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David Laurence deposited Doctorate Recipients in Humanities and Arts, by Subfield, 2005–15 on MLA Commons 8 years, 11 months ago
These data are extracted from Table 13 in the set of 72 tables for Doctorate Recipients from United States Universities: 2015, National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES), Arlington, VA . NSF 17-306. December 2016
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David Laurence deposited 2015 Doctorate Recipients in Languages Other Than English and Letters, by Institution on MLA Commons 8 years, 11 months ago
These data are extracted from Table 8 in the set of 72 tables for Doctorate Recipients from United States Universities: 2015, National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES), Arlington, VA . NSF 17-306. December 2016
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David Laurence deposited Trends in Bachelor’s Degrees in English and Other Selected Fields of Study, 1987–2015 in the group
RCWS Writing Pedagogies on MLA Commons 9 years agoPrepared for session 366 on the 2017 convention program, Shapes of the English Major Today, arranged by the ADE Ad Hoc Committee on the English Major, this presentation summarizes trends in bachelor’s degree completions using time series degree completions data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education System (IPEDS), as compiled by the National…[Read more]
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David Laurence deposited Trends in Bachelor’s Degrees in English and Other Selected Fields of Study, 1987–2015 in the group
HEP Teaching as a Profession on MLA Commons 9 years agoPrepared for session 366 on the 2017 convention program, Shapes of the English Major Today, arranged by the ADE Ad Hoc Committee on the English Major, this presentation summarizes trends in bachelor’s degree completions using time series degree completions data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education System (IPEDS), as compiled by the National…[Read more]
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David Laurence deposited Trends in Bachelor’s Degrees in English and Other Selected Fields of Study, 1987–2015 on MLA Commons 9 years ago
Prepared for session 366 on the 2017 convention program, Shapes of the English Major Today, arranged by the ADE Ad Hoc Committee on the English Major, this presentation summarizes trends in bachelor’s degree completions using time series degree completions data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education System (IPEDS), as compiled by the National…[Read more]
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Peter M. Logan started the topic 2018 CFP: The Institutional History of Theory in the discussion
Literary and Cultural Theory on MLA Commons 9 years agoLiterary and Cultural Theory Group CFP
<b>The Institutional History of Theory</b>
Theory arose not just via ideas but through organizations, schools, institutes, and symposia. Papers on any aspect of this institutional history. Abstract and short CV by 1 March 2017; Peter M. Logan (peter.logan@temple.edu). -
Peter M. Logan started the topic 2018 CFP: The Book History of Theory in the discussion
Literary and Cultural Theory on MLA Commons 9 years agoLiterary and Cultural Theory Group CFP
<b>The Book History of Theory</b>
Theory arose not just via ideas but through publishing. Papers investigating presses, journals, book series, or other aspects of print history. Abstract and short CV by 1 March 2017; Jeffrey J. Williams (jwill@andrew.cmu.edu). -
David Laurence uploaded the file: Department of Labor Guidance on "Contract" and "Reasonable Assurance" to
HEP Part-Time and Contingent Faculty Issues on MLA Commons 9 years agoThis 22 December 2016 U. S. Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Program Letter (UIPL) provides guidance to states about the interpretation of “contract” and “reasonable assurance of future employment” in determining eligibility for unemployment insurance of adjunct faculty members in higher education. The guidance in this UIPL supersedes…[Read more]
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David C. Lloyd started the topic BDS and the Inversion of Victimhood in the discussion
Comparative Studies in Twentieth-Century Literature on MLA Commons 9 years agoSubmitted by faculty members in MLA-related fields at Israeli universities
This statement, at MLABoycott’s website, is presented anonymously by Israeli academics who support the boycott of Israeli universities. The faculty are forced to sign anonymously because of a 2011 law passed by the Israeli parliament that prohibits support for BDS a…[Read more]
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David C. Lloyd started the topic BDS and the Inversion of Victimhood in the discussion
MLA Members for Justice in Palestine on MLA Commons 9 years agoSubmitted by faculty members in MLA-related fields at Israeli universities
This statement, at MLABoycott’s website, is presented anonymously by Israeli academics who support the boycott of Israeli universities. The faculty are forced to sign anonymously because of a 2011 law passed by the Israeli parliament that prohibits support for BDS among I…[Read more]
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David C. Lloyd started the topic Judith Butler and Ariella Azoulay on the logic of the academic boycott in the discussion
Comparative Studies in Twentieth-Century Literature on MLA Commons 9 years agoBoth Judith Butler and Ariella Azoulay have recently posted at MLABoycott’s site, articulating their rationale for supporting the boycott of Israeli academic institutions at this time.
