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Nicky Agate deposited Making the Most of Humanities Commons in the group
2018 MLA Convention on MLA Commons 8 years, 1 month agoThis workshop (session 362 at the 2018 convention) served as an introduction to the nonprofit scholarly network Humanities Commons and its open-access repository, CORE. Attendees learned how to gain more readers while increasing the impact of their work, make interdisciplinary connections, build class blogs and collaborative Web sites, find and…[Read more]
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David Healey deposited The Empty Chair: Anna Ella Carroll and the Hidden Business of Persuasive Writing in the group
2018 MLA Convention on MLA Commons 8 years, 1 month agoAnna Ella Carroll was one of the more remarkable, if relatively unknown, business and political writers during the Civil War era. She wrote government pamphlets that explained complex legal issues, lobbied for the railroad industry by writing business articles, and campaigned on behalf of governors and presidents. This paper explores Carroll’s i…[Read more]
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Gloria Lee McMillan deposited BOOK REVIEW: Media coverage of Organized Labor in the group
Interdisciplinary Approaches to Culture and Society on MLA Commons 8 years, 1 month agoThe idea that the US media is biased against organized labor may seem too obvious to require comment and research, but the details are quite important to understanding to to communicate more effectively between voices of the labor community and voices of management. The common assumption that labor media coverage became more skewed with the…[Read more]
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Andie Silva replied to the topic Restaurant Recommendations and More in the discussion
2018 MLA Convention on MLA Commons 8 years, 1 month agoFYI: Some of these will take a cab or train ride to get to
For a quick but delicious and affordable dinner: Room Service (Thai)
Vegetarian/Vegan (again, Asian): hangawirestaurant.com
Israeli cuisine in Soho: http://12chairscafe.com/soho/menu.html
Italian (East Village): http://www.damarcella.com/
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Vimala C. Pasupathi replied to the topic Restaurant Recommendations and More in the discussion
2018 MLA Convention on MLA Commons 8 years, 1 month agoIf you want to get away from the conference and eat the best/cheapest South Indian food, go to Temple Canteen. Take the 7 train to Jackson Heights/Roosevelt Ave, Woodside, or Citifield & catch a cab/Lyft from there. The ride won’t cost much & you’ll save $ on the food. Seriously cheap & you can get a feast. Open daily 8:30 to 9:30.
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Nohemy Solorzano-Thompson replied to the topic Restaurant Recommendations and More in the discussion
2018 MLA Convention on MLA Commons 8 years, 1 month agoThank you so much! — Best, NST
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Vimala C. Pasupathi replied to the topic Restaurant Recommendations and More in the discussion
2018 MLA Convention on MLA Commons 8 years, 1 month agoThis place: a https://www.friedmansrestaurant.com/
“…The original store opened in 2009 in the Chelsea Market. One of the pioneers Vanessa had been diagnosed with celiac disease and had to eat gluten-free. So when the first location opened she was vocal about making it a gluten-free safe haven for her and her celiac peers. She was adamant that t…[Read more]
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Nohemy Solorzano-Thompson replied to the topic Restaurant Recommendations and More in the discussion
2018 MLA Convention on MLA Commons 8 years, 1 month agoThanks to everyone who has recommended places to eat — on behalf of me and others with dietary restrictions, could someone be so kind as to recommend places with good gluten-free options?
(And by that I mean at least two or three entrées that meet gluten-free restrictions; ideally in places with separate preparing spaces but even if shared…[Read more]
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Vimala C. Pasupathi replied to the topic Restaurant Recommendations and More in the discussion
2018 MLA Convention on MLA Commons 8 years, 1 month agoI hesitate to tell people all of this because I’d like for my favorite spaces to be free of crowds.
