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David Wacks deposited Between Secular and Sacred: Abraham ibn Ezra and the Song of Songs on Humanities Commons 9 years, 2 months ago
The work of the Judeo-Spanish poet and exegete Abraham Ibn Ezra (d. 1167 C.E.) featuring the language of the Song is perhaps the best showcase of the interplay between sacred and secular in Hebrew Andalusī literature. When it comes to the Song, Ibn Ezra literally wrote the book on it, a commentary that gives equal treatment to its literal and…[Read more]
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David Wacks deposited The Performativity of Ibn al-Muqaffaʿ's Kalīla wa-Dimna and Al- Maqāmāt al-Luzumīyya of al-Saraqusṭi on Humanities Commons 9 years, 2 months ago
providing a context for the anecdotes and fables narrated by the characters in each text.
The way in which the performativity of each text is constructed reflects their respective
cultural and literary heritage, as well as the performative nature of Medieval Arabic
literature in general. The two texts represent a convergence of different oral…[Read more] -
Benjamin Fraser's profile was updated on MLA Commons 9 years, 7 months ago
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Benjamin Fraser's profile was updated on MLA Commons 9 years, 9 months ago
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Benjamin Fraser started the topic Call for Assistant Editors: Journal of Urban Cultural Studies in the discussion
Literary Geography on MLA Commons 9 years, 9 months agoCALL FOR
ASSISTANT EDITORS (2017 & 2018)APPLICATION DEADLINE IS 20 NOVEMBER 2016
The Journal of Urban Cultural Studies is a peer-reviewed interdisciplinary journal exploring the cultures of cities and blending humanities and social science approaches to the urban phenomenon. The journal publishes research articles (subject to peer review) of…[Read more]
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Benjamin Fraser started the topic Call for Assistant Editors: Journal of Urban Cultural Studies in the discussion
Interdisciplinary Approaches to Culture and Society on MLA Commons 9 years, 9 months agoCALL FOR
ASSISTANT EDITORS (2017 & 2018)APPLICATION DEADLINE IS 20 NOVEMBER 2016
The Journal of Urban Cultural Studies is a peer-reviewed interdisciplinary journal exploring the cultures of cities and blending humanities and social science approaches to the urban phenomenon. The journal publishes research articles (subject to peer review) of…[Read more]
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Benjamin Fraser started the topic Call for Assistant Editors: Journal of Urban Cultural Studies in the discussion
Urban Cultural Studies on MLA Commons 9 years, 9 months agoCALL FOR
ASSISTANT EDITORS (2017 & 2018)APPLICATION DEADLINE IS 20 NOVEMBER 2016
The Journal of Urban Cultural Studies is a peer-reviewed interdisciplinary journal exploring the cultures of cities and blending humanities and social science approaches to the urban phenomenon. The journal publishes research articles (subject to peer review) of…[Read more]
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Benjamin Fraser posted an update on MLA Commons 9 years, 9 months ago
Call for assistant editors: Journal of Urban Cultural Studies
CALL FOR
ASSISTANT EDITORS (2017 & 2018)APPLICATION DEADLINE IS 20 NOVEMBER 2016
The Journal of Urban Cultural Studies is a peer-reviewed interdisciplinary journal exploring the cultures of cities and blending humanities and social science approaches to the urban phenomenon. The…[Read more]
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Thomas Lawrence Long changed their profile picture on MLA Commons 9 years, 10 months ago
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Benjamin Fraser posted an update on MLA Commons 9 years, 10 months ago
New book in 2016, Cultures of Representation: Disability in World Cinema Contexts, edited
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Thomas Lawrence Long started the topic MLA 2017 CFP: Environment, Illness, Literature, Health/care in the discussion
Medical Humanities and Health Studies on MLA Commons 10 years agoThe Modern Language Association’s Transdisciplinary Conversations Medical Humanities and Health Studies Forum announces this call for proposals for its guaranteed session at MLA 2017 in Philadelphia:
Environment, Illness, Literature, Health/careLiterature of environmental illness, critical perspectives on health, policy, practice. Topics and t…[Read more]
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