The Power of Ridicule in Spanish and Iberian Political Satire of the 18th and 19th CenturiesWe invite 250-word abstracts that explore satire’s function as preserver of the established order; or that question whether it conserves important structures while allowing the collective a therapeutic release of tension. Is satire inherently…[Read more]

Dissent and Dissension in Spanish and Iberian Eighteenth- and Nineteenth-Century Literary and Visual TextsWe invite abstracts that explore dissent & dissension at the micro/macro levels. Examples include actors, artists, artisans, craftsmen, writers who pushed back against decrees & social norms while expressing dissent or dissension. 250-word…[Read more]

Dear colleagues,

I am pleased to announce that the latest issue of the online journal Decimonónica (Revista de producción cultural hispánica) has just been released. The five essays comprising this issue (19.1 – Winter 2022) as well as all previous issues are available for free at the journal’s website: http://www.decimononica.org/

Saludos,

Luis

2023 MLA CONFERENCE – SAN FRANCISCO

CALL FOR PAPERS

Working Conditions of Performance: Staging Early Modern Plays (This would be a Presidential Theme session, also not guaranteed)

This panel seeks contributions that explore the precarious working conditions under which theater practitioners develop their work. What conditions do companies face…[Read more]

2023 MLA CONFERENCE – SAN FRANCISCO

CALL FOR PAPERS

The Comedia Connection: England and Spain (Co-Sponsored with CLCS Comparative Literary and Cultural Studies, competitive panel, not guaranteed)

This panel explores new critical approaches to theatrical relations between Spain & England. Abstracts that take a comparative approach to the study…[Read more]

2023 MLA CONFERENCE – SAN FRANCISCO
CALL FOR PAPERS

The Comedia Connection: England and Spain (Co-Sponsored with CLCS Comparative Literary and Cultural Studies, competitive panel, not guaranteed)

This panel explores new critical approaches to theatrical relations between Spain & England. Abstracts that take a comparative approach to the study of…[Read more]

The journal Comparative Literature Studies invites proposals for a special issue titled “Redesigning Modernities Part II,” edited by Waïl Hassan (U of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) and Maria Truglio (Penn State U). The issue solicits inquiries into the divergences, inequalities, and commonalities that define “modernity” in different parts of the w…[Read more]

You are cordially invited to attend the Second Book Fair hosted by the International Association of Galdós Scholars (Asociación Internacional de Galdosistas). This is a virtual event that will take place on Friday, April 8, 2022. See attached flier for details about time, registration link (registration is required), and program including the n…[Read more]

Theories and Practices of Emotional Labor in Catalan Culture
Submissions related to emotional labor in Catalan culture from a variety of theoretical and historical perspectives, including histories of the emotions, affect theory, memory and trauma, practices of care, and the gendered division of labor. Deadline for submissions: Monday, 21 March…[Read more]

Please send abstracts of 200-300 words to ylee@wellesley.edu before March 16, 2022.

1. Narratives Beyond Binaries: Does narrative still rely on binary structures in a world that has moved beyond them (male/female; past/present; public/private)? The binary and nonbinary as modes of thinking; post-poststructuralism; holding theory accountable to…

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The Sounds of Humor

The Drama and Performance Forum and the Sound Studies Forum of the Modern Language Association (MLA) announce a co-sponsored session entitled “The Sounds of Humor” to be held at the MLA Convention in San Francisco, CA from January 5-8, 2023. What does humor sound like? Sounds tend to play an important role in performances inte…[Read more]

Below you’ll find four CFP’s for proposed panels sponsored by the Visual Culture Forum for this year’s MLA.  Please do circulate widely and consider contributing.

1- Visual Culture Forum seeks proposals for guaranteed MLA session, Women and Frames of Violence. How do women engage, practice and perform violence in visual culture? Considerations b…[Read more]

The Power of Ridicule in Spanish and Iberian Political Satire of the 18th and 19th Centuries
We invite 250-word abstracts that explore satire’s function as preserver of the established order; or that question whether it conserves important structures while allowing the collective a therapeutic release of tension. Is satire inherently subversive? De…[Read more]

Dissent and Dissension in Spanish and Iberian Eighteenth- and Nineteenth-Century Literary and Visual Texts
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We invite abstracts that explore dissent & dissension at the micro/macro levels. Examples include actors, artists, artisans, craftsmen, writers who pushed back against decrees & social norms while expressing dissent or dissension.…[Read more]

MLA 2023 Forum on 16th-and 17th c. Drama CFP
1. Classical Theatre in Today’s Higher Education
This panel explores the role(s) that higher education has played in the preservation, promotion and innovation of teaching and performing the Comedia. Innovative approaches to teaching, adaptation, translation, staging, and outreach are welcome.
2. C…[Read more]

The Drama and Performance Forum solicits paper proposals for two guaranteed sessions at MLA 2023 in San Francisco:

Humor and Humorlessness before 1900  From the medieval period to the nineteenth century the concept of humor shifted from an aspect of human physiology, to the eccentric qualities of individuals or comic characters, to a mode of…[Read more]