If you want cheap and delicious food, you should go to Queens, particularly Jackson Heights, Elmhurst, & Flushing. Golden Mall in Flushing if you’re cool on walking down some steps into a basement mall & ordering super cheap and a…[Read more]
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Alexa Alice Joubin deposited “Review of The Taming of the Shrew.” Shakespeare Bulletin 35.4 (2017): 700-703 in the group
Interdisciplinary Approaches to Culture and Society on MLA Commons 8 years, 1 month agoCan we entertain the idea that The Taming of the Shrew can be performed and received as comedy in the post-Women’s March US? If so, would the laughter be empathetic and solidary rather than callous? The answer lies in physical theater which is uniquely poised to activate elements of farce in the play. Shrew is one of the Shakespearean comedies t…[Read more]
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Moacir P. de Sá Pereira started the topic CfP: “Mapping the Text,” NYU, 21 April 2018. DEADLINE: 12 January 2018 in the discussion
Methods of Literary Research on MLA Commons 8 years, 1 month agoDeadline for submissions:
12 January 2018
Contact email:
conference-2018@mapping-the-text.org
Plenary speaker:
Professor Sally Bushell , Lancaster University
Proposals for papers and panels are now being accepted for the “Mapping the Text” conference, occurring at New York University on Saturday 21 April 2018. The conference will be held…[Read more] -
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Stephanie Rountree created the doc CFP: New Media and the U.S. South [Edited Collection] in the group
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Stephanie Rountree posted an update in the group
Interdisciplinary Approaches to Culture and Society on MLA Commons 8 years, 1 month agoCFP: New Media and the U.S. South [Edited Collection]
Proposals Due May 1, 2018
Editors: Gina Caison (Georgia State University), Lisa Hinrichsen (University of Arkansas), Stephanie Rountree (Auburn University)We are seeking inventive work from scholars in a variety of fields for an edited collection that will examine the role of new media in…[Read more]
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Adewale Bankole Ajayi deposited Ritualization as pragmatic deployment of revolutionary consciousness in the drama of Femi Osofisan in the group
Interdisciplinary Approaches to Culture and Society on MLA Commons 8 years, 1 month agoEarly works of dramatic criticism seeking to draw parallels between ritual and drama in Africa concentrated on examining the dramatic characteristics of ritual to see how drama evolved from ritual. However, a closer application of the theories of Girard, Schechner, Smith, Hubert Mauss and Turner reveal new perspectives on the interaction between…[Read more]
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Anastasia Salter deposited Theories of Text and Technology Syllabus in the group
TC Digital Humanities on MLA Commons 8 years, 1 month agoSyllabus for a graduate-level course with the following overview: “We will examine how theoretical discourse has evolved through shifting technological platforms, with particular attention to the challenges software, code, and networks present to our understanding of texts. We will engage with examples of complex procedural works ranging from…[Read more]
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Suzanne Blum Malley started the topic Dont’ Miss the RCWS Literacy Studies Sessions at MLA 2018! in the discussion
2018 MLA Convention on MLA Commons 8 years, 1 month agoRCWS Literacy Studies Sponsored Sessions:
402. Literacies in Motion: Crossing National, Cultural, Generational, and Local Borders
FRIDAY, 5 JANUARY 5:15 PM-6:30 PM, CONCOURSE D (HILTON)
Sponsoring Entity: RCWS Literacy Studies
Presentations
1. Digital Stewards of Alaska Native Languages and Literacies, Jennifer Stone (U of Alaska,… -
Hatem Akil started the topic Please Join us for GAAM’s Sessions at MLA 2018 in the discussion
2018 MLA Convention on MLA Commons 8 years, 1 month agoDear Colleague,
Please join the Global Arab and Arab American forum at the following sessions during MLA 2018. This is a very crucial time for those engaged in Arab and Islamic topics at the MLA – and our solidarity is more essential than ever.
44A: Global Arab Precarity and the Contemporary US Academy: Race, Religion, Profession: …[Read more]
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Nicky Agate started the topic Have 45 minutes at the convention? Help us improve CORE! in the discussion
2018 MLA Convention on MLA Commons 8 years, 1 month agoThursday, Jan 4 at 2:30pm in the Sheraton
We will be hosting a focus group to find out more about MLA member use of CORE, our open-access repository for sharing scholarship and increasing the impact of your work. If you are free on Thursday, January 4 at 2:30pm, please consider taking part in this group and helping us improve the CORE platform. I…[Read more]
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