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Koritha Mitchell started the topic Mentoring at Midcareer in the forum
2015 MLA Convention on MLA Commons 11 years, 1 month agoMentoring isn’t just for students. Great advice from Joycelyn Moody. Let’s keep the conversation going at #MLA15! Blog post here: http://bit.ly/1wPU6y9
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Nicky Agate replied to the topic Looking for roommates? in the forum
2015 MLA Convention on MLA Commons 11 years, 1 month agoI’m posting on behalf of Dr. Amrita Gosh, who says:
“My room mate just canceled her trip to MLA due to serious illness, and I want to share my hotel room at Holiday Inn, which has two double beds. Women roommates preferred. ”
You can contact Amrita via the Commons here.
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Shaden M. Tageldin started the topic Committee on the Status of Women in the Profession MLA 2015 sessions in the forum
2015 MLA Convention on MLA Commons 11 years, 1 month agoThe MLA Committee on the Status of Women in the Profession has organized three sessions at the 2015 MLA Convention in Vancouver and will participate in a fourth session organized by the Women’s Caucus for the Modern Languages. Session #1, the preconvention workshop on women’s public engagement, is open only to those who have preregistered t…[Read more]
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Lenora Hanson started the topic #Ferguson2MLA: Planned action at MLA in the forum
2015 MLA Convention on MLA Commons 11 years, 1 month ago#Ferguson2MLA
Statement
Since August 2014, we have witnessed the most sustained, widespread grassroots activism against anti-Black racism and police brutality in the U.S. since the 1960s and 1970s. Through teach-ins, community gatherings, marches, and die-ins, and by taking actions to halt “business as usual” — blocking highways, bridges, and…[Read more]
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Kevin Stevens started the topic Joyce Studies Annual 2015 CFP in the forum
Anglo-Irish Literature on MLA Commons 11 years, 1 month agoJoyce Studies Annual has issued its annual call for papers. Please note that the deadline is February 15, 2015 for the 2015 volume.
JSA welcomes manuscripts of up to 50 pages on any aspect of James Joyce studies:
• Archival
• Theoretical
• Comparative
• HistoricalFordham University Press uses Chicago Manual of Style format. Please send elec…[Read more]
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Elizabeth J. Donaldson posted an update in the group
2015 MLA Convention on MLA Commons 11 years, 1 month agoHere’s a little reminder of the MLA Access guidelines for all of you lucky enough to be going to the conference!: http://www.mla.org/conv_access_guide
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Marty Roth started the topic Talk by Stephen Salaita in the forum
2015 MLA Convention on MLA Commons 11 years, 1 month ago“First Peoples, Palestine and the Crushing of Free Speech.” A talk by professor Stephen Salaita, American professor whose hiring at the University of Illinois was recently reversed because of his tweets about Israel’s war on Gaza. Two presentations: Monday, January 12, at 7:30 PM in the Segal rooms at Harbour Centre, 515 W. Hastings St., and Wedne…[Read more]
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Jeffrey Jerome Cohen started the topic MLA Ecocriticism and Environmental Humanities Forum Happy Hour in the forum
2015 MLA Convention on MLA Commons 11 years, 1 month agoPlease join the newly formed MLA Ecocriticism and Environmental Humanities Forum for our inaugural event: a happy hour with cash bar that that is also an informal brainstorming session and a chance to enjoy some good company. We will rendezvous Friday January 9 at 5 PM at Shebeen (210 Carrall St in Vancouver’s Gastown, not far from the c…[Read more]
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Lenora Hanson started the topic Walking tour of Vancouver led by area activists in the forum
2015 MLA Convention on MLA Commons 11 years, 1 month agoOn Friday, January 9 from 11 AM-1 PM, members of Rising Tide Vancouver Coast Salish Territories, a grassroots environmental justice collective, and other area activists will lead participants in a walking tour of the Territories. The tour will familiarize participants with the spatial history of struggle in Vancouver, and specifically with areas o…[Read more]
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Anna Chang replied to the topic Agenda for delegate assembly meeting. in the forum
2015 MLA Convention on MLA Commons 11 years, 1 month agoThe motion text is now available at http://www.mla.org/dameeting_motions, and information about other Delegate Assembly items can be found at http://www.mla.org/dameeting_agenda.
