes the benefits of creating Your Style Manual and recording personal choices of grammar and punctuation usage. A special section offers…[Read more]
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Pamela Herron replied to the topic Member news to share? in the discussion
The Teaching of Writing on MLA Commons 9 years, 5 months agoMy chapter “East to West – The Inter-Connectedness of All Things Created” will be published in the forthcoming book Sustainability in/and Writing Intensive Courses as part of the Lexington Books’ Ecocritical Theory and Practice Series. The book should be out by MLA 2017.
Thanks!
Pam
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Nicky Agate started the topic Member news to share? in the discussion
The Teaching of Writing on MLA Commons 9 years, 5 months agoHave you recently published a book, presented a project, or won an award? Share your news with other MLA members in the Commons Newsletter. Message me your news here on the Commons (@terrainsvagues) or e-mailcommons@mla.org over the next couple of days to be included in the September issue!
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Carrie Johnston started the topic Deadline Approaching: Gender & the Cultural Preoccupations of the American West in the discussion
Women’s Studies in Language and Literature on MLA Commons 9 years, 5 months agoDear Colleagues,
The Sept. 1 deadline for the Studies in the Novel special issue, “Gender and the Cultural Preoccupation of the American West” is approaching. Full CFP and submission guidelines below.
Call for Papers: Gender and the Cultural Preoccupations of the American West
Studies in the Novel is currently seeking submissions for a s…[Read more]
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Whitney Trettien deposited Renaissance Media syllabus (ENGL 281, Spring 2016) in the group
TM Book History, Print Cultures, Lexicography on MLA Commons 9 years, 5 months agoThe attached syllabus was written for my undergraduate seminar “Renaissance Media” (ENGL 281) taught Spring 2016 at UNC Chapel Hill. The learning objectives for the course were as follows:
“During this course, students will:
* learn the basic history and culture of media technologies in England during the early modern period (roughly 150…[Read more] -
Alexa Huang deposited The Blotted Line | An Interview with Alexa Huang in the group
TC Women’s and Gender Studies on MLA Commons 9 years, 5 months agoAn Interview with Alexa Huang, George Washington University | The Blotted Line
“I am proud to have answered my calling to tell stories and to show others how to listen for silenced voices. Story-telling makes us human because it…[Read more]
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Whitney Trettien deposited "Digital Editing and Curation" (Spring 2016) graduate seminar syllabus in the group
TM Bibliography and Scholarly Editing on MLA Commons 9 years, 6 months agoThe attached syllabus was written for my graduate seminar “Digital Editing and Curation,” taught to 8 PhD students/candidates at UNC Chapel Hill in Spring 2016. The course description is as follows:
“This course introduces students to book history and scholarly editing through the frameworks of media studies and digital humanities. In this…[Read more]
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Roberta Rosenberg started the topic CFP: Global Women's Conference: Understanding and Preventing Violence in the discussion
Women’s Studies in Language and Literature on MLA Commons 9 years, 6 months agoChristopher Newport University
College of Arts and Humanities
Call for Papers
Global Status of Women and Girls:
“Understanding, Defining, and Preventing Violence”
March 24-26, 2017
to be held at Christopher Newport University, Newport News, Virginia
This interdisciplinary conference seeks to foster inquiries into the complex and mul…[Read more]
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Melek Ortabasi started the topic CFP: Children's Literature Crossing Borders (ACLA 2017) in the discussion
Children’s Literature on MLA Commons 9 years, 6 months agoHi everyone,
Vanessa Joosen and I have proposed a children’s literature-related seminar for the American Comparative Literature Association’s 2017 Annual Meeting, which will be held in Utrecht July 7-9.
Here’s the CFP:
Children’s Literature Crossing Borders
Children’s literature has long been viewed as an agent for international peace. Fr…[Read more]
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Alison Booth deposited Responsible Parties in the group
TC Women’s and Gender Studies on MLA Commons 9 years, 6 months agoFor an MLA panel, January 2016, this talk recalls the 2014 crisis at the University of Virginia about an alleged fraternity gang rape, discusses the policy on sexual assault that designates “responsible employees,” and proposes measures: change drinking laws; avoid segregating any space by identity; offer responsible parties. Humanities professors…[Read more]
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Janine M. Utell started the topic CFP: The Comics of Alison Bechdel (edited collection; 12/1/16) in the discussion
Women’s Studies in Language and Literature on MLA Commons 9 years, 7 months agoThe Comics of Alison Bechdel: From the Outside In
“The Comics of Alison Bechdel: From the Outside In” is a proposed volume in the series Critical Approaches to Comics Artists at the University Press of Mississippi. This volume will contain an array of critical essays on the comics of Alison Bechdel, offering new examinations of her entire body…[Read more]
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Anna M. Klobucka started the topic Call for submissions for the Journal of Feminist Scholarship in the discussion
Women’s Studies in Language and Literature on MLA Commons 9 years, 7 months agoThe Journal of Feminist Scholarship is a twice-yearly, peer-reviewed, open-access journal published online and aimed at promoting feminist scholarship across the disciplines, as well as expanding the reach and definitions of feminist research. The journal can be found at http://www.jfsonline.org/.
The editors of JFS invite submissions on a…[Read more]
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