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Alexa Alice Joubin deposited University of Chicago East Asia by the Book! Author Talk: Shakespeare and East Asia, Tuesday May 25, 2021 at 5 pm CDT / 6 pm EDT in the group
LLC East Asian on MLA Commons 4 years, 9 months agoRegister at https://uchicagogroup.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_jyEzkIZYQZ6bKzjjr3faZg :::: The University of Chicago East Asia by the Book! Author Talks is proud to present a book launch of Alexa Alice Joubin’s Shakespeare and East Asia (Oxford University Press). Chair: Haun Saussy (University of Chicago). Discussant: Michael Saenger (Southwestern…[Read more]
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Hania A.M. Nashef deposited Suppressed Nakba Memories in Palestinian female narratives Susan Abulhawa’s The Blue Between Sky and Water and Radwa Ashour’s The Woman from Tantoura in the group
CLCS 20th- and 21st-Century on MLA Commons 4 years, 10 months agoIsraeli officials have long denied that rape was used as an instrument of war against Palestinians. Most of the files relating to the expulsion of Palestinians during the Nakba in 1948 and its aftermath remain sealed in Israeli archives and have been reclassified as top secret. Palestinian oral narratives have long been considered a poor…[Read more]
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Pruritus Migrans deposited What a charming smile 😉 in the group
History of Illustration and Illustration Studies on Humanities Commons 4 years, 10 months agoWhat a charming smile 😉 * Artwork by PRURITUS MIGRANS * CC: BY-NC-ND
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José Angel GARCÍA LANDA deposited The Story Behind Any Story: Evolution, Historicity, and Narrative Mapping in the group
Narrative theory and Narratology on Humanities Commons 4 years, 10 months ago“The narratives of the world are numberless”; yet, all stories may be seen as chapters of a single story, the story of universal evolution as uncovered by contemporary science, with processes of human emergence and cultural development as a prominent backdrop to the understanding of any narrative process. Evolutionary approaches to literary and…[Read more]
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I am struck by the event of dissolution (in Spencer’s articulation). I wonder how one might think of narrative dissipating into narrativity. Not so much all stories being chapters of a single story as all stories as potential building blocks for other stories. The challenge for me is actually observing a narrative degenerate. The glue is quick…[Read more]
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Yes, I agree, François, one story does lead into another one…. And sometimes, what is the central story for us, with its point and everything, becomes just a building block for someone else’s story. Makes me think of what Rochester says in a poem, “Dead, we become the lumber of the world”.
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Very tickled to discover that Rochester’s translation of Seneca continues thus:
Dead, we become the lumber of the world,
And to that mass of matter shall be swept
Where things destroy’d with things unborn are kept.-
Yes, quite impressive! I also recommend the Johnny Depp film on Rochester, ‘The Libertine’.
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Alexa Alice Joubin deposited Fulbright Snapshot: Snapshot: Shakespeare & East Asia by Alexa Alice Joubin, March 24, 2021 in the group
LLC East Asian on MLA Commons 4 years, 10 months agoShakespeare and East Asia (Oxford, 2021) explores distinctive themes in post-1950s Asian-themed performances and adaptations of Shakespeare. In this Snapshot, Alexa Alice Joubin discusses the book and the importance of wider research into Global Shakespeares.
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Alexa Alice Joubin deposited “The Roots of Anti-Asian Racism in the U.S.” George Washington University Department of English Blog, March 23, 2021 in the group
LLC Modern and Contemporary Chinese on MLA Commons 4 years, 10 months agoCOVID-19 has exacerbated anti-Asian racism—the demonization of a group of people based on their perceived social value—in the United States in the cultural and political life. This article that analyzes the language of racism and misogyny. It also offers strategies for inclusion during and after the pandemic. Racialized thinking is ins…[Read more]
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Alexa Alice Joubin deposited “The Roots of Anti-Asian Racism in the U.S.” George Washington University Department of English Blog, March 23, 2021 in the group
LLC East Asian on MLA Commons 4 years, 10 months agoCOVID-19 has exacerbated anti-Asian racism—the demonization of a group of people based on their perceived social value—in the United States in the cultural and political life. This article that analyzes the language of racism and misogyny. It also offers strategies for inclusion during and after the pandemic. Racialized thinking is ins…[Read more]
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Pamela Lim-McAlister started the topic March 25 deadline for CFPs–Please join us! in the discussion
TC Translation Studies on MLA Commons 4 years, 10 months agoPlease read the three CFPs below and send in an abstract by March 25 to be a part of the following sessions at MLA 2022. We would appreciate your forwarding the CFPs to colleagues as well. Much appreciation for your time and help.
Building Bridges and Breaking Down Walls: The Teaching of World Literature in English
Studying world languages and…[Read more] - Load More
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