Best,
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Margaret Hanzimanolis replied to the topic Agenda for delegate assembly meeting. in the forum
2015 MLA Convention on MLA Commons 11 years, 1 month agoHi,
I am not seeing the full text of the proposed resolution/motion. I believe that you have indicated that it would be posted by “mid december.”
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Brad Evans replied to the topic Restaurant recommendations and more in the forum
2015 MLA Convention on MLA Commons 11 years, 1 month agoSpecial Centenary Film Screening: In the Land of the Head Hunters (1914)
Vancity Theater, Saturday, January 10, Noon
http://www.viff.org/theatre/series/vancity-theatre-screening
In the Land of the Head Hunters was the first feature film made in B.C. and is the oldest extant feature made in Canada. It’s also the first feature made with an ent…[Read more]
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Stuart C. F. Christie replied to the topic Establishing a Forum on Modern and Contemporary Chinese in the forum
Comparative Studies in Twentieth-Century Literature on MLA Commons 11 years, 2 months agoI support the proposal for a new forum in Modern and Contemporary Chinese.
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Christopher M. Lupke started the topic Establishing a Forum on Modern and Contemporary Chinese in the forum
Comparative Studies in Twentieth-Century Literature on MLA Commons 11 years, 2 months agoIf there are colleagues interested in signing the petition to establish a Forum on Modern and Contemporary Chinese, kindly go to it under “Prospective Forums” and under “Petitions” you can add your name by simply leaving a brief statement of support for the new Forum. We are close to finalizing a proposal, so please do so soon! Keep in mind that…[Read more]
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Christopher M. Lupke started the topic Establishing a Forum on Modern and Contemporary Chinese in the forum
Comparative Studies in Twentieth-Century Literature on MLA Commons 11 years, 2 months agoIf there are colleagues interested in signing the petition to establish a Forum on Modern and Contemporary Chinese, kindly go to it under “Prospective Forums” and under “Petitions” you can add your name by simply leaving a brief statement of support for the new Forum.
We are close to finalizing a proposal, so please do so soon! Keep in mind that…[Read more]
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Marty Roth replied to the topic Restaurant recommendations and more in the forum
2015 MLA Convention on MLA Commons 11 years, 2 months agoGood to excellent Chinese: Peaceful (3 sites), Lins, Hons in Chinatown.
Excellent dim sum: Fisherman’s Terrace in Richmond (at a skytrain stop).
Vietnamese: Petit Cafe
Cambodian: Phnom Penh
Japanese: Yuji’s,
Italian: Quercia, Ask for Luigi
Lunch places: The Sweetery, Bigsby’s Bakehouse; Go Fish at Granville Market (if it’s open).
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Anna Chang replied to the topic Agenda for delegate assembly meeting. in the forum
2015 MLA Convention on MLA Commons 11 years, 2 months agoThanks so much for this request. The text of the motion will be posted on the MLA Web site in mid-December. Members are encouraged to check the agenda page for that and any documents related to other agenda items.
Best,
Anna
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Margaret Hanzimanolis started the topic Agenda for delegate assembly meeting. in the forum
2015 MLA Convention on MLA Commons 11 years, 2 months agoPlease publicize the full motion that the DA will be considering in the ‘agenda” section of the DA materials webpage.
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Margaret Hanzimanolis started the topic Travel Grant eligibility for Delegate Assembly members who are Part time, in the forum
2015 MLA Convention on MLA Commons 11 years, 2 months agoThe existence of travel grants to sitting DA members does not seem to be posted anywhere. I found out about this grant “by accident” on an unrelated twitter conversation. Please make sure that the travel grant page informs people of this grant, and please make the existence of this grant known to DA members who might be able to use it, and…[Read more]
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Katherine Kim replied to the topic Canada Line airport train in the forum
2015 MLA Convention on MLA Commons 11 years, 2 months agoHi Stacey,
It takes 25 minutes from the airport to the Canada Line Waterfront Station, and it’s about a 5-minute walk from the station to the Fairmont Waterfront. You can find more detailed directions at the Fairmont website. We look forward to seeing you at the convention!
With best wishes,
Katherine
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