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Sharon O'Dair replied to the topic Your Friendly Neighborhood LLC Shax Forum Secretary: AMA (Ask Me Anything) in the discussion
LLC Shakespeare on MLA Commons 4 years, 8 months agoHi Sujata! A good idea to use the Commons, but I find–and have always found–the site frustrating to use. Why isn’t there just one way to log in, for instance? And just now I clicked on your posted set of abstracts for 2022 and was told by the site that I should try deleting cookies. Which I did. Returned to the site and received the same me…[Read more]
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Sujata Iyengar started the topic Your Friendly Neighborhood LLC Shax Forum Secretary: AMA (Ask Me Anything) in the discussion
LLC Shakespeare on MLA Commons 4 years, 8 months agoOpen thread for anyone curious about what it’s like being on the LLC Shax Forum Committee! If I don’t know the answer to your question, I know whom to ask to find out!
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Sujata Iyengar started the topic LLC Shakespeare is not cancelled 😉 in the discussion
LLC Shakespeare on MLA Commons 4 years, 8 months agoI am pleased to report that the MLA Executive has approved the renewal of the LLC Shakespeare Forum for another five years, following a successful review. (Ignore my clickbait subject header: this is a ROUTINE review that ALL groups must undergo regularly.)
I’m attaching the report so that the membership can see the suggestions made from the…[Read more]
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Sujata Iyengar started the topic LLC Shakespeare is not cancelled 😉 in the discussion
LLC Shakespeare on MLA Commons 4 years, 8 months agoI am pleased to report that the MLA Executive has approved the renewal of the LLC Shakespeare Forum for another five years, following a successful review. (Ignore my clickbait subject header: this is a ROUTINE review that ALL groups must undergo regularly.)
I’m attaching the report so that the membership can see the suggestions made from the…[Read more]
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Will Fenton started the topic CFP: Library Company of Philadelphia 2021 Innovation Award in the discussion
TM Literary Criticism on MLA Commons 4 years, 8 months agoThe Library Company of Philadelphia is delighted to welcome applications for its 2021 Innovation Award. The Innovation Award will recognize a project-digital or analog-that critically and creatively expands the possibilities of humanistic scholarship.
Proposals will be evaluated by a committee of leaders in higher education, research libraries,…[Read more]
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Will Fenton started the topic CFP: Library Company of Philadelphia 2021 Innovation Award in the discussion
TM Literary Criticism on MLA Commons 4 years, 8 months agoThe Library Company of Philadelphia is delighted to welcome applications for its 2021 Innovation Award. The Innovation Award will recognize a project-digital or analog-that critically and creatively expands the possibilities of humanistic scholarship.
Proposals will be evaluated by a committee of leaders in higher education, research libraries,…[Read more]
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Aarthi Vadde started the topic Novel Dialogue: Season 1 now complete! in the discussion
TM Literary Criticism on MLA Commons 4 years, 9 months agoNovel Dialogue, a podcast sponsored by the Society of Novel Studies, has just completed its first season. We bring critics and novelists together for fun and sophisticated conversations about novels – how they are made and what to make of them.
For a full list of episodes, please check out https://noveldialogue.org/
Or subscribe at Apple…[Read more]
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Sujata Iyengar deposited Some Practices for Publishing the Precariat in the group
LLC Shakespeare on MLA Commons 4 years, 9 months agoIn this paper, in a panel co-sponsored by the MLA Committee on Contingent Labor in the Profession and the Council of Editors of Learned Journals, I summarize some of the structural and practical problems that challenge contingent scholars when they try to publish their work in scholarly journals. I share the record of the online, multimedia,…[Read more]
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Sujata Iyengar deposited ‘Maiden Blossoms’: Shakespeare and Climate Grief in the group
LLC Shakespeare on MLA Commons 4 years, 9 months agoThis reflective paper contextualizes my own climate grief in light of botanical and geological references to sorrow in Shakespeare’s plays and to habitat and climate change in the North Georgia Piedmont.
