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Nitzan Lebovic replied to the topic The Future of (Walter) Benjamin: A new series of articles on MLA Commons in the discussion
Philosophical Approaches to Literature on MLA Commons 10 years, 2 months agoArticle # 4: Ilit Ferber (TAU) “A Feel for Benjamin”:
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Nitzan Lebovic replied to the topic The Future of (Walter) Benjamin: A new series of articles on MLA Commons in the discussion
Philosophical Approaches to Literature on MLA Commons 10 years, 2 months agoArticle # 3: Brian Britt (Virginia Tech) about Benjamin’s displaced Judaism:
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Vicky Unruh deposited Unpacking the Libraries of Post-Soviet Cuba in the group
LLC 20th- and 21st-Century Spanish and Iberian on MLA Commons 10 years, 2 months agoBeginning with the renowned “Words to Intellectuals” (1961) delivered by Fidel Castro in the José Martí National Library and the creation of a state network of libraries, the library in Cuba was transformed into a cultural sphere saturated with ideological ambiguity. On the one hand, the library embodied the symbolic axis of the literacy campa…[Read more]
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Nitzan Lebovic replied to the topic The Future of (Walter) Benjamin: A new series of articles on MLA Commons in the discussion
Philosophical Approaches to Literature on MLA Commons 10 years, 3 months agoArticle # 2: Udi Greenberg (Dartmouth) about Benjamin Biographies: https://importance_of_benjamin.cas2.lehigh.edu/node/1
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Roger Whitson deposited Applied Blake: Milton's Response to Empire in the group
TC Philosophy and Literature on MLA Commons 10 years, 3 months agoStudying William Blake means studying the event of history, the way history merges with and emerges within theology, politics and philosophy. William Blake’s poetry has had a precarious relationship with history; his work resonates from very specific historical concerns and yet also seems to struggle against being confined to any formal h…[Read more]
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Nitzan Lebovic started the topic The Future of (Walter) Benjamin: A new series of articles on MLA Commons in the discussion
Philosophical Approaches to Literature on MLA Commons 10 years, 3 months agoJust a teaser for now, the articles will be uploaded every Friday, starting Nov. 7th:
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Martin Paul Eve deposited Pynchon and Wittgenstein: ethics, relativism and philosophical methodology in the group
TC Philosophy and Literature on MLA Commons 10 years, 3 months agoThis piece presents a tripartite analysis of the relationship between the philosophical works of Ludwig Wittgenstein and the novels of Thomas Pynchon. This is broadly structured around three schools of Wittgenstein scholarship identified by Guy Kahane et al. as the Orthodox Tractatus, the New Wittgenstein, and several strands of the Orthodox…[Read more]
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Phillip Lundberg deposited Uncovering the Platonic in Kafka in the group
TC Philosophy and Literature on MLA Commons 10 years, 3 months agoKafka’s Romanticism/Platonism is hidden underneath the covers. In this article I show how better translations can help the reader take the covers off the bed. Whether it be K.’s meeting with Buergel in the Castle or with the Josef K.’s meeting with the Priest in The Trial,
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Hania Nashef deposited Becomings in J. M. Coetzee's Waiting for the Barbarians and José Saramago's Blindness in the group
TC Philosophy and Literature on MLA Commons 10 years, 3 months ago“Becoming-animal” is a term used by Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari in their work, A Thousand Plateaus: Capitalism and Schizophrenia which at times can designate a movement towards denigration. With a “becoming,” a threshold is, invariably, crossed and the boundaries that have existed between the animal and the human become blurred. Moreover…[Read more]
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Victor Goldgel-Carballo deposited 'High-Speed Enlightenment.’ Latin American literature and the new medium of periodicals in the group
LLC 18th- and 19th-Century Spanish and Iberian on MLA Commons 10 years, 3 months agoDrawing upon studies of media history and print culture, this article analyzes the relationship among early-nineteenth-century Latin American periodicals, literary institutions, and new experiences of time and history. Framing these periodicals as a new medium which boomed during and immediately after the wars of independence, it underscores their…[Read more]
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Linda M. Willem started the topic Deadline Extension for John Kronik Award: March 15, 2016 in the discussion
Eighteenth- and Nineteenth-Century Spanish Literature on MLA Commons 10 years, 4 months agoPremio John Kronik: $1,000 Research and Travel Grant for Graduate Students, awarded by the International Association of Galdós Scholars. Application deadline: March 15, 2016.
