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Silvia G. Kurlat-Ares deposited Políticas de lo estético en la ilustración de ciencia ficción. El caso de “Think Blue, Count Two” de Cordwainer Smith in the group
CLCS 20th- and 21st-Century on MLA Commons 8 years, 1 month agoDesde el período del Dadá se han ido borrando los límites entre las formas artísticas y sus soportes, entre las estéticas de uso y las estéticas formales, entre los espacios altos y bajos de producción cultural, y también, entre la percepción de centros y periferias que parecen haberse astillado y reproducido a la interioridad de espacios hasta ha…[Read more]
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Hania Nashef deposited HOMO SACER DWELLS IN SARAMAGO’S LAND OF EXCEPTION in the group
CLCS 20th- and 21st-Century on MLA Commons 8 years, 1 month agoGiorgio Agamben defines the sacred man or Homo Sacer as one who is not worthy of sacrifice. Having lost all rights, the person is reduced to the non-human. In modern times, banishment or banning by the law occurs when a state of exception is sanctioned by a totalitarian supremacy that suspends judicial power. The state of exception does not lie…[Read more]
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Amanda M. Smith started the topic Chiricú Journal – Latinx Literature & Politics Issue – Extended Deadline: Dec 15 in the discussion
Latina and Latino on MLA Commons 8 years, 2 months agoChiricú Journal announces a deadline extension for submissions for our upcoming issue on Latinx literature and politics. <span style=”text-decoration: underline;”>Submissions by December 15 to chiricu.indiana.edu</span> For questions, contact chiricu@indiana.edu
<p class=”p1″><span class=”s1″>Chiricú Journal</span><span class=”s2″> is a new, cut…[Read more] -
Kanika Batra deposited Polygamous Postcolonialism and Transnational Critique in Tess Onwueme’s The Reign of Wazobia in the group
CLCS 20th- and 21st-Century on MLA Commons 8 years, 2 months agoNigerian authors have consistently and effectively critiqued insidious connections between
masculinity, political power, religious fundamentalism, and capitalist interests. The unstable
political structures in Nigeria since the 1970s have led to such critiques. This essay deploys the
idea of polygamy in Chinua Achebe’s Anthills of the S…[Read more] -
Amanda M. Smith posted an update in the group
LLC Latina and Latino on MLA Commons 8 years, 2 months agoReminder that the deadline for submissions to the Latinx literature edition of Chiricú Journal is a little over two weeks away. Please submit your critical articles, artwork, photography, creative writing, and interviews to chiricu.indiana.edu by December 1. If interested in reviewing a book, contact chiricu@indiana.edu. More information at our…[Read more]
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Aurangzeb Alamgir Hashmi deposited Do we live in postmodern times? in the group
CLCS 20th- and 21st-Century on MLA Commons 8 years, 2 months agoThe discussion of postmodernism involving modernity and its ramifications requires contemporary and cross-cultural perspectives.
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Aurangzeb Alamgir Hashmi deposited Do we live in postmodern times? in the group
CLCS 20th- and 21st-Century on MLA Commons 8 years, 2 months agoThe discussion of postmodernism involving modernity and its ramifications requires contemporary and cross-cultural perspectives.
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Aurangzeb Alamgir Hashmi deposited Do we live in postmodern times? in the group
CLCS 20th- and 21st-Century on MLA Commons 8 years, 2 months agoThe discussion of postmodernism involving modernity and its ramifications requires contemporary and cross-cultural perspectives.
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Maia Gil'Adi started the topic MLA Forum Elections in the discussion
Latina and Latino on MLA Commons 8 years, 3 months agoGood afternoon everyone,
This is just a quick reminder to please vote in the MLA elections! The LLC Latina and Latino forum is electing a new member of the executive committee and we want your input. Voting opened October 26 and closes December 10. You should have received an email with instructions from MLA last week.
Stay tuned for MLA 2018…[Read more]
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Annabel Kim posted an update in the group
CLCS 20th- and 21st-Century on MLA Commons 8 years, 3 months agoHello everyone,
I’m honored to have been nominated to stand for election for the CLCS Forum Executive Committee this year. I am Assistant Professor of Romance Languages and Literatures at Harvard University, where I teach 20th- and 21st-century French fiction.
