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Madhurima Chakraborty started the topic Nation and Its Discontents: South Asian Review Special Issue 2014 in the forum
Postcolonial Studies in Literature and Culture on MLA Commons 11 years, 9 months agoHow do cultural texts address, in our times, the limits and achievements of South Asian nationalisms? The essays invited for South Asian Review’s 2014 Special Issue, “Nation and Its Discontents,” will examine this central question from various perspectives. Despite a long history of the critique of nationalism in and through South Asian cultu…[Read more]
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Shuchi Kapila replied to the topic Post-memory in South Asia in the forum
Postcolonial Studies in Literature and Culture on MLA Commons 11 years, 10 months agoRevised call:
I would like to organize a special session at the MLA in Vancouver on the ‘postmemory in South Asia.’ Please write to kapilas@grinnell.edu with a 250 word abstract by March 25 if interested.
Some of the questions we might address are:
How do we describe the study of post-memory, in Marianne Hirsch’s terms, or ‘post-a…[Read more]
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Leigh Anne Duck started the topic CfP: MLA 2015/journal special issue in the forum
African Literatures on MLA Commons 11 years, 11 months agoWe’re seeking proposals for a panel at MLA 2015 (Vancouver, Jan. 8-11) and for a special issue of the journal The Global South (published by Indiana UP, available via JSTOR and Project Muse) on the topic “Narrating Global South Cities.” Even though the “global South” has emerged as a “new and powerful ordering system for academic disci…[Read more]
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Leigh Anne Duck started the topic CfP: MLA 2015/journal special issue in the forum
Postcolonial Studies in Literature and Culture on MLA Commons 11 years, 11 months agoWe’re seeking proposals for a panel at MLA 2015 (Vancouver, Jan. 8-11) and for a special issue of the journal The Global South (published by Indiana UP, available via JSTOR and Project Muse) on the topic “Narrating Global South Cities.” Even though the “global South” has emerged as a “new and powerful ordering system for academic disci…[Read more]
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Susannah Mary Chewning started the topic Committee for the Community College MLA 2015 Calls for Papers in the forum
The Teaching of Writing on MLA Commons 11 years, 11 months agoThe Committee for the Community College is sponsoring two sessions at the MLA Convention in Vancouver in January of 2015:
The End of Remediation? Papers can address issues related to the future of Developmental studies, including but not limited to accelerated learning, performance-based funding, the Common Core, and the completion agenda.…[Read more]
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Stacey Lee Donohue started the topic CFP MLA15: Teaching Writing in Context in the forum
The Teaching of Writing on MLA Commons 11 years, 11 months ago<b>Writing in Context: Content Based First Year Composition (MLA 2015 Jan 8-11, Vancouver, BC)</b>
Stacey Lee Donohue/Discussion Group on the Two Year College/MLA
While composition is often a standalone course, some colleges offer it as discipline-specific writing, either as a linked course or integrated into a learning…[Read more]
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Filippo Menozzi started the topic New Publication in the forum
Postcolonial Studies in Literature and Culture on MLA Commons 11 years, 11 months agoDear Group Members
I’d like to announce a new publication that could be of interest. Thank you!
http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415735650/
Postcolonial Custodianship: Cultural and Literary Inheritance
This book engages with current developments in postcolonial research, exploring notions of cultural transmission, tradition and…[Read more]
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Nhora Lucia Serrano started the topic MLA 2015: CFP "Immigration and Comics" in the forum
Postcolonial Studies in Literature and Culture on MLA Commons 11 years, 11 months agoThe Modern Language Association (MLA) Discussion Group on Comics & Graphic Narratives is pleased to announce its secod Call for Papers for the next MLA convention, to be held in Vancouver in January 2015:
<span>”Immigration and Comics”</span>
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<span>Call for Papers for a proposed panel at the Modern Language Association (MLA)…[Read more]
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Kellie Charron started the topic CFP Winter 2014 in the forum
The Teaching of Writing on MLA Commons 11 years, 11 months agoThe Winter 2014 (Vol. 18, Iss. 4) Issue of Academic Exchange Quarterly, an independent double-blind-peer-reviewed print journal, is now accepting submissions for its special section on Writing Center Theory and Practice. Articles may explore issues of theory, practice, and experience in writing center work, including qualitative and empirical…[Read more]
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Pamela Herron replied to the topic Peer Reviewers Needed in the forum
Folklore and Literature on MLA Commons 11 years, 12 months agoI tried to respond to the request for peer reviewers but the message bounced back as undeliverable. Could you please check the email address given to see if it is correct? Thank you.
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Pamela Herron replied to the topic Peer Reviewers Needed in the forum
Folklore and Literature on MLA Commons 11 years, 12 months agoI attempted to respond to the request for guest peer reviewers but the email was returned undeliverable. Could you please check the email address provided to see if it is correct? Thank you.
