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Nhora Lucia Serrano started the topic CFP: MLA: Satire and the Editorial Cartoon (Austin, 7-10 Jan 16) in the discussion
Comparative Studies in Twentieth-Century Literature on MLA Commons 10 years, 12 months agoCall for Papers for a guaranteed panel at the Modern Language Association
(MLA) Annual Convention, 7-10 Jan. 2016, in Austin.
Satire and the Editorial Cartoon
Ever since the days of William Hogarth and his brand of pictorial satire, expressing an opinion on the politics of the day in print demanded the combination of humor, hyperbole, a…[Read more]
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Thomas Oliver Beebee started the topic MLA 2016 Special Session CFP Comparing Literary Historiography in the discussion
Comparative Studies in Twentieth-Century Literature on MLA Commons 10 years, 12 months agoMLA 2016, Special Session
Organizers: Thomas Beebee (Penn State – University Park) & Bhavya Tiwari (U of Houston)
Papers that theorize a construction of polylingual literary history in local, national, and global contexts are invited to imagine a manifesto for a transnational and transregional comparative literary historiography for this spe…[Read more]
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Anna Maria Nogar started the topic Calls for Papers for the 2016 MLA: Ethnic Studies in Language and Literature in the discussion
Ethnic Studies in Language and Literature on MLA Commons 10 years, 12 months ago“Citizenship and Social Death”
Explorations in literature and film of “social death” (Orlando Paterson, Jared Sexton) in relation to issues of citizenship and quality of life for all ethnic groups. 300 word abstract, one page CVs by March 8.
Stephen Knadler (knadlers@spelman.edu) and Amritjit Singh (singha@ohio.edu)
“Archival Legibility an…[Read more]
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Patti Marxsen replied to the topic CFP: Circulating Notions of TB in the discussion
Autobiography, Biography, and Life Writing on MLA Commons 11 years agoThanks Amy!
Patti Marxsen
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Amy Rubens replied to the topic CFP: Circulating Notions of TB in the discussion
Autobiography, Biography, and Life Writing on MLA Commons 11 years agoPatti,
Your angle is not off-point at all. What I’m interested in–and this intentionally connects with the conference theme–is the way that these imagined/reconstructed notions of patients’ experiences might shape public behavior (via public health initiatives) or public thought. Exploring how textual representations of TB might shape mu…[Read more]
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Patti Marxsen replied to the topic CFP: Circulating Notions of TB in the discussion
Autobiography, Biography, and Life Writing on MLA Commons 11 years agoMy forthcoming biography of Helene Schweitzer (1879-1957), wife of Dr. Albert Schweitzer, addresses Helene’s struggle with TB throughout most of her life. It certainly shaped her image of “frailty”, thereby strengthening her husband’s persona of a larger-than-life, invincible male “hero.” Not sure if this is what you are looking for, Amy, as my “a…[Read more]
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Amy Rubens started the topic CFP: Circulating Notions of TB in the discussion
Autobiography, Biography, and Life Writing on MLA Commons 11 years agoCFP: Special session proposal for the MLA 2016.
“Circulating Notions of TB”Papers examining the representation of patients’ experiences with tuberculosis. How do these narratives, metaphors, or images intersect with or actively shape prevailing public health initiatives?
Send 300-word abstracts to Amy Rubens, PhD at arubens@fmarion.edu by March 15.
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Margaret Morganroth Gullette replied to the topic CFP: Arab American Women: Representation, Reception and Subjectivity in the discussion
Women’s Studies in Language and Literature on MLA Commons 11 years agoFYI. A feminist thriller, Traitors, filmed in Morocco, in Arabic and French with English subtitles, now available from Amazon in DVD and VOD.
When writer/ director Sean Gullette’s feature film–a feminist thriller, shot in Morocco with a new Moroccan star, Chaimae ben Acha– opened at the Tribeca Film Festival, an African-American woman in the au…[Read more]
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Suha Kudsieh started the topic CFP: Arab American Women: Representation, Reception and Subjectivity in the discussion
Women’s Studies in Language and Literature on MLA Commons 11 years agoCall for Proposals:
Society for the Study of American Women Writers (SSAWW) Triennial Conference
November 4-8, 2015
Sheraton Society Hill, Philadelphia, PAPanel on “Arab American Women: Representation, Reception and Subjectivity in Contemporary American Literature by Women”
This panel welcomes papers that examine how Arab American women…[Read more]
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Suha Kudsieh started the topic Invitation to Join New MLA Forum on Global Arab and Arab American in the discussion
Women’s Studies in Language and Literature on MLA Commons 11 years ago<div class=”bbp-reply-content”>
Dear Colleagues,
The MLA has agreed to launch the new forum on Global Arab and Arab American Lit & Culture (a.k.a. GAAM).