My first book, Unbecoming Language: Anti-Identitarian French Feminist Fictions (…[Read more]
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Patrick R. O'Malley started the topic Executive Committee Election: O'Malley in the discussion
Anglo-Irish Literature on MLA Commons 8 years, 3 months agoDear colleagues,
I’m honored to have been nominated for a position on the executive committee of the LLC Irish forum this year and I want here to give you some information about me and my work. I’m an associate professor in the English Department at Georgetown University, where I’m an active member of our recently formed Irish Studies Initi…[Read more]
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Colleen M. Ryan posted an update in the group
CLCS 20th- and 21st-Century on MLA Commons 8 years, 3 months agoHello everyone!
My name is Colleen Ryan and I’ve been nominated to run for the CLCS Forum Executive Committee this year. I am really honored and wish to tell you just a bit about myself and ask you to consider me for your ballot.
Currently, I am Professor of Italian at Indiana University, where I teach courses on Italian and I…[Read more]
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Steven Ridgely deposited Terayama’s “China Doll” (in Japanese) in the group
CLCS 20th- and 21st-Century on MLA Commons 8 years, 3 months agoThis is an analysis of Terayama Shūji’s 1981 film “Shanhai ijin shōkan,” a French co-production which was marketed in the Anglosphere as “China Doll” and in France as “Les Fruits de la passion,” invoking both Ōshima Nagisa’s 1978 “L’Empire de la passion” (the sequel to his notorious “Empire of the Senses” / “L’Empire des sens,” 1976) as well as Ro…[Read more]
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Suha Kudsieh started the topic A new group: in the discussion
Comparative Studies in Twentieth-Century Literature on MLA Commons 8 years, 4 months agoHello everyone,
Here is the link to a new MLA group on “Global Postmodern Literature and Culture”: https://mla.hcommons-staging.org/groups/global-postmodern-literature-and-culture/
Feel free to join it, post your announcements, discuss your research, or share your queries.
Regards,
Suha Kudsieh
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Anne Garland Mahler posted an update in the group
LLC Latina and Latino on MLA Commons 8 years, 4 months agoCALL FOR PAPERS: Global South Studies: A Collective Publication with The Global South
We are soliciting contributions to Global South Studies: A Collective Publication with The Global South. https://globalsouthstudies.as.virginia.edu
This digital platform aims to advance the field of Global South Studies by providing a conceptual mapping of key…[Read more]
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Jennifer R. Ballengee posted an update in the group
CLCS 20th- and 21st-Century on MLA Commons 8 years, 4 months agoCFP: ACLA 2018. Dangerous Passages (Benjamin 1940/2018).
As is well known, Walter Benjamin undertook a dangerous passage over the Pyrenees, a route taken by many refugees hoping to flee Nazi-occupied France. In the spirit of Walter Benjamin — his work and/or his life — this panel examines dangerous passages of all sorts. Papers might consider…[Read more] -
Francesco Ardolino deposited “Dinner Party”: una “tragedia discreta” di P. V. Tondelli in the group
CLCS 20th- and 21st-Century on MLA Commons 8 years, 4 months agoAnalisi dell’unica opera teatrale di P. V. Tondelli come punto d’inflessione nel suo percorso ideologico e narrativo.
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Josef Raab started the topic CFP: Reinventing the Social in the Americas: Movements, Resistance, Reconciliati in the discussion
Latina and Latino on MLA Commons 8 years, 5 months agoCFP
Fifth Biennial Conference of the International Association of Inter-American Studies:
Reinventing the Social: Movements and Narratives of Resistance, Dissension, and Reconciliation in the Americas. University of Coimbra, Portugal, 22-24 March 2018. Deadline for submissions: 31 August 2017. http://www.interamericanstudies.net/?p=6481
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Jennifer Cazenave started the topic CFP ACLA 2018 – Los Angeles as Sanctuary City in the discussion
Comparative Studies in Twentieth-Century Literature on MLA Commons 8 years, 5 months agoCFP for The American Comparative Literature Association’s 2018 Annual Meeting – University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) – March 29th to April 1st, 2018.
“Los Angeles as Sanctuary City”
Organizers: Jennifer Cazenave (jcazenave@usf.edu) and Kevin Vennemann (KVennema@scrippscollege.edu)
No other city has driven Hollywood’s desire for d…[Read more]
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Tamar Steinitz deposited Back Home: Translation, Conversion and Domestication in Leila Aboulela’s The Translator in the group
CLCS 20th- and 21st-Century on MLA Commons 8 years, 5 months agoAbstract
The Sudanese-born author Leila Aboulela describes the position of the non-western Anglophone writer as a translator by default, moving ‘back and forth’ between languages and cultures. This essay argues that Aboulela’s novel The Translator (1999) calls into question conceptualizations of translation that grow out of western relig…[Read more] - Load More
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