MLA Commons | LLC 16th- and 17th-Century Spanish and Iberian Drama | Activity https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/16th-and-17th-century-spanish-and-iberian-drama/ Activity feed for the group, LLC 16th- and 17th-Century Spanish and Iberian Drama. Sat, 04 Apr 2026 20:18:31 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v=10.6.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 0fa677612be381536329f58cebeacf2d Carmela Mattza started the topic CFP: Literature, Pedagogy, Research, and AI in Humanities and Social Sciences in Higher Education  in the forum LLC 16th- and 17th-Century Spanish and Iberian Drama via email https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/16th-and-17th-century-spanish-and-iberian-drama/forum/topic/cfp-literature-pedagogy-research-and-ai-in-humanities-and-social-sciences-in-higher-education/ Sat, 17 Jan 2026 14:31:17 -0500 Dear Colleague,

We cordially invite you to submit an abstract for our upcoming special issue at SAR<https://www.jstor.org/journal/soutatlarevi&gt;, focusing on literature, pedagogy, research, and AI within the Humanities and Social Sciences. The CfP is attached and also posted to this…[Read more]

]]> 0 ba5e1f8cc9ad30ad5ad2209d6711be69 Carmela Mattza started the topic Join Our Virtual Sessions! 16th-17th Century Spanish and Iberian Drama Forum in the forum LLC 16th- and 17th-Century Spanish and Iberian Drama via email https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/16th-and-17th-century-spanish-and-iberian-drama/forum/topic/join-our-virtual-sessions-16th-17th-century-spanish-and-iberian-drama-forum/ Thu, 08 Jan 2026 19:02:20 -0500 Dear colleagues,

The Modern Language Association’s (MLA) Executive Committee of the 16th-17th Century Spanish and Iberian Drama Forum cordially invites you to our two virtual sessions to be held during the MLA’s 2026 Annual Convention in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

364 – Digital Humanities, AI, and Teaching the Comedia
Friday, January 9 2026, 5:15…[Read more]

]]> 0 9cfbcdcea53f93d7db7117e7b32ab053 Jose Estrada started the topic Reminder - Deadline Extension CFP MLA 2026 Conference - Toronto in the forum LLC 16th- and 17th-Century Spanish and Iberian Drama via email https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/16th-and-17th-century-spanish-and-iberian-drama/forum/topic/reminder-deadline-extension-cfp-mla-2026-conference-toronto/ Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:46:11 -0500 Dear colleagues,

Just wanted to kindly remind you of our deadline extension and encourage your submissions. We are excited to invite you to submit abstracts for the upcoming MLA convention in Toronto in 2026. The forum has secured two guaranteed panels and one non-guaranteed panel.

Panel 1
Digital Humanities, AI and Teaching the Comedia
The…[Read more]

]]> 0 ca6e12aeaa69c09dc249ecd4588e748f Carmela Mattza started the topic Deadline extended: 16th- and 17th-Century Spanish and Iberian Drama Forum in the forum LLC 16th- and 17th-Century Spanish and Iberian Drama via email https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/16th-and-17th-century-spanish-and-iberian-drama/forum/topic/deadline-extended-16th-and-17th-century-spanish-and-iberian-drama-forum/ Mon, 17 Feb 2025 16:12:42 -0500 Call for Papers: MLA 2026 Conference – Toronto
16th- and 17th-Century Spanish and Iberian Drama Forum

Dear colleagues,

We are excited to invite you to submit abstracts for the upcoming MLA convention in Toronto in 2026. The forum has secured two guaranteed panels and one non-guaranteed panel.

Panel 1
Digital Humanities, AI and Teaching the…[Read more]

]]> 0 6ff05a5e0bec323b3890d2dfcb82693f Carmela Mattza started the topic Call for Papers: MLA 2026 Conference - Toronto in the forum LLC 16th- and 17th-Century Spanish and Iberian Drama via email https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/16th-and-17th-century-spanish-and-iberian-drama/forum/topic/call-for-papers-mla-2026-conference-toronto/ Mon, 10 Feb 2025 22:38:36 -0500 Call for Papers: MLA 2026 Conference – Toronto
16th- and 17th-Century Spanish and Iberian Drama Forum

Dear colleagues,
We are excited to invite you to submit abstracts for the upcoming MLA convention in Toronto in 2026. The forum has secured two guaranteed panels and one non-guaranteed panel.

