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GS Life Writing on MLA Commons 8 years, 5 months agoCall for Papers: a/b: Auto/Biography Studies Special Issue on Trans Narratives
“Trans” has taken on a number of important theoretical and critical meanings inside and outside the academy. A prefix with the sense in the OED of ‘across, through, over, to or on the other side of, beyond, outside of, from one place, person, thing, or state to anoth…[Read more]
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GS Life Writing on MLA Commons 8 years, 5 months agoA little spoiler to get everyone excited for MLA 2018 in NYC:
The GS Forum in Life Writing panels are as follows:
Eminent Victorians at One Hundred; Thu Jan 4; 1:45-3:00 pm
Catfished: Lies Online; Fri Jan 5; 1:45-3:00 pm
New York Transit; Sat Jan 6; 12:00-1:15 pmAnd, an additional auto/biography studies panel:
#wethepeople; Thu Jan 4;…[Read more]
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Belinda Wheeler's profile was updated on Humanities Commons 8 years, 6 months ago
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Belinda Wheeler's profile was updated on MLA Commons 8 years, 6 months ago
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Ricia Anne Chansky started the topic CFPs for 2018 MLA GS Forum in Life Writing in the discussion
Autobiography, Biography, and Life Writing on MLA Commons 9 years agoCatfished: Lies Online
How do platforms that facilitate sharing life narratives open doors to fake lives? This panel explores social media and other online spaces as means for constructing counterfeit lives: romantic, political, and otherwise.250 word abstracts and brief bios by March 15.
Contact: Ricia Anne Chansky (ricia.chansky@upr.edu) and…[Read more]
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Ricia Anne Chansky started the topic CFP: MLA 2018 Special Session Proposal in the discussion
Autobiography, Biography, and Life Writing on MLA Commons 9 years ago<div id=”js_1kj” class=”_5pbx userContent” data-ft=”{"tn":"K"}”>
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This panel examines auto/biographical narratives that challenge the myth of a homogeneous United States. What complex and nuanced aspects of American national identities are revealed…[Read more]
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Ricia Anne Chansky started the topic MLA GS Life Writing 2017 Social in the discussion
Autobiography, Biography, and Life Writing on MLA Commons 9 years, 1 month agoSaturday, January 7, 2017 6 pm to 7:30 pm
Take some time out to enjoy the annual MLA GS Life Writing Forum social. To be held at the Marriott Philadelphia Courtyard Downtown, 21 North Juniper Street. Check back on Jan 5 for suite number. Hope to see you there!
Sponsored by a/b: Auto/Biography Studies.
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Ricia Anne Chansky started the topic MLA GS Life Writing 2017 Social in the discussion
Autobiography, Biography, and Life Writing on MLA Commons 9 years, 1 month agoSaturday, January 7, 2017 6 pm to 7:30 pm
<span class=”_4n-j _3cht fsl”>Take some time out to enjoy the annual MLA GS Life Writing Forum social. To be held at the Marriott Philadelphia Courtyard Downtown, 21 North Juniper Street. Check back on Jan 5 for suite number. Hope to see you there!</span>
Sponsored by a/b: Auto/Biography…[Read more]
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Lisa Marie Ortiz-Vilarelle became a registered member on MLA Commons 9 years, 2 months ago
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Belinda Wheeler changed their profile picture on MLA Commons 9 years, 2 months ago
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Belinda Wheeler's profile was updated on MLA Commons 9 years, 2 months ago
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Ricia Anne Chansky started the topic Emergency Resolution in the discussion
Radical Caucus on MLA Commons 9 years, 2 months agoHowdy Folks: I am concerned about many aspects of a Trump presidency, including civil liberties, critical thinking, and support for education. I wonder if anyone has considered drafting an emergency resolution for the MLA convention in regards to affirming tolerance and academic freedom in the face of what has already proven to be a reductive,…[Read more]
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Debra Ann Castillo deposited The bad boy antihero and contemporary politics: Scarface and Gunday in the group
TM Literary and Cultural Theory on MLA Commons 9 years, 2 months agoIn this short piece I look at media creations of the contemporary political landscape by way of popular history as accessed through films. I suggest that one of the ways figures like Donald Trump or Narendra Modi access a certain violent masculinity is through a shared understanding of this repertoire of images.
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Debra Ann Castillo deposited The bad boy antihero and contemporary politics: Scarface and Gunday in the group
TC Race and Ethnicity Studies on MLA Commons 9 years, 2 months agoIn this short piece I look at media creations of the contemporary political landscape by way of popular history as accessed through films. I suggest that one of the ways figures like Donald Trump or Narendra Modi access a certain violent masculinity is through a shared understanding of this repertoire of images.
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Debra Ann Castillo deposited The bad boy antihero and contemporary politics: Scarface and Gunday in the group
MS Screen Arts and Culture on MLA Commons 9 years, 2 months agoIn this short piece I look at media creations of the contemporary political landscape by way of popular history as accessed through films. I suggest that one of the ways figures like Donald Trump or Narendra Modi access a certain violent masculinity is through a shared understanding of this repertoire of images.
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Debra Ann Castillo deposited The bad boy antihero and contemporary politics: Scarface and Gunday in the group
LLC 20th- and 21st-Century American on MLA Commons 9 years, 2 months agoIn this short piece I look at media creations of the contemporary political landscape by way of popular history as accessed through films. I suggest that one of the ways figures like Donald Trump or Narendra Modi access a certain violent masculinity is through a shared understanding of this repertoire of images.
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