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Nicky Agate started the topic Restaurant Recommendations and More in the discussion
2016 MLA Convention on MLA Commons 10 years, 4 months agoIf you’re an Austin local, please share your expertise by suggesting nearby restaurants, bars, or things to see or do. Provide as much information as you can: Distance from the convention venue, price range, URL, and what you like about a place are particularly useful. (We’re starting with eater.com’s “38 Essential Austin Restaurants” and the…[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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Nicky Agate started the topic Looking for a roommate? in the discussion
2016 MLA Convention on MLA Commons 10 years, 5 months agoConvention registrants can use this forum thread to identify other participants who may wish to share accommodations. The MLA assumes no responsibility or liability for these arrangements, since a decision to share hotel accommodations is one made by the participant, not the MLA.
Please note that in order to make reservations at MLA rates at t…[Read more]
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Nhora Lucia Serrano started the topic CFP: ACLA 2016 Visual (Inter)Changes in the Mediterranean Basin in the discussion
Comparative Studies in Medieval Literature on MLA Commons 10 years, 5 months agoVisual (Inter)Changes in the Mediterranean Basin: Medieval & Renaissance Western and Eastern Illuminated Manuscripts
Please consider submitting an abstract to the “ Visual (Inter)Changes in the Mediterranean Basin: Medieval & Renaissance Western and Eastern Illuminated Manuscripts ” seminar of the 2016 American Comparative Literature Association…[Read more] -
Samuel Lyndon Gladden started the topic Special session on Noël Coward #MLA16 in the discussion
2016 MLA Convention on MLA Commons 10 years, 6 months agoLooking forward to #MLA16 and hoping many will join us for a special session on Noël Coward: details at https://noelcoward.mla.hcommons-staging.org/.
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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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Elif Sendur started the topic support in the discussion
Prospective Forum: HEP Activism, Advocacy, Public Humanities on MLA Commons 10 years, 8 months agoI support the formation of this forum
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Elif Sendur replied to the topic Petition in the discussion
Prospective Forum: HEP Graduate Student Issues on MLA Commons 10 years, 8 months agoI support the formation of this forum
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Lynn Ramey started the topic CFP Austin 2016 in the discussion
Comparative Studies in Medieval Literature on MLA Commons 10 years, 11 months agoWe’re still looking for a few good abstracts! Please consider sending an abstract if you work on any aspect of space, geography, or place in medieval literature.
The Spatial Turn
How and why do medieval and modern notions of space differ? Papers on
aspects of medieval space and mapping, including use of GIS or technology.250-word abstracts by M…[Read more]
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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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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 11 years 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] -
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Cheryl E. Ball replied to the topic Discussion in the discussion
Prospective Forum: TM Manuscript Culture and Textual Studies on MLA Commons 11 years agoCan anyone tell me how come this group didn’t put a proposal forward in the last round of forum reviews? It was a shame not to see it.
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Carla Freccero replied to the topic Petition in the discussion
Prospective Forum: TC Animal Studies on MLA Commons 11 years agoI endorse too!
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Katina Rogers replied to the topic #MLA15 Conversation on the Commons in the forum
2015 MLA Convention on MLA Commons 11 years agoHello all,
Materials from “Careers for Humanists: A Job Search Workshop” are available at http://mla.hcommons-staging.org/groups/careers-for-humanists-a-job-search-workshop/. All are welcome to join the group.
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Nicky Agate started the topic #MLA15 Conversation on the Commons in the forum
2015 MLA Convention on MLA Commons 11 years agoWe are compiling an evolving list of Commons discussion groups and blogs related to sessions at MLA15. Join in the conversation and upload your own presentation to a group or post it on a blog. If you then let us know about it in this thread, we’ll add it to the list.
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Nicky Agate replied to the topic Restaurant recommendations and more in the forum
2015 MLA Convention on MLA Commons 11 years, 1 month agoCoffee!
We all know the Convention can be an exhausting (if exhilarating) experience. Here are some recommendations of great places to get coffee in Vancouver:
Bel Café, which is in the lobby of the Rosewood Georgia Hotel;
Thierry Chocolaterie Patisserie Café at 1059 Alberini Street (near the Hyatt Regency and Fairmont Hotel Van…[Read more] -
Tim Hoellering started the topic Jan. 8th, 2-5pm: Grad Student City Stroll in the forum
2015 MLA Convention on MLA Commons 11 years, 1 month agoHi!
The grad students of the Germanic Studies Department at the University of British Columbia thought it would be great to offer a casual tour through downtown Vancouver. This is directed at other grad students and supposed to be a networking event. We figured we offer this tour early in the convention, Jan. 8, 2-5pm, so that we get to know each…[Read more]
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