John Savarese
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Roger Whitson deposited Digital Blake 2.0 in the group
LLC English Romantic on MLA Commons 10 years, 2 months agoIn an essay entitled “Digital Blake,” J. Hillis-Miller (2006) asks a question which dominates discussions of William Blake’s relationship to New Media: “[w]ould Blake have approved of the William Blake Archive?” (p29). The Archive has itself been the focus of enormous theoretical reflection. The “Articles about the Archive” section on the Archive…[Read more]
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Roger Whitson deposited Applied Blake: Milton's Response to Empire in the group
LLC English Romantic on MLA Commons 10 years, 2 months agoStudying William Blake means studying the event of history, the way history merges with and emerges within theology, politics and philosophy. William Blake’s poetry has had a precarious relationship with history; his work resonates from very specific historical concerns and yet also seems to struggle against being confined to any formal h…[Read more]
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Steven L. Newman started the topic Steve Newman: Candidate for Forum Executive Committee in the discussion
Scottish Literature on MLA Commons 10 years, 3 months agoDear Fellow Scottish Forum members,
Hello all! I just wanted to introduce myself as one of the two candidates for the Executive Committee this year. My friend, Tony Jarrells, is the other, which is great, since I’d also be happy if he won.
As a member of the Executive Committee, I would strive to continue the fine work the committee has done i…[Read more]
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Nicole Seymour deposited Alligator Earrings and the Fish Hook in the Face: Tragicomedy, Transcorporeality, and Animal Drag in the group
TC Cognitive and Affect Studies on MLA Commons 10 years, 3 months agoThis article considers the performances of “animal drag” that appear across the affiliated US media projects of Jackass (the television program and film franchise) and Wildboyz (the television program). Drawing on transgender studies scholarship, as well as recent work in affect theory, animal studies, and environmental studies, Nicole Seymour arg…[Read more]
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Kathleen Woodward deposited Reading Affect in Literary Studies in the group
TC Cognitive and Affect Studies on MLA Commons 10 years, 3 months agoDesigned as a short introduction to academic literary studies of affect, Reading Affect in Literary Studies is a one-credit graduate seminar, offered in Spring 2014, that was framed by the question of how we might rethink our practice as scholars of literature to take our scholarship to publics beyond the academy. Readings included work by Rita…[Read more]
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Carla Sassi started the topic Scottish Seminars: ESSE 2016 (Galway) in the discussion
Scottish Literature on MLA Commons 10 years, 4 months agoESSE 2016: GALWAY, 22–26 AUGUST
PAPER PROPOSALS
Deadline of submission: February 28, 2016
http://www.esse2016.orgCALL FOR PAPERS: Scottish studies seminars (for more detailed information see the conference website at the end of September or contact individual convenors):
“Regional and World Literatures: National Roots and Transnational Route…[Read more]
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Stacy Hartman deposited The Ethics of Emotion: The Dialectic of Empathy and Estrangement in Postwar German Literature and Film in the group
Cognitive Approaches to Literature on MLA Commons 10 years, 6 months agoAlthough the question of the role of empathy in our experience of fiction is currently an active one in psychology, most of the relevant research has been conducted on popular literature and film. This dissertation seeks to change that by using cognitive approaches to literature to examine how and why postmodern texts disrupt the reader or…[Read more]
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Janet Ruth Heller posted an update in the group
LLC English Romantic on MLA Commons 10 years, 6 months agoDear Colleagues,
Joyce Meier of Michigan State University and I are editing a collection of scholarly essays on the theme of Voice and Empowerment in English studies. Cambridge Scholars Publishing is interested in publishing this book.
As faculty members, we try to empower our students and to encourage them to develop their own voices. We also…[Read more]
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Janet Ruth Heller posted an update in the group
LLC Scottish on MLA Commons 10 years, 6 months agoDear Colleagues,
Joyce Meier of Michigan State University and I are editing a collection of scholarly essays on the theme of Voice and Empowerment in English studies. Cambridge Scholars Publishing is interested in publishing this book.
As faculty members, we try to empower our students and to encourage them to develop their own voices. We also…[Read more]
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Janet Ruth Heller posted an update in the group
LLC Late-18th-Century English on MLA Commons 10 years, 6 months agoDear Colleagues,
Joyce Meier of Michigan State University and I are editing a collection of scholarly essays on the theme of Voice and Empowerment in English studies. Cambridge Scholars Publishing is interested in publishing this book.
As faculty members, we try to empower our students and to encourage them to develop their own voices. We also…[Read more]
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Interesting project. Is there a deadline for submission of essays?