“The boycott targets the Israeli regime, not Israeli citizens, unless they act as representatives of the regime. What, then, is the position…[Read more]
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David C. Lloyd started the topic Judith Butler and Ariella Azoulay on the logic of the academic boycott in the discussion
MLA Members for Justice in Palestine on MLA Commons 9 years agoBoth Judith Butler and Ariella Azoulay have recently posted at MLABoycott’s site, articulating their rationale for supporting the boycott of Israeli academic institutions at this time.
“The boycott targets the Israeli regime, not Israeli citizens, unless they act as representatives of the regime. What, then, is the position of…[Read more]
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David C. Lloyd started the topic Jeff Sacks responds to Anthony Appiah in the discussion
English Literature Other Than British and American on MLA Commons 9 years agoThis open letter by Jeff Sacks, in response to Anthony Apia’s recent blog on the Commons, appeared in the online journal Jadaliyya: http://www.jadaliyya.com/pages/index/25811/an-open-letter-to-kwame-anthony-appiah-president-o
Sacks writes:
With all of the talk about academic freedom, what is this “freedom” that we are talking about, if it i…[Read more]
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David C. Lloyd started the topic Jeff Sacks responds to Anthony Appiah in the discussion
MLA Members for Justice in Palestine on MLA Commons 9 years agoThis open letter by Jeff Sacks, in response to Anthony Apia’s recent blog on the Commons, appeared in the online journal Jadaliyya: http://www.jadaliyya.com/pages/index/25811/an-open-letter-to-kwame-anthony-appiah-president-o
Sacks writes:
With all of the talk about academic freedom, what is this “freedom” that we are talking about, if it is n…[Read more]
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David C. Lloyd started the topic John Berger (1926-2017): critic, essayist and BDS advocate in the discussion
Comparative Studies in Twentieth-Century Literature on MLA Commons 9 years agoWe have received the sad news that the great essayist and art critic <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/jan/02/john-berger-obituary">John Berger</a> died today, January 2, at age 90. He was a principled supporter of BDS. In 2006 he wrote what is referred to as <a…[Read more]
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David C. Lloyd started the topic John Berger (1926-2017): critic, essayist and BDS advocate in the discussion
MLA Members for Justice in Palestine on MLA Commons 9 years agoWe have received the sad news that the great essayist and art critic John Berger died today, January 2, at age 90. He was a principled supporter of BDS. In 2006 he wrote what is referred to as The Berger Letter, endorsing the cultural boycott of Israel institutions. It reads in part:
“As Nelson Mandela has pointed out, boycott is not a…[Read more]
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David C. Lloyd started the topic Statements from academics and students in Palestinian higher education in the discussion
MLA Members for Justice in Palestine on MLA Commons 9 years ago<div class=”entry-content”>
Objections to the MLA Boycott resolution uniformly focus on its supposed abridgement of academic freedom to individual scholars in the US or in Israel without any concern for the educational rights of Palestinians. Purposefully obfuscating the case, critics of the boycott resolution brush past the resolution’s de…[Read more]
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David C. Lloyd started the topic Daniel Boyarin on the boycott of Israeli Academic Institutions in the discussion
Comparative Studies in Twentieth-Century Literature on MLA Commons 9 years agoJewish Studies scholar Daniel Boyarin has issued the following statement about academic boycott:
"I am on record, even on Israeli television, as a supporter of BDS and of a limited academic boycott as well. By limited boycott I mean that I do not countenance boycotts of individuals (Let he who is sinless cast the first stone) but of…[Read more]
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