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Vimala C. Pasupathi's profile was updated on MLA Commons 10 years, 5 months ago
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Hannah Swamidoss deposited The Interstitial Body and Moral Formation:Third-Culture Displacement and Subject Formation in Charles Kingsley’s The Water-Babies in the group
Interdisciplinary Approaches to Culture and Society on MLA Commons 10 years, 5 months ago.Using the concept of “third culture” from social theory, this article examines Charles Kingsley’s use of displacement in his children’s book The Water Babies (1863). In trying to portray the site of moral formation, Kingsley displaces his central character Tom – the new, interstitial “third culture” subject. Through Tom’s displacement, Kingsle…[Read more]
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Hannah Swamidoss deposited The Interstitial Body and Moral Formation:Third-Culture Displacement and Subject Formation in Charles Kingsley’s The Water-Babies in the group
Children's Literature on MLA Commons 10 years, 5 months ago.Using the concept of “third culture” from social theory, this article examines Charles Kingsley’s use of displacement in his children’s book The Water Babies (1863). In trying to portray the site of moral formation, Kingsley displaces his central character Tom – the new, interstitial “third culture” subject. Through Tom’s displacement, Kingsle…[Read more]
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Hannah Swamidoss deposited The Interstitial Body and Moral Formation:Third-Culture Displacement and Subject Formation in Charles Kingsley’s The Water-Babies on MLA Commons 10 years, 5 months ago
.Using the concept of “third culture” from social theory, this article examines Charles Kingsley’s use of displacement in his children’s book The Water Babies (1863). In trying to portray the site of moral formation, Kingsley displaces his central character Tom – the new, interstitial “third culture” subject. Through Tom’s displacement, Kingsle…[Read more]
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Martha Nell Smith started the topic Queer Panels, GLQ Caucus & Reception for MLA 2016 in the discussion
Gay Studies in Language and Literature on MLA Commons 10 years, 5 months agoCheck out and join us for these exciting sessions and at the GLQ Caucus & Reception!!!
Thursday, 7 January
Queer Proximities 1:45–3:00 p.m. – Selected for inclusion in the Presidential Theme, “Literature and Its Publics: Past, Present, Future”
Friday, 8 January
Vaqueeras/os 10:15–11:30 a.m.
Saturday, 9 January
Queer Crips ac…[Read more]
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Hannah Swamidoss's profile was updated on MLA Commons 10 years, 5 months ago
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Hannah Swamidoss deposited “When I Cannot Still the Longing of My Heart”; Third-Culture Displacement and the Image of the Child in Allen Say’s Tree of Cranes and Grandfather’s Journey in the group
Interdisciplinary Approaches to Culture and Society on MLA Commons 10 years, 5 months agoThis article examines Allen Say’s use of cultural displacement in his books Tree of Cranes and Grandfather’s Journey. Allen Say is an award-winning, Japanese-American, picture book author and illustrator.
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Hannah Swamidoss deposited “When I Cannot Still the Longing of My Heart”; Third-Culture Displacement and the Image of the Child in Allen Say’s Tree of Cranes and Grandfather’s Journey in the group
Children's Literature on MLA Commons 10 years, 5 months agoThis article examines Allen Say’s use of cultural displacement in his books Tree of Cranes and Grandfather’s Journey. Allen Say is an award-winning, Japanese-American, picture book author and illustrator.
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Hannah Swamidoss deposited “When I Cannot Still the Longing of My Heart”; Third-Culture Displacement and the Image of the Child in Allen Say’s Tree of Cranes and Grandfather’s Journey in the group
Asian American Literature on MLA Commons 10 years, 5 months agoThis article examines Allen Say’s use of cultural displacement in his books Tree of Cranes and Grandfather’s Journey. Allen Say is an award-winning, Japanese-American, picture book author and illustrator.
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Hannah Swamidoss deposited “When I Cannot Still the Longing of My Heart”; Third-Culture Displacement and the Image of the Child in Allen Say’s Tree of Cranes and Grandfather’s Journey on MLA Commons 10 years, 5 months ago
This article examines Allen Say’s use of cultural displacement in his books Tree of Cranes and Grandfather’s Journey. Allen Say is an award-winning, Japanese-American, picture book author and illustrator.
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Whitney Trettien's profile was updated on MLA Commons 10 years, 6 months ago
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Carolyn Ureña replied to the topic Introductions in the discussion
Connected Academics on MLA Commons 10 years, 8 months agoHi, I’m Carolyn, a Ph.D candidate in comparative literature at Rutgers. I’m really excited that the MLA is openly encouraging graduate students and PhDs to explore their options outside of academia. There are so many productive and satisfying ways to put our experiences to use, and there is often a lot of fear surrounding admitting this.
In…[Read more]
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Benjamin Fraser posted an update on MLA Commons 10 years, 8 months ago
Two new books in 2015:
Toward an Urban Cultural Studies: Henri Lefebvre and the Humanities (NY: Palgrave, Hispanic Urban Studies series).
Digital Cities: The Interdisciplinary Future of the Urban Geo-Humanities (NY: Palgrave Pivot).
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Jeffrey Jerome Cohen replied to the topic Syllabi in the discussion
Ecocriticism and Environmental Humanities on MLA Commons 10 years, 11 months agoThank you Simon Richter for uploading the latest syllabus. Your course on Waterworlds looks terrific!
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Jeffrey Jerome Cohen replied to the topic CFP — Transgender Studies, Ecology, and the Environmental Humanities in the discussion
Ecocriticism and Environmental Humanities on MLA Commons 10 years, 11 months agoThis session looks terrifically good — what a timely and important topic. Thanks for posting the CFP here.
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Jeffrey Jerome Cohen replied to the topic Syllabi in the discussion
Ecocriticism and Environmental Humanities on MLA Commons 10 years, 12 months agoThank you Heather and Ted! This site is becoming quite a trove of teaching resources — what could be better?
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Jeffrey Jerome Cohen replied to the topic Syllabi in the discussion
Ecocriticism and Environmental Humanities on MLA Commons 10 years, 12 months agoStephen, that’s GREAT — thank you for sharing both the syllabus and the link to the blog. I’m a fan of asking students in environmental courses to practice at being public intellectuals!
Here’s a blog my own students did for a grad course with some ecological leanings a few years back: http://eboveer.blogspot.com/
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