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Samuel Baker deposited Scott’s Stoic Characters: Ethics, Sentiment, and Irony in The Antiquary, Guy Mannering, and “the Author of Waverley” in the group
LLC Scottish on MLA Commons 4 years, 10 months agoIt is well known that Walter Scott adapted the forms of sentimental fiction for his initial trilogy of novels on Scottish manners and that he drew on philosophical theories of sympathy when conceiving of his characters and placing them in historical relation to one another and to his readership. Scott’s adaptations of sentimentalism and of…[Read more]
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Sujata Iyengar created the doc Template Ack letter for MLA 2022 in the group
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Alexa Alice Joubin deposited “Global mediation: Performing Shakespeare in the age of networked and digital cultures,” The Arden Research Handbook of Shakespeare and Contemporary Performance, ed. Peter Kirwan and Kathryn Prince (London: Bloomsbury, 2021), pp. 132-150 in the group
LLC Shakespeare on MLA Commons 4 years, 10 months agoPerforming Shakespeare in modern times is an act of mediation between characters and actors, creating channels between geocultural spaces and time periods. The multiplicity of the plural term global Shakespeares helps us push back against deceivingly harmonious images of Shakespeare’s ubiquitous presence. Adaptations accrue nuanced meanings as t…[Read more]
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Alexa Alice Joubin deposited Fulbright Snapshot: Snapshot: Shakespeare & East Asia by Alexa Alice Joubin, March 24, 2021 in the group
LLC Shakespeare on MLA Commons 4 years, 10 months agoShakespeare and East Asia (Oxford, 2021) explores distinctive themes in post-1950s Asian-themed performances and adaptations of Shakespeare. In this Snapshot, Alexa Alice Joubin discusses the book and the importance of wider research into Global Shakespeares.
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Alexa Alice Joubin deposited “The Roots of Anti-Asian Racism in the U.S.” George Washington University Department of English Blog, March 23, 2021 in the group
LLC Shakespeare on MLA Commons 4 years, 10 months agoCOVID-19 has exacerbated anti-Asian racism—the demonization of a group of people based on their perceived social value—in the United States in the cultural and political life. This article that analyzes the language of racism and misogyny. It also offers strategies for inclusion during and after the pandemic. Racialized thinking is ins…[Read more]
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Sujata Iyengar started the topic EXTENDED DUE DATES for MLA Shax Panels: MARCH 26th in the discussion
LLC Shakespeare on MLA Commons 4 years, 10 months agoThe Exec Committee of the Shakespeare Forum for the Modern Language Association of America announce calls for presentations for three sessions at the annual convention from January 6-9, 2022. Please note updated DUE DATE of MARCH 26th, 2021.
Re-Reading “Timon of Athens”
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Sujata Iyengar edited the doc Calls for Presentations, MLA 2022, from the Exec Committee in the group
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Pamela Lim-McAlister started the topic March 25 deadline for CFPs–Please join us! in the discussion
TC Translation Studies on MLA Commons 4 years, 10 months agoPlease read the three CFPs below and send in an abstract by March 25 to be a part of the following sessions at MLA 2022. We would appreciate your forwarding the CFPs to colleagues as well. Much appreciation for your time and help.
Building Bridges and Breaking Down Walls: The Teaching of World Literature in English
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Alexa Alice Joubin deposited “Familiar Ambiguity: The Value of the Humanities in a Globalized World,” Signal House 10 (March 2021) in the group
LLC Shakespeare on MLA Commons 4 years, 11 months agoThe world needs good question askers as much as it needs good problem solvers. Before solving problems, we need to first identify the problems. Great stories are often strangers at home. The best of them defamiliarize banal experiences and everyday utterances while offering something recognizable through a new language and form.…[Read more]
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Carla Sassi deposited Humanities Special Issue “Environment, Ecology, Climate and ‘Nature’ in 21st Century Scottish Literature” in the group
TC Ecocriticism and Environmental Humanities on MLA Commons 4 years, 11 months agoSpecial issue of Humanities exploring expressions and registrations of environmental culture and the eco-critical imagination in 21st century Scottish literature and culture. Open access.
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