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Jessica Winston started the topic Nominations Invited: Teaching Literature Book Award (Nominations Due 3.15.2023) in the discussion
TM The Teaching of Literature on MLA Commons 3 years agoDear Colleagues,
The faculty of English at Idaho State University invites nominations for the fifth biennial Teaching Literature Book Award, an international, juried prize for the best book on teaching literature at the undergraduate or graduate level. Nominations of books published in 2021 and 2022 are due March 15, 2023. For more information…[Read more]
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Jessica Howell started the topic Inviting nominations for the Executive Committee in the discussion
GS Travel Writing on MLA Commons 3 years agoHello,
The Executive Committee of the Travel Writing Forum invites suggestions for new members of the Executive Committee. Feel free to message one of us directly, or to post a reply here.
All best,
Jessica Howell, Bernadette Andrea, Patricia Akhimie, Natalya Din Kariuki and Churnjeet Mahn
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Sujata Iyengar deposited ‘It was the best butter’: Choosing the Right Journal for Your Work in the group
TM Book History, Print Cultures, Lexicography on MLA Commons 3 years agoSeries of Powerpoint slides. Background on the limited time of faculty at “the 99%” of institutions (Francisco and O’Dair) to conduct research and thus the importance of not wasting that labor by choosing inappropriate venues. Overview of types of journal, and suggestions for using reflection prompts, the MLA directory of Periodicals, and a…[Read more]
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Sujata Iyengar deposited ‘It was the best butter’: Choosing the Right Journal for Your Work in the group
RCWS Writing Pedagogies on MLA Commons 3 years agoSeries of Powerpoint slides. Background on the limited time of faculty at “the 99%” of institutions (Francisco and O’Dair) to conduct research and thus the importance of not wasting that labor by choosing inappropriate venues. Overview of types of journal, and suggestions for using reflection prompts, the MLA directory of Periodicals, and a…[Read more]
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Yoon-Sun Lee started the topic Nominations for the Prose Fiction Forum executive committee in the discussion
GS Prose Fiction on MLA Commons 3 years agoWe welcome nominations from our membership. Please feel free to email ylee@wellesley.edu before Jan. 17, 2023.
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Shiao-ling S. Yu deposited Humor and Satire in Contemporary Chinese Drama in the group
GS Drama and Performance on MLA Commons 3 years agoHumor has always been important in Chinese drama. The four major role-types in traditional Chinese drama include the chou (usually translated as “clown”), the others being male roles, female roles, and “painted face” roles. Although placed last in the four-tier hierarchy, the humble clown with his comical facial makeup and humorous speech is an i…[Read more]
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Alexa Alice Joubin deposited “Local Habitations of A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” Shakespeare Bulletin 40.3 (Fall 2022): pp. 417-437. in the group
MS Screen Arts and Culture on MLA Commons 3 years, 1 month agoThe metatheatricality of A Midsummer Night’s Dream has invited recent directors to tell particular kinds of socially progressive stories. This article uses the notion of “social reparation” to theorize remedial uses of Shakespeare in adaptations that give artists and audiences more moral agency. By imagining more inclusive local habitations and s…[Read more]
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Alexa Alice Joubin deposited “Local Habitations of A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” Shakespeare Bulletin 40.3 (Fall 2022): pp. 417-437. in the group
GS Drama and Performance on MLA Commons 3 years, 1 month agoThe metatheatricality of A Midsummer Night’s Dream has invited recent directors to tell particular kinds of socially progressive stories. This article uses the notion of “social reparation” to theorize remedial uses of Shakespeare in adaptations that give artists and audiences more moral agency. By imagining more inclusive local habitations and s…[Read more]
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Laura Helton started the topic MLA panels sponsored by the Bibliography and Scholarly Editing Forum in the discussion
TM Bibliography and Scholarly Editing on MLA Commons 3 years, 1 month agoFor those attending MLA in San Francisco in January, please join us for two sessions sponsored by the Bibliography and Scholarly Editing Forum:
Collaborative Work in Bibliography and Scholarly Editing
Friday, January 6, 10:15-11:30, Moscone West 3006
Marissa Nicosia, Presiding
Panelists: Filipa Calado, Daniela D’Eugenio, Kara Flynn, Juniper…[Read more]
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Laura Helton started the topic Nominations for Bibliography and Scholarly Editing Forum Exec Committee in the discussion
TM Bibliography and Scholarly Editing on MLA Commons 3 years, 1 month agoDear colleagues,
The Bibliography & Scholarly Editing Forum is seeking self-nominations for a new member of the forum’s executive committee, to serve a five-year term starting in January 2024. The executive committee organizes at least one MLA conference session each year and nominates a representative to the MLA Delegate Assembly. If you’re int…[Read more]
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Jessica DeSpain started the topic TM Teaching of Literature Forum Delegate in the discussion
TM The Teaching of Literature on MLA Commons 3 years, 1 month agoAs the convention approaches, the Teaching of Literature Forum is seeking a new delegate. If you would like to participate or if you have any suggestions for someone who would be a good fit, please share them here. If you have questions, you can share them here or email me at jdespai@siue.edu.
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Caroline Colquhoun started the topic CFP: Hispanophone Africa and Beyond – Online Conference July 12, 2023 in the discussion
CLCS Global Hispanophone on MLA Commons 3 years, 1 month agoPlease see attached CFP for additional details.
This conference aims to facilitate a dialogue between scholars, cultural practitioners, and cultural activists working on or from Hispanophone Africa and its diasporas; on the problematics, politics, and potentials of theorising and teaching African cultural production, and Spanish cultural…[Read more]
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Shawna Ross deposited Virginia Woolf and the Intellectual Life: A Graduate Syllabus in the group
GS Prose Fiction on MLA Commons 3 years, 1 month agoVirginia Woolf is already recognized today as a major player in the Bloomsbury Group, an intellectual powerhouse that influenced modern philosophy, politics, economics, aesthetics, biography, and literary criticism. Yet Woolf’s reputation as a fiction writer first and foremost has distracted critical attention from her thorough interrogation of w…[Read more]
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Gabrielle Dean started the topic Society for Textual Scholarship 2023 Conference: Design and Text in the discussion
TM Bibliography and Scholarly Editing on MLA Commons 3 years, 1 month agoThe Society for Textual Scholarship welcomes proposals from textual scholars, editors, designers, curators, and digital humanists across the disciplines for its upcoming in-person conference on the theme of Design and Text, June 1-3 2023, hosted by The New School, New York, NY. For CFP guidelines, please see the attached or visit the STS website…[Read more]
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Gabrielle Dean started the topic Society for Textual Scholarship 2023 Conference: Design and Text in the discussion
TM Book History, Print Cultures, Lexicography on MLA Commons 3 years, 1 month agoThe Society for Textual Scholarship welcomes proposals from textual scholars, editors, designers, curators, and digital humanists across the disciplines for its upcoming in-person conference on the theme of Design and Text, June 1-3 2023, hosted by The New School, New York, NY. For CFP guidelines, please see the attached or visit the STS website…[Read more]
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Shawn Casey started the topic Two Tenure-Track Teaching Positions in the discussion
HEP Teaching as a Profession on MLA Commons 3 years, 2 months agoColumbus State Community College is a great place to work! The college has amplified our efforts to promote Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion across hiring, curriculum, and teaching.
Our positions are posted here:
Link to Tenure-Track Instructor – Rhetoric and Composition
If you have questions about the positions, college, or Columbus, feel f…[Read more]
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Leigh A. Neithardt started the topic Membership Suggestions for 2023 Forum Delegate Election in the discussion
LLC 18th- and 19th-Century Spanish and Iberian on MLA Commons 3 years, 2 months agoThe next election for this forum’s Delegate Assembly representative will be held in the fall of 2023, and the forum’s executive committee will take up the matter of nominations for this election when it meets in January 2023. Though the executive committee is responsible for making nominations, it is required to nominate at least one candidate who…[Read more]
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