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Thank you for your question. The deadline is October 31, 2015. We hope that you will send an essay. Best wishes! Janet
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David Palmer uploaded the file: CFP, MLA, Austin, January 2016: Evolution, Ethics & Tragedy to
Cognitive Approaches to Literature on MLA Commons 10 years, 11 months agoCall for Papers
Special Session Topic: Evolution, Ethics, and Tragedy
MLA Convention
Austin, Texas
January 7-10, 2016
Contact Person for this Special Session:
David Palmer
Humanities Department
Massachusetts Maritime Academy
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Rivka Swenson started the topic CFP: MLA 2016: THE BRITISH PHARMACOPOEIA in the discussion
Scottish Literature on MLA Commons 10 years, 11 months agoPapers on Scottish physicians/rhetoricians–Enlightenment redefinitions of British bodies/bodies politic. Collaborative session between Late 18th-Century English Literature and Scottish Literature forums. 250-word abstracts by 5 March 2015; Rivka Swenson (rswenson@vcu.edu) and Juliet Shields (js37@u.washington.edu).
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David Palmer started the topic CFP: Evolution, Ethics & Tragedy (Kent State Humanities Conference, July 2015) in the discussion
Cognitive Approaches to Literature on MLA Commons 10 years, 11 months agoCall for Papers
Panel Topic: Evolution, Ethics, and TragedyConference:
Why the Humanities: Answers from Cognitive and Neuroscience
Kent State University
Kent, Ohio
July 9-12, 2015
http://www.kent.edu/cas/why-humanitiesContact Person for this Panel:
David Palmer
Humanities Department
Massachusetts Maritime Academy
dpalmer@maritime.eduI am…[Read more]
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Carla Sassi started the topic CFP: EMPIRES AND REVOLUTIONS R. B. Cunninghame Graham and other Scottish writer in the discussion
Scottish Literature on MLA Commons 10 years, 12 months agoCALL FOR PAPERS – DEADLINE EXTENDED TO 28 FEBRUARY
EMPIRES AND REVOLUTIONS
R. B. Cunninghame Graham and other Scottish writers
on Globalisation and Democracy
3–5 July 2015, Stirling, Scotland
This 2015 conference aims to promote inter-disciplinary scholarly engagement with Cunninghame Graham and his time, with particular emphasis on issues of <…[Read more] -
Patrick Colm Hogan started the topic CFP: Scientific Study of Literature (journal) in the discussion
Cognitive Approaches to Literature on MLA Commons 10 years, 12 months agoFor information, go to https://benjamins.com/#catalog/journals/ssol/main .
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Martha Dana Rust started the topic CFP: Teaching Memory Studies (MLA 2016) in the discussion
Cognitive Approaches to Literature on MLA Commons 10 years, 12 months agoDear Members of the Cognitive Approaches to Literature Group,
Please consider submitting an abstract for our special session, “Teaching Memory Studies.” Here’s the full CFP:
Teaching Memory Studies
Integrating studies of memory and literature: e.g. memory as metaphor, personal or collective practice, neuroscience, narrative hindsight, cinem…[Read more]
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Martha Dana Rust started the topic CFP: Teaching Memory Studies (MLA 2016) in the discussion
Cognitive Approaches to Literature on MLA Commons 10 years, 12 months agoDear Cognitive Approaches to Literature Group,
Please consider submitting an abstract for our special session, “Teaching Memory Studies.” Here’s the full CFP:
Teaching Memory Studies
Integrating studies of memory and literature: e.g. memory as metaphor, personal or collective practice, neuroscience, narrative hindsight, cinematic flash…[Read more]
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Dustin D. Stewart started the topic CFP: Naming the 18th Century in the discussion
Late-Eighteenth-Century English Literature on MLA Commons 11 years agoIf you’re concerned about the place of eighteenth-century studies in the new forum structure being implemented by the MLA, you might consider applying to the following proposed special session for the 2016 convention in Austin:
Naming the 18th Century. What’s at stake in naming this period “long” (1660-1830), “short” (1715-1789), early modern, En…[Read more]
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Stephanie LeMenager replied to the topic Best Bibliographies on Cognitive Approaches to Literature in the forum
Cognitive Approaches to Literature on MLA Commons 11 years agoYes, thanks for the suggestion!
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Elena Garcia-Martin replied to the topic 685: "Politics and Poetics of Cognition"-special session at the MLA in Vancouver in the forum
Cognitive Approaches to Literature on MLA Commons 11 years agoDear Lisa. I am so disappointed they scheduled my paper on “Cognitive Approaches to Race, Gender and Religion in Spanish Early Modern Captivity Plays” (# 686) in conflict with your panel. I am familiar with your work and was looking forward to meeting you and hearing your paper. Unfortunately, I have to leave right away after giving the paper but…[Read more]
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