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Karl Steel deposited Bad Heritage: The American Viking Fantasy, from the Nineteenth Century to Now in the group
CLCS Nordic on MLA Commons 9 years, 5 months agoHere’s a key paragraph:
“This chapter will be an exploration of the heritage function of Vikings in America. It will look at their presumptive whiteness, from the early nineteenth century, through the real mania for all things Viking in the mid to late nineteenth century, and on to present day fascinations with the Norse in popular music,…[Read more] -
Karl Steel deposited Bad Heritage: The American Viking Fantasy, from the Nineteenth Century to Now in the group
CLCS Medieval on MLA Commons 9 years, 5 months agoHere’s a key paragraph:
“This chapter will be an exploration of the heritage function of Vikings in America. It will look at their presumptive whiteness, from the early nineteenth century, through the real mania for all things Viking in the mid to late nineteenth century, and on to present day fascinations with the Norse in popular music,…[Read more] -
Karl Steel deposited Bad Heritage: The American Viking Fantasy, from the Nineteenth Century to Now on MLA Commons 9 years, 5 months ago
Here’s a key paragraph:
“This chapter will be an exploration of the heritage function of Vikings in America. It will look at their presumptive whiteness, from the early nineteenth century, through the real mania for all things Viking in the mid to late nineteenth century, and on to present day fascinations with the Norse in popular music,…[Read more] -
Karl Steel changed their profile picture on MLA Commons 9 years, 5 months ago
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Karl Steel deposited Mostly Automatic: Humanity at the Edge of Agency and Ethics in the group
TM Literary and Cultural Theory on MLA Commons 9 years, 5 months agoMy response to “New Materialisms and the End of Critique,” MLA 2015, Session 454. http://newmaterialisms.mla.hcommons-staging.org/2015/01/07/hello-world/
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Karl Steel deposited Mostly Automatic: Humanity at the Edge of Agency and Ethics in the group
CLCS Medieval on MLA Commons 9 years, 5 months agoMy response to “New Materialisms and the End of Critique,” MLA 2015, Session 454. http://newmaterialisms.mla.hcommons-staging.org/2015/01/07/hello-world/
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Karl Steel deposited Mostly Automatic: Humanity at the Edge of Agency and Ethics on MLA Commons 9 years, 5 months ago
My response to “New Materialisms and the End of Critique,” MLA 2015, Session 454. http://newmaterialisms.mla.hcommons-staging.org/2015/01/07/hello-world/
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Lynn Ramey started the topic CFP Transnational Medieval (journal) in the discussion
Comparative Studies in Medieval Literature on MLA Commons 10 years, 2 months agoLICO Call for Papers: Medieval Literature and the Trans-National
Literature Compass invites contributions for a special issue on transnationalism in medieval literature.
The period from c. 500 to c. 1500CE can be characterized by fluidity of borders and identities. While a town or individual might have belonged to a particular religious group or…[Read more]
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Lynn Ramey started the topic CFP Transnational Medieval (journal) in the discussion
French Medieval Language and Literature on MLA Commons 10 years, 2 months agoLICO Call for Papers: Medieval Literature and the Trans-National
Literature Compass invites contributions for a special issue on transnationalism in medieval literature.
The period from c. 500 to c. 1500CE can be characterized by fluidity of borders and identities. While a town or individual might have belonged to a particular religious group or…[Read more]
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Karl Steel changed their profile picture on MLA Commons 10 years, 3 months ago
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Karl Steel changed their profile picture on MLA Commons 10 years, 3 months ago
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Karl Steel's profile was updated on MLA Commons 10 years, 3 months ago
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Lynn Ramey started the topic Digital World Map Broadens Scope for Middle Ages Teaching and Research in the discussion
Comparative Studies in Medieval Literature on MLA Commons 10 years, 3 months agoOnline users can now travel back in time to the medieval world by clicking through a collection of international research on the first digital platform of its kind from The University of Texas at Austin.
The Web portal known as “MappaMundi” — a Latin word meaning “world map” — presents the world of 500-1500 A.D. on a modern platform created by…[Read more]
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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, 10 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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Karl Steel changed their profile picture on MLA Commons 11 years, 10 months ago
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Lynn Ramey changed their profile picture on MLA Commons 12 years, 8 months ago
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Lynn Ramey changed their profile picture on MLA Commons 12 years, 8 months ago
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