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Judy Bertonazzi started the topic Peer Reviewers Needed in the forum
Folklore and Literature on MLA Commons 11 years, 12 months agoPeer Reviewers Needed for ICIK E-News
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Dr. Judy Bertonazzi, Guest Editor for ICIK E-News is seeking peer reviewers. Located at the Pennsylvania State University, the Interinstitutional Consortium for Indigenous Knowledge is part of a global network of indigenous knowledge…[Read more]
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Robin E. Visel started the topic CFP: Special Issue of Doris Lessing Studies in the forum
Postcolonial Studies in Literature and Culture on MLA Commons 11 years, 12 months agoCall for papers: special issue of <i>Doris Lessing Studies</i>: Émigrés and Exiles: Doris Lessing in Postwar London
<i>Doris Lessing Studies</i> is seeking papers for a special issue, “Émigrés and Exiles: Doris Lessing in Postwar London.” We invite papers about Lessing’s life and work in the 1950s, when she joined an influx of immigrants to London…[Read more] -
Nicholas Birns started the topic CFP; Teaching Indigenous Lit in the forum
Postcolonial Studies in Literature and Culture on MLA Commons 12 years ago<h3>Teaching Indigenous Australian and New Zealand Literatures</h3>
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Maori and Aboriginal Australian literatures as taught worldwide; theoretical/pedagogical discussions welcome. Contributions on Grace, Ihimaera, Wright, Scott or any other relevant writer welcome. 1-page abstracts by 3 March 2014;…[Read more] -
Nicholas Birns started the topic CFP; Teaching Indigenous Lit in the forum
Postcolonial Studies in Literature and Culture on MLA Commons 12 years ago<h1>Teaching Indigenous Australian and New Zealand Literatures</h1>
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<div><b>Special Session</b></div>
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Maori and Aboriginal Australian literatures as taught worldwide; theoretical/pedagogical discussions welcome. Contributions on Grace, Ihimaera, Wright, Scott or any other relevant writer welcome. 1-page abstracts by 3 March 2014;…[Read more] -
Indrani Mitra started the topic South Asian Languages and Literatures Discussion Group in the forum
Postcolonial Studies in Literature and Culture on MLA Commons 12 years agoThe annual meeting of the South Asian Languages and Literatures Discussion Group will take place today, January 11, from 5-6 pm in Sheraton Parlor G. Please join us.
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Cristina Bacchilega posted an update in the group
GS Folklore, Myth, and Fairy Tale on MLA Commons 12 years, 1 month agoIf you are members of the AFS Folklore and Literature section or plan to become members, please attend the section’s MLA panel and business meeting. The former will be held on January 10th from 8:30-9:45am in the Old Town room at the Chicago Marriott. The latter will be held on January 10th at 12:00-1:15pm in the DuPage room at the Marriott.
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Pilar Cuder-Dominguez started the topic new online issue of CANADA & BEYOND in the forum
Postcolonial Studies in Literature and Culture on MLA Commons 12 years, 1 month agoCanada and Beyond: A Journal of Canadian Literary and Cultural Studies has
just published its latest issue at
http://www.canada-and-beyond.com/index.php/canada-and-beyond. We invite you
to browse the Table of Contents here and then visit our web site to review
articles and items of interest.Thanks for your continuing interest in our work,
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Postcolonial Studies in Literature and Culture on MLA Commons 12 years, 1 month ago222. Ethics and Postcolonialism
Friday, 10 January, 8:30–9:45 a.m., Ontario, Sheraton Chicago
Program arranged by the Division on Postcolonial Studies in Literature and Culture
1. “Ethics in Deep Time,” Bruce W. Robbins, Columbia Univ.
2. “Cosmopolitan Rates of Interest,” Tejumola Olaniyan, Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison
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Postcolonial Studies in Literature and Culture on MLA Commons 12 years, 1 month ago222. Ethics and Postcolonialism
Friday, 10 January, 8:30–9:45 a.m., Ontario, Sheraton Chicago
Program arranged by the Division on Postcolonial Studies in Literature and Culture
1. “Ethics in Deep Time,” Bruce W. Robbins, Columbia Univ.
2. “Cosmopolitan Rates of Interest,” Tejumola Olaniyan, Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison
Responding: Anjali Prabhu, W…[Read more]-
Hi there,
Its after Dec. 15! Where should I go to see the short versions of the papers?
Thanks.
Shazia-
I support the creation of this new group.
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A friendly amendment to Cristina’s announcement:
Folklore studies has two dimensions to its presence at MLA: one is this group, the Folklore and Literature Discussion Group. Its panel and business meeting are as above. The other group is AFS@MLA, which holds its business meeting at the AFS meeting, and which has a sponsored session as an…[Read more]