Call for Papers for a guaranteed panel at the Modern Language Association

(MLA) Annual Convention, 7-10 Jan. 2016, in Austin.

Satire and the Editorial Cartoon

Ever since the days of William Hogarth and his brand of pictorial satire, expressing an opinion on the politics of the day in print demanded a combination of humor, hyperbole, and c…[Read more]

“Citizenship and Social Death”

Explorations in literature and film of “social death” (Orlando Paterson, Jared Sexton) in relation to issues of citizenship and quality of life for all ethnic groups. 300 word abstract, one page CVs by March 8.

Stephen Knadler (knadlers@spelman.edu) and Amritjit Singh (singha@ohio.edu)

“Archival Legibility an…[Read more]

<br clear=”all” />Call for Papers:  “Mobility and Migrations:  movements of people and capital in 18th and 19th century Spanish worlds”

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CFP – MLA 2016

“Miguel de Unamuno’s Literary Legacy”

This panel seeks innovative approaches to the contemporary reception and/or influence of
Unamuno’s works, particularly his fiction.

250-word abstract and CV by 10 March 2015 – lacastro@ufl.edu

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The new MLA Forum on Global Hispanophone is delighted to invite submissions for our inaugural session/s, which will take place at the MLA Annual Convention in Austin, Texas, on 7-10 January, 2016. (Note: these Calls for Papers are also available on the MLA website).

Global Hispanophone Literatures and Postcolonial Theory

The term…[Read more]

CFP – MLA 2016

“Miguel de Unamuno’s Literary Legacy”

This panel seeks innovative approaches to the contemporary reception and/or influence of
Unamuno’s works, particularly his fiction.

250-word abstract and CV by 10 March 2015 – lacastro@ufl.edu

Please consider joining the new commons group MLA Members for Justice in Palestine. http://mla.hcommons-staging.org/…/mla-members-for-justice-in-palest…/ …

As well, we have a Facebook page by the same name, that now has 655 members and we’d like it to reach 1000:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/MLAM4JP/

Please consider joining these sites to bu…[Read more]

Please consider joining the new commons group MLA Members for Justice in Palestine. http://mla.hcommons-staging.org/…/mla-members-for-justice-in-palest…/ …

As well, it would be great if you want to join the Facebook page by the same name:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/MLAM4JP/

These are spaces to build support for a resolution on Acade…[Read more]

Please consider joining the new commons group MLA Members for Justice in Palestine. http://mla.hcommons-staging.org/…/mla-members-for-justice-in-palest…/ …

As well, it would be great if you’d like to  join the Facebook page set up for this group, that has the same name:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/MLAM4JP/

After more than 3 hours of commit…[Read more]

TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY

5TH ANNUAL HISPANIC STUDIES GRADUATE CONFERENCE

CONFERENCE TITLE:

BODY, MEMORY, TRAUMA

Friday March 6 – Saturday March 7, 2015

CALL FOR PAPERS: DEADLINE EXTENSION

Sponsored by:

Department of Hispanic Studies – Texas A&M University

Religious Studies Program – Texas A&M University

Indigenous studies Working Group -…[Read more]

The Tenth Biennial conference of the International Association for Robin Hood Studies will take place on 1st and 2nd July 2015 at the University Centre, High Melton, Doncaster.

And the official Call for Papers:
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The theme for this conference will be: Outlaws in their Contexts (local heroes to global outlaws,…[Read more]

There will be a #BlackLivesMatter solidarity action at MLA on FRI at 1:30PM. Please assemble at 1:30 in Ballroom D, on the first floor (not ground floor) of the convention center.

We plan to have speakers and an open mic there, and then march outside.

Participants without MLA badges can access Ballroom D through the south entrance. We will have…[Read more]

American Literature Association
26th Annual Conference
May 21-24, 2015
The Westin Copley Place

10 Huntington Avenue
,
Boston MA 02116-5798

Conference Director:
Olivia Carr Edenfield,
Georgia Southern University

Conference Fee: For those who pre-register before April 15, 2015: $90
 ($60 for Graduate Students, Independent Scholars, and Retired…[Read more]