GAAM would like to urge MLA members who are interested in the new focum to sign up for it on the MLA Commons: http://mla.hcommons-staging.org/groups/global-arab-and-arab-american/
We still…[Read more]
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Suha Kudsieh started the topic Invitation to Join New MLA Forum: Global Arab and Arab American in the discussion
Comparative Studies in Twentieth-Century Literature on MLA Commons 11 years ago<div class=”bbp-reply-content”>
Dear Colleagues,
I hope you are well. The MLA has agreed to launch the new forum on Global Arab and Arab American Lit & Culture (a.k.a. GAAM).
GAAM would like to urge MLA members who are interested in the new focum to sign up for it on the MLA Commons: http://mla.hcommons-staging.org/groups/global-arab-and-arab-a…[Read more]
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Cynthia Franklin started the topic MLA Members for Justice in Palestine in the discussion
Ethnic Studies in Language and Literature on MLA Commons 11 years agoPlease consider joining the new commons group MLA Members for Justice in Palestine. http://mla.hcommons-staging.org/…/mla-members-for-justice-in-palest…/ …
As well, we have a Facebook page by the same name, that now has 655 members and we’d like it to reach 1000:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/MLAM4JP/
Please consider joining these sites to bu…[Read more]
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Cynthia Franklin started the topic Pls. join MLA Members for Justice in Palestine in the discussion
Ethnic Studies in Language and Literature on MLA Commons 11 years agoPlease consider joining the new commons group MLA Members for Justice in Palestine. http://mla.hcommons-staging.org/…/mla-members-for-justice-in-palest…/ …
As well, it would be great if you want to join the Facebook page by the same name:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/MLAM4JP/
These are spaces to build support for a resolution on Acade…[Read more]
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Cynthia Franklin started the topic Please consider joining MLA Members for Justice in Palestine in the discussion
Ethnic Studies in Language and Literature on MLA Commons 11 years agoPlease consider joining the new commons group MLA Members for Justice in Palestine. http://mla.hcommons-staging.org/…/mla-members-for-justice-in-palest…/ …
As well, it would be great if you’d like to join the Facebook page set up for this group, that has the same name:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/MLAM4JP/
After more than 3 hours of commit…[Read more]
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Michael LeMahieu started the topic ASAP/7: "Arts & the Public" in the discussion
Comparative Studies in Twentieth-Century Literature on MLA Commons 11 years agoASAP/7: Arts & the Public
September 24-27, 2015
Hosted by Clemson University at the Hyatt Regency in Greenville, SC
Call for Papers
ASAP/7 invites proposals from scholars and artists on the relations between the public—broadly conceived – and contemporary visual, literary, performing, musical, and media arts. From parks, schools, and mus…[Read more]
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María Gil Poisa uploaded the file: CFP: Body Memory Trauma // Exhibition: Water, Art, Women, Life to
Comparative Studies in Twentieth-Century Literature on MLA Commons 11 years agoCFP: Body Memory Trauma // Exhibition: Water, Art, Women, Life
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Miriam S. Gogol started the topic Call for essays in the forum
Women’s Studies in Language and Literature on MLA Commons 11 years agoCall for Critical Essay Submissions: Working Women
For a book to be published by a major publisher, I am inviting essays on working women in late-nineteenth to mid-twentieth century American literature. The volume will focus on the American working woman and how she has been represented and underrepresented in American realistic and…[Read more]
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Cheryl A. Higashida started the topic #BlackLivesMatter solidarity action at MLA TODAY, Friday 1/9 in the forum
Ethnic Studies in Language and Literature on MLA Commons 11 years, 1 month agoThere will be a #BlackLivesMatter solidarity action at MLA on FRI at 1:30PM. Please assemble at 1:30 in Ballroom D, on the first floor (not ground floor) of the convention center.
We plan to have speakers and an open mic there, and then march outside.
Participants without MLA badges can access Ballroom D through the south entrance. We will have…[Read more]
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Stacey Lee Donohue started the topic Session 257. Reading Memory: Approaches to Teaching the Memoir in the forum
Autobiography, Biography, and Life Writing on MLA Commons 11 years, 1 month agoHere are abstracts for session 257: “Reading Memory: Approaches to Teaching the Memoir”:
Friday, 9 January: S. 257 Reading Memory: Approaches to Teaching the Memoir
10:15–11:30 a.m., West 210, VCC West
Program arranged by the Community College Humanities Association
Presiding: Stacey Lee Donohue, Central Oregon Community Co…[Read more]
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Elena Machado Sáez started the topic CFP: Southeastern Women's Studies Conference (deadline: Jan. 9, 2015) in the forum
Women’s Studies in Language and Literature on MLA Commons 11 years, 1 month agoThe Center for Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies at Florida Atlantic University has extended the deadline for general CFP submissions until January 9, 2015. Please also note that this CFP includes below a link for SEWSA conference registration and membership.
The FAU WGSS Center is proud to host SEWSA 2015: “Trafficking in Gender: Feminist Di…[Read more]
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