I support the petition to create a Forum called LLC Southeast Asian and Southeast Asian Diasporic.

<u>Sounding the Premodern Sinosphere</u>

How should we understand the aural dimensions of composing, performing, and appreciating Literary Sinitic texts in pre-modern East Asia? 250-300 word abstracts to Matthew Fraleigh (fraleigh@brandeis.edu) by 1 March 2016.

Longer abstract:

Several new forums of particular interest to scholars working in…[Read more]

The Japan to 1900 Division of the MLA invites you to submit paper proposals for either of the following panel, which we are planning for the January 2017 Modern Language Association annual conference, to convene in Philadelphia.

Collaborative Session (with the East Asia forum):

Sounding the Premodern Sinosphere

How should we understand the…[Read more]

Soundscapes in Premodern Japan (guaranteed panel) CFP

How do sound imaginaries in literature (the racket of the street and the warbling of birds) represent space? Who hears, listens in, or overhears, and what power do they enjoy in this sonic culture? What constitutes a sacred sound or its profane or transgressive counterpart? What role is…[Read more]

The Japan to 1900 group would like to propose a collaborative panel with the East Asia group, on the topic of

‘Sounding the Pre-Modern Sinosphere’

which would focus on Chinese-language compositions from across Asia (such as kanshi in Japan).

I’ll be interested in your thoughts, and will hope for a ‘go ahead’ from the leadership! 🙂

Charlotte…[Read more]

The second item of business is organizing panel(s) for MLA 2017.

We get 1 guaranteed panel. Jayanthi (your current Secretary) and I (your current Chair) will organize a panel on

“Soundscapes in Pre-modern Japanese Literature.”

CFP to be circulated shortly. (NB: the Japan *from* 1900 forum is also doing their guaranteed panel on sound, and the…[Read more]

For the first time in MLA history, pre-modern Japan has a designated ‘place at the table.’ Thanks, all, for your efforts to help make this vision a reality!

With MLA 2016 just over, it’s time to start preparing for MLA 2017, to be held in Philadelphia. We have a couple of items of business, one of which is to collect nominations (including sel…[Read more]

Dear Colleagues:

If you wish to sign the petition to establish the Forum on Modern and Contemporary Chinese, please do so asap. We are almost ready to submit the proposal.

Do not do so here. You need to go to the Forum on Mod/Cont Chinese (look under “Proposed Forums”), find that Forum (which already exists on MLA Commons), and then click…[Read more]

If there are colleagues interested in signing the petition to establish a Forum on Modern and Contemporary Chinese, kindly go to it under “Prospective Forums” and under “Petitions” you can add your name by simply leaving a brief statement of support for the new Forum. We are close to finalizing a proposal, so please do so soon! Keep in mind that…[Read more]

If there are colleagues interested in signing the petition to establish a Forum on Modern and Contemporary Chinese, kindly go to it under “Prospective Forums” and under “Petitions” you can add your name by simply leaving a brief statement of support for the new Forum.

We are close to finalizing a proposal, so please do so soon! Keep in mind that…[Read more]

Reiterating Melek’s invitation to submit panel ideas, anyone who has an idea for panels on Asian literature, broadly conceived, feel free to email them to Melek or I (cde13@psu.edu) and/or to attend either of the Executive Committee meetings in-person at Vancouver.

Any and all interested parties are invited to attend the Executive Committee meeting for the East Asia to 1900 group, which will be held on:

10 January 2015, 7:00-8:15 pm, 7 East, in the Vancouver Convention Centre.

At the meeting, we will drink wine, nominate people to fill the open seat(s) on the committee, and propose panel topics for the…[Read more]