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SBussey started the topic Invitation for Self Nomination in the discussion
TC Age Studies on MLA Commons 2 years, 4 months agoGreetings to all of you, and especially to those of you new to this Forum, or at least new to me!
The Age Studies Exec committe will be looking to elect 2 positions in January.
- Someone to represent us at the delegates meeting held at MLA each January. This is a position described by Leigh, below.
- Someone to step in as a new member of the…
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SBussey replied to the topic Membership Suggestions for 2023 Forum Delegate Election in the discussion
TC Age Studies on MLA Commons 2 years, 4 months agoYes! I want to encourage all of you to think about stepping into a more active role in this Forum. If you have never served as a Delegate, but often look for an opportunity to attend MLA, this is a great opportunity. My underfunded Dean saw this as scholarly work, paid my registration, and provided travel funds during the time that I served as a…[Read more]
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Charles Peck Jr deposited A Deeper Dimension” Einstein, Pargament, Wong, Heschel – Albert Einstein: “It would be possible to describe everything scientifically, but it would make no sense!” Heschel – “Essential to human thought is not only… symbolization but awareness of the i in the group
Cultural Studies on Humanities Commons 2 years, 4 months agoHeschel refers to a “deeper knowledge” and observes that “what is we cannot say.” Heschel states about the ineffable aspect of consciousness which is beyond conscious expression: “Essential to human thought is not only the technique of symbolization but also the awareness of the ineffable. In every mind there is an enormous store of not-knowi…[Read more]
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Seo-Young Chu deposited Dystopian Surface, Utopian Dream: Wittman Ah Sing foresees postethnic humanity in the group
Narrative theory and Narratology on Humanities Commons 2 years, 4 months ago“Dystopian Surface, Utopian Dream” examines the postethnic and the posthuman in fiction by Maxine Hong Kingston, Octavia Butler, and Isaac Asimov.
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Seo-Young Chu deposited Dystopian Surface, Utopian Dream: Wittman Ah Sing foresees postethnic humanity in the group
Cultural Studies on Humanities Commons 2 years, 4 months ago“Dystopian Surface, Utopian Dream” examines the postethnic and the posthuman in fiction by Maxine Hong Kingston, Octavia Butler, and Isaac Asimov.
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David Lee deposited Reverse Convertible Pricing Model in the group
Public Humanities on Humanities Commons 2 years, 4 months agoThe payoff of reverse convertible product involves returns on multiple assets and is conditional on hitting of continuous barriers. The Monte Carlo methodology employed by ESP is an efficient conditioning technique.
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Alberto Ribas-Casasayas started the topic Call for abstracts: Promises and Perils of the Psychedelic Renaissance in the discussion
Cultural Studies on Humanities Commons 2 years, 4 months agoPromises and Perils of the Psychedelic Renaissance: A Critical Perspective from the Humanities
A seminar proposal for the ACLA in Montréal, Canada, March 14th to 17th, 2024. Description below.
Organized by Alberto Ribas-Casasayas (Santa Clara University) and Ana Luengo (San Francisco State University)
Inquiries: a…[Read more]
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David Lee deposited Conduit Fees Introduction in the group
Public Humanities on Humanities Commons 2 years, 4 months agoAccounting requires the ability to forecast conduit administration fees. a simple stationary lognormal model for the fees is presented. Initially, the stationarity of the sweep fees is tested by measuring the level of mean reversion. Using a Dickey-Fuller statistical test the conduits are checked for approximate stationarity. Next, assuming the…[Read more]
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Lisa Zunshine deposited How Memories Become Literature in the group
TM Literary Criticism on MLA Commons 2 years, 4 months agoCognitive science can help literary scholars formulate specific questions to be answered by archival research. This essay takes as its starting point embedded mental states (that is, mental states about mental states) and their role in generating literary subjectivity. It then follows the transformation of embedded mental states throughout several…[Read more]
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Lisa Zunshine deposited How Memories Become Literature in the group
Interdisciplinary Approaches to Culture and Society on MLA Commons 2 years, 4 months agoCognitive science can help literary scholars formulate specific questions to be answered by archival research. This essay takes as its starting point embedded mental states (that is, mental states about mental states) and their role in generating literary subjectivity. It then follows the transformation of embedded mental states throughout several…[Read more]
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Lisa Zunshine deposited How Memories Become Literature in the group
GS Prose Fiction on MLA Commons 2 years, 4 months agoCognitive science can help literary scholars formulate specific questions to be answered by archival research. This essay takes as its starting point embedded mental states (that is, mental states about mental states) and their role in generating literary subjectivity. It then follows the transformation of embedded mental states throughout several…[Read more]
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Lisa Zunshine deposited Manipulating Metacognition in Witness for the Prosecution in the group
TM Literary Criticism on MLA Commons 2 years, 4 months agoThis essay exemplifies a cognitive approach to literary and film studies, with particular emphasis on fictional reimagining of legal institutions. It draws on research of cognitive scientists who study metacognition—specifically, the difference between reflective and intuitive beliefs—to suggest that courtroom dramas, such as Billy Wilder’s Witne…[Read more]
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Lisa Zunshine deposited Manipulating Metacognition in Witness for the Prosecution in the group
Interdisciplinary Approaches to Culture and Society on MLA Commons 2 years, 4 months agoThis essay exemplifies a cognitive approach to literary and film studies, with particular emphasis on fictional reimagining of legal institutions. It draws on research of cognitive scientists who study metacognition—specifically, the difference between reflective and intuitive beliefs—to suggest that courtroom dramas, such as Billy Wilder’s Witne…[Read more]
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