Panel 1
Digital Humanities, AI and Teaching the…[Read more]

]]> 0 99258a682155e6ac6c8b48c3cea0aa18 Carmela Mattza started the topic Call for Papers - MLA 2026 Toronto in the forum LLC 16th- and 17th-Century Spanish and Iberian Drama via email https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/16th-and-17th-century-spanish-and-iberian-drama/forum/topic/call-for-papers-mla-2026-toronto/ Mon, 27 Jan 2025 21:14:04 -0500 Dear colleagues and members of the 16th and 17th Century Spanish and Iberian Drama Forum of the MLA,

We extend our sincere gratitude for your participation in our two organized panels and the plenary session at the annual convention in New Orleans. It was a pleasure to have you with us!

As we look forward to future endeavors, we are excited to…[Read more]

]]> 0 99fcfaa29ca8156341ad0bd5b09bca27 Carmela Mattza started the topic MLA Convention 2025 - LLC 16th- and 17th-Century Spanish and Iberian Drama in the forum LLC 16th- and 17th-Century Spanish and Iberian Drama via email https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/16th-and-17th-century-spanish-and-iberian-drama/forum/topic/mla-convention-2025-llc-16th-and-17th-century-spanish-and-iberian-drama/ Sat, 11 Jan 2025 03:42:16 -0500 Dear Colleagues,

I hope this message finds you well and enjoying the MLA 2025 Convention in New Orleans. This message is a friendly reminder of our panels,

1.”Games and Players in Iberian and Early Modern Theater<https://mla.confex.com/mla/2025/meetingapp.cgi/Session/19984&gt;,” on Saturday, January 11 at 10:15 a.m. at the Hilton Riverside New…[Read more]

]]> 0 28c63916b9dd8787d6ccd3e428c209c3 Carmela Mattza started the topic 2025 MLA Convention New Orleans in the forum LLC 16th- and 17th-Century Spanish and Iberian Drama via email https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/16th-and-17th-century-spanish-and-iberian-drama/forum/topic/2025-mla-convention-new-orleans/ Mon, 18 Nov 2024 20:05:57 -0500 Dear colleagues,

On behalf of the LLC 16th- and 17th-Century Spanish and Iberian Drama, you are cordially invited to attend and participate in our organized panels and the Plenary Session, “Unveiling Layers: Sensory Experiences and Visible Narratives in Medieval and Early Modern Spanish and Iberian Literature,” at the 2025 MLA Convention in New…[Read more]

]]> 0 00bc89b0159afeb61a336b0c0ccf5200 Frank Pfost deposited ENSAYOS SOBRE ALGUNAS COMEDIAS DEL SIGLO DE ORO ESPAÑOL in the group LLC 16th- and 17th-Century Spanish and Iberian Drama https://mla.hcommons.org/activity/p/1888750/ Sun, 09 Jun 2024 04:00:12 -0400 Se trata de un repaso a siete comedias del Siglo de Oro español, entre las que destacan: LOS PASOS de Lope de Rueda y el Entremés del RETABLO DE LAS MARAVILLAS de Miguel de Cervantes, LA VERDAD SOSPECHOSA de Juan Ruiz de Alarcón, FUENTEOVEJUNA de Lope de Vega, EL BURLADOR DE SEVILLA de Tirso de Molina, EL ESCLAVO DE DEMONIO de Mira de Amescua, y…[Read more]

]]> 0 478902914d75f30464a2ec19de180bd3 Carmela Mattza started the topic Help Us Showcase Innovative Work! in the discussion LLC 16th- and 17th-Century Spanish and Iberian Drama https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/16th-and-17th-century-spanish-and-iberian-drama/forum/topic/help-us-showcase-innovative-work/ Fri, 12 Apr 2024 01:28:21 -0400 Dear Colleagues,

We need your assistance! We would greatly appreciate it if you could share information about the MLA Innovation Room with your forum members. For additional context and details, please refer to the message below.