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Candidate must be a member of the International Association of Galdós Scholars.
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Luis Alvarez-Castro started the topic MLA Volume on Unamuno in the discussion
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Dear colleagues,
The volume Approaches to Teaching the Works of Miguel de Unamuno is now in development in the MLA Approaches to Teaching World Literature series. Instructors who have taught Unamuno’s works (from any academic or theoretical perspective) are encouraged to contribute to the volume by completing a s…[Read more]
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Linda M. Willem started the topic Rodolfo Cardona Article Award in the discussion
Eighteenth- and Nineteenth-Century Spanish Literature on MLA Commons 10 years, 7 months agoThe Internatioaal Association of Galdós Scholars announces its PREMIO RODOLFO CARDONA: $500 Award for the Best Article Published in Anales Galdosianos
Requirements:
The author of the article must be a member of the International Association of Galdós Scholars.
The article must be published during the period between the last Congreso Ga…[Read more] -
Linda M. Willem started the topic First Annual Peter Bly Dissertation Award in the discussion
Eighteenth- and Nineteenth-Century Spanish Literature on MLA Commons 10 years, 7 months agoThe International Association of Galdós Scholars announces its first annual Premio Peter Bly: $500 Award for Best Dissertation
Requirements:
Candidate must be a member of the International Association of Galdós Scholars.
The dissertation must either be on Galdós, or have a significant component focused on his work.
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Linda M. Willem started the topic First Annual John Kronik Research and Travel Grant in the discussion
Eighteenth- and Nineteenth-Century Spanish Literature on MLA Commons 10 years, 7 months agoThe International Association of Galdós Scholars announces it’s first annual Premio John Kronik: $1,000 Research and Travel Grant for Graduate Students
Prerequisites:
Candidate must be a member of the International Association of Galdós Scholars.
The research project must either be on Galdós, or have a significant component focused on his work…[Read more] -
Luis Alvarez-Castro started the topic Call for essays – MLA volume on Unamuno in the discussion
Eighteenth- and Nineteenth-Century Spanish Literature on MLA Commons 10 years, 9 months agoDear colleagues,
The volume Approaches to Teaching the Works of Miguel de Unamuno is now in development in the MLA Approaches to Teaching World Literature series. Instructors who have taught Unamuno’s works (from any academic or theoretical perspective) are encouraged to contribute to the volume by completing a survey about their experiences.…[Read more]
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Luis Alvarez-Castro started the topic CFEssays – MLA Volume on Miguel de Unamuno in the discussion
Philosophical Approaches to Literature on MLA Commons 10 years, 9 months agoDear colleagues,
The volume Approaches to Teaching the Works of Miguel de Unamuno, which I am editing, is now in development in the MLA Approaches to Teaching World Literature series. Instructors who have taught Unamuno’s works (from any academic or theoretical perspective) are encouraged to contribute to the volume by completing a survey about…[Read more]
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Debra J. Ochoa started the topic CFP: New Readings of Carmen Laforet's Work Deadline Extension. in the discussion
Twentieth-Century Spanish Literature on MLA Commons 10 years, 11 months ago2015 marks seventy years since the publication of Laforet’s Nada. This panel proposes to offer new readings of the author’s ground-breaking work and/or to revisit her lesser-known works (i.e., Insolación, La mujer nueva, Un matrimonio, etc.). Please send abstracts (250 words) and a brief biography todochoa@trinity.edu by 3/20/15. You can find this…[Read more]
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Luis Alvarez-Castro replied to the topic CFP – MLA 2016: Unamuno's Legacy in the discussion
Eighteenth- and Nineteenth-Century Spanish Literature on MLA Commons 10 years, 11 months agoDear colleagues,
Regarding the MLA 2016 CFP “Miguel de Unamuno’s Literary Legacy,” please note that the updated deadline for submissions is 15 March 2015.
Thanks.
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