Dear colleagues,

The Executive Committee of the Forum on Language Change is seeking proposals for the session “Language Change: Global (Im-)migration and Linguistic Insecurity”.  See short and long CFP below.

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Papers exploring how global and local migrations affect language practices and patterns (e.g. linguistic in…[Read more]

Updated Link–the link in my first post did not work.  Here is the post again with a working link.  Thanks.
<p class=”p1″><span class=”s1″>The Hemingway Foundation and Society invites applications for two $1000.00 Founders’ fellowships to support scholars working in Hemingway studies. Although the competition is open to all scholars, pre…[Read more]

2017 GS Prose Fiction panels in Philadelphia

49. We Can’t Stop Talking about Elena Ferrante
Thursday, 5 January, 1:45–3:00 p.m., 401-403, Philadelphia Marriott
Presiding: Hester Blum, Penn State Univ., University Park

1. “The Function of Collaboration at the Present Time,” Sarah Blackwood, Pace Univ., New York; Sarah Mesle, Univ. of Southern Ca…[Read more]

<p style=”text-align: center;”>2017 GS Prose Fiction panels in Philadelphia</p>
49. We Can’t Stop Talking about Elena Ferrante
Thursday, 5 January, 1:45–3:00 p.m., 401-403, Philadelphia Marriott
Presiding: Hester Blum, Penn State Univ., University Park

1. “The Function of Collaboration at the Present Time,” Sarah Blackwood, Pace Univ., New York; [Read more]

<p style=”text-align: center;”>2017 GS Prose Fiction panels in Philadelphia</p>

49. We Can’t Stop Talking about Elena Ferrante
Thursday, 5 January, 1:45–3:00 p.m., 401-403, Philadelphia Marriott
Presiding: Hester Blum, Penn State Univ., University Park

1. “The Function of Collaboration at the Present Time,” Sarah Blackwood, Pace Univ., New Yo…[Read more]

<p style=”text-align: center;”>2017 GS Prose Fiction panels in Philadelphia</p>

49. We Can’t Stop Talking about Elena Ferrante
Thursday, 5 January, 1:45–3:00 p.m., 401-403, Philadelphia Marriott
Presiding: Hester Blum, Penn State Univ., University Park

1. “The Function of Collaboration at the Present Time,” Sarah Blackwood, Pace Univ., New Yo…[Read more]

<p style=”text-align: center;”>2017 GS Prose Fiction panels in Philadelphia</p>

49. We Can’t Stop Talking about Elena Ferrante
Thursday, 5 January, 1:45–3:00 p.m., 401-403, Philadelphia Marriott
Presiding: Hester Blum, Penn State Univ., University Park

1. “The Function of Collaboration at the Present Time,” Sarah Blackwood, Pace Univ., New Yo…[Read more]

<p style=”text-align: center;”>2017 GS Prose Fiction panels in Philadelphia</p>
49. We Can’t Stop Talking about Elena Ferrante
Thursday, 5 January, 1:45–3:00 p.m., 401-403, Philadelphia Marriott
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Presiding:<i> </i>Hester Blum, Penn State Univ., University Park

1. “The Function of Collaboration at the Present T…[Read more]

“How do I start a short story”? Edit

What method work best for you to start a short story?  I have just had some productive use of the famed US writer Ray Bradbury’s “vomit in the morning, clean up in the afternoon” method. (Author of _Fahrenheit 451_, _The Martian Chronicles_, _The Illustrated Man_, etc.)  Just allow your unconscious t…[Read more]

I want to bring to your attention two exciting “cognitive” panels at MLA in Philadelphia, one this Thursday evening, one on Saturday afternoon. Below please find more information about these panels.
153. Cognition and Affect: Bad News
Thursday, 5 January, 7:00–8:15 p.m., 111B, Pennsylvania Convention Center
A special session
Presiding: Alan R…[Read more]

NYC 2018 – Special Session Call for Papers: ETHICS & KNOWLEDGE
Bringing PLATO, CHRIST and Kafka together (Know Thyself; I AM; I am not (yet)) –
An unusual mix of Philosophy, Religion & Literature that hopes to bring light upon the most important matters:
Freedom & Necessity; Josef K. and Christ the JUDGE being man’s Higher Self as indicated in Ka…[Read more]

<p>The special session “Teaching Memory Studies” (session 154, Thursday, January 5, 7:00-8:15 PM, Franklin 12 Philadelphia Marriott) will contribute to the growing conversation around incorporating the discipline of memory studies into the study of literature while also pushing the boundaries of memory studies pedagogy in literature courses bey…[Read more]

If you have suggestions for the GS prose fiction panel for MLA 2018, email me (jhg@ucla.edu) or one of the other committee members before MLA. I will collate all suggestions and bring them forward to the committee at our meeting.

All best,

Jonathan