We kindly ask that you make every effort to disseminate this announcement to your colleagues and graduate students at…[Read more]

]]> 0 e74f302dd641a6ad3d0e8e0a8234d699 Carmela Mattza replied to the topic MLA 2025 New Orleans - Call for Papers in the discussion LLC 16th- and 17th-Century Spanish and Iberian Drama https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/16th-and-17th-century-spanish-and-iberian-drama/forum/topic/mla-2025-new-orleans-call-for-papers/?view=all#post-1037814 Sun, 03 Mar 2024 16:24:16 -0500 Dear colleagues,

I hope this message finds you well. I am reaching out on behalf of MLA LLC 16th & 17th Century Spanish Theater and Iberia Drama Forum with a request. Could you help the forum to spread the word about these three CfPs for the comedia sessions organized for the 2025 MLA Convention in New Orleans?

Your support in promoting these…[Read more]

]]> 0 bc99567cae066d308988cc99deb6dead Carmela Mattza started the topic !Muchas gracias! in the discussion LLC 16th- and 17th-Century Spanish and Iberian Drama https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/16th-and-17th-century-spanish-and-iberian-drama/forum/topic/muchas-gracias/ Tue, 23 Jan 2024 06:07:46 -0500 Dear colleagues and members of the 16th and 17th Century Spanish and Iberian Drama Forum of the MLA,

We extend our sincere gratitude for your participation in our three organized sessions at the annual convention in Philadelphia. It was a pleasure to have you with us. As we look forward to future endeavors, we are excited to invite you to submit…[Read more]

]]> 0 b3106b6c57a6dd29a4337117de8defcd Carmela Mattza started the topic MLA 2025 New Orleans - Call for Papers in the discussion LLC 16th- and 17th-Century Spanish and Iberian Drama https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/16th-and-17th-century-spanish-and-iberian-drama/forum/topic/mla-2025-new-orleans-call-for-papers/ Tue, 23 Jan 2024 04:21:45 -0500 CFP Games and Players in Iberian and Early Modern Theater  

We invite submissions that explore and analyze the role and/or representation of games, players, tricksters, or related topics, in the Spanish comedia. Submit a 250-300 word abstract and 1 page CV by March 15, 2024, to Carmela Mattza at: cmattza@lsu.edu.

NARRATIVE

The 16th and 17th C…[Read more]

]]> 0 1409b71504de6049275003fd7d2295cb Carmela Mattza started the topic Re: Invitation to become the Representative in the MLA Delegate Assembly in the discussion LLC 16th- and 17th-Century Spanish and Iberian Drama via email https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/16th-and-17th-century-spanish-and-iberian-drama/forum/topic/re-invitation-to-become-the-representative-in-the-mla-delegate-assembly/ Fri, 05 Jan 2024 21:19:40 -0500 Dear colleagues,

Happy New Year!

Each MLA forum has a representative in the Delegate Assembly. These delegates serve for a term of three years. The MLA has informed us that it’s time for the LLC 16th & 17th Century Spanish Theater and Iberia Drama to nominate its next delegate. The appointment is for 3 years.

Candidates must meet the f…[Read more]

]]> 0 ef3590d806856a7b975a6a2aaea42686 Carmela Mattza started the topic Invitation to become a member of the EC of the LLC16th & 17th Century Spanish Theater and Iberia Drama del MLA in the discussion LLC 16th- and 17th-Century Spanish and Iberian Drama via email https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/16th-and-17th-century-spanish-and-iberian-drama/forum/topic/invitation-to-become-a-member-of-the-ec-of-the-llc16th-17th-century-spanish-theater-and-iberia-drama-del-mla/ Fri, 05 Jan 2024 21:01:33 -0500 Estimados colegas:

¡Feliz año 2024!

Me dirijo a ustedes en nombre del Comité Ejecutivo del foro 16th & 17th Century Spanish Theater and Iberia Drama del MLA para invitarles a nominarse a sí mismos o nominar a un colega para que sea parte del comité que dirige este foro. Por favor, envíenme un correo electrónico antes del 13 de enero de 2024 m…[Read more]

]]> 0 317efd81198c940f297acebddb56f4eb Carmela Mattza started the topic Invitation - MLA 2024 Philadelphia in the discussion LLC 16th- and 17th-Century Spanish and Iberian Drama https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/16th-and-17th-century-spanish-and-iberian-drama/forum/topic/invitation-mla-2024-philadelphia/ Tue, 02 Jan 2024 01:56:59 -0500 Dear Colleagues,

Happy New Year!

You are cordially invited to the three sessions sponsored by the LLC 16th- and 17th-Century Spanish and Iberian Drama Forum at the MLA Convention in Philadelphia:

 

Session # 224 – Hagiography and the Supernatural in the Comedia: Miracles and G…[Read more]

]]> 0 481f14672495aadedd7d07c1e44fa5b5 Carmela Mattza started the topic MLA CONVENTION - Philadelphia 2024 in the discussion LLC 16th- and 17th-Century Spanish and Iberian Drama https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/16th-and-17th-century-spanish-and-iberian-drama/forum/topic/mla-convention-philadelphia-2024-2/ Tue, 02 Jan 2024 01:37:46 -0500 Dear Colleagues,

Happy New Year! Feliz Año Nuevo!

You are cordially invited to the first of three sessions sponsored by the LLC 16th- and 17th-Century Spanish and Iberian Drama Forum at the MLA 2024 Convention in Philadelphia:

Session # 224 – Hagiography and the Supernatural in the Comedia: Miracles and…[Read more]

]]> 0 541c1ffe7b5c36d035e06639e82d8915 Carmela Mattza started the topic MLA Convention - Philadelphia 2024 in the discussion LLC 16th- and 17th-Century Spanish and Iberian Drama via email https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/16th-and-17th-century-spanish-and-iberian-drama/forum/topic/mla-convention-philadelphia-2024/ Tue, 02 Jan 2024 01:23:50 -0500 Dear Colleagues,

Happy New Year! You are cordially invited to the three sessions sponsored by the LLC 16th- and 17th-Century Spanish and Iberian Drama Forum at the MLA Convention in Philadelphia:

224 – Hagiography and the Supernatural in the Comedia: Miracles and Ghosts

https://mla.confex.com/mla/2024/meetingapp.cgi/Session/16639

Friday, 5 J…[Read more]

]]> 0 a63a6ba7e298067afb1d77c30b1bfae7 Leigh A. Neithardt started the topic Membership Suggestions for 2024 Forum Delegate Election in the discussion LLC 16th- and 17th-Century Spanish and Iberian Drama https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/16th-and-17th-century-spanish-and-iberian-drama/forum/topic/membership-suggestions-for-2024-forum-delegate-election-32/ Wed, 18 Oct 2023 16:05:10 -0400 The next election for this forum’s Delegate Assembly representative will be held in the fall of 2024, and the forum’s executive committee will take up the matter of nominations for this election when it meets in January 2024. Though the executive committee is responsible for making nominations, it is required to nominate at least one candidate who…[Read more]

]]> 0 6f72c31a27a624d5fc30aefe8f2ca624 Carmela Mattza started the topic REMINDER MLA 2024 - PHILADELPHIA - CALL FOR PAPERS in the discussion LLC 16th- and 17th-Century Spanish and Iberian Drama https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/16th-and-17th-century-spanish-and-iberian-drama/forum/topic/reminder-mla-2024-philadelphia-call-for-papers/ Fri, 24 Feb 2023 22:33:50 -0500 MLA 2024 – Philadelphia

LLC 16th- and 17th-Century Spanish and Iberian Drama announces the following CALL FOR PAPERS:

Session 1: Translating and Staging Spanish Early Modern Plays Throughout Time
Submissions on staging early modern Spanish plays in languages other than Spanish exploring the interplay of language, translation, and emotions. 2…[Read more]

]]> 0 b186c248f8e807d0fb8e275e3dad444b Carmela Mattza started the topic Reminder - CFP 2024 MLA Philadelphia in the discussion LLC 16th- and 17th-Century Spanish and Iberian Drama https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/16th-and-17th-century-spanish-and-iberian-drama/forum/topic/reminder-cfp-2024-mla-philadelphia/ Mon, 06 Feb 2023 23:42:58 -0500 MLA 2024 – Philadelphia

LLC 16th- and 17th-Century Spanish and Iberian Drama announces the following CFP:

Session 1: Translating and Staging Spanish Early Modern Plays Throughout Time
Submissions on staging early modern Spanish plays in languages other than Spanish exploring the interplay of language, translation, and emotions. 250–300-word abs…[Read more]

]]> 0 a65d4e42cf3076223120e82e54fe3a1f Carmela Mattza started the topic MLA 2024 - Call for Papers - LLC 16th- and 17th-Century Spanish and Iberian Dram in the discussion LLC 16th- and 17th-Century Spanish and Iberian Drama https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/16th-and-17th-century-spanish-and-iberian-drama/forum/topic/mla-2024-call-for-papers-llc-16th-and-17th-century-spanish-and-iberian-dram/ Tue, 10 Jan 2023 00:02:44 -0500 MLA 2024 – Philadelphia

LLC 16th- and 17th-Century Spanish and Iberian Drama announces the following CFP:

Session 1: Translating and Staging Spanish Early Modern Plays Throughout Time
Submissions on staging early modern Spanish plays in languages other than Spanish exploring the interplay of language, translation, and emotions. 250–300-word a…[Read more]

]]> 0 55e1038d0f96572e81c6a4cbac83ffd6 Carmela Mattza started the topic MLA 2023 Convention - San Francisco in the discussion LLC 16th- and 17th-Century Spanish and Iberian Drama https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/16th-and-17th-century-spanish-and-iberian-drama/forum/topic/mla-2023-convention-san-francisco/ Mon, 02 Jan 2023 16:52:11 -0500 Dear Comediantes,

Happy New Year! We hope to see many of you at our two organized panels at this year’s MLA in San Francisco:

Saturday, Jan 7, 5:15-6:30 PM, Sierra Suite H, Marriott Marquis “Classical Theater in Today’s Higher Education”

Sunday, Jan 8, 8:30-9:45 AM, Nob Hill C (Marriott Marquis, Lower B2 level) “Comedia Poetics and Performance”…[Read more]

]]> 0 8af5f0f4c4fdeb5a8a89a6d7f4662293 Minni Sawhney deposited La figura del renegado en el teatro de Cervantes in the group LLC 16th- and 17th-Century Spanish and Iberian Drama https://mla.hcommons.org/activity/p/1783820/ Sat, 11 Jun 2022 02:25:32 -0400 On the renegades in Cervantes’s Captivity plays

]]> 0 53d042596043a786ab00a879acf99e43 Carmela Mattza started the topic Dateline extended: Working Conditions of Performance: Staging Early Modern Plays in the discussion LLC 16th- and 17th-Century Spanish and Iberian Drama via email https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/16th-and-17th-century-spanish-and-iberian-drama/forum/topic/dateline-extended-working-conditions-of-performance-staging-early-modern-plays/ Wed, 09 Mar 2022 04:23:20 -0500 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]

]]> 0 e77fa339807ffe785d90de8de7e7bc0e Carmela Mattza started the topic Deadline extended - The Comedia Connection: England and Spain in the discussion LLC 16th- and 17th-Century Spanish and Iberian Drama via email https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/16th-and-17th-century-spanish-and-iberian-drama/forum/topic/deadline-extended-the-comedia-connection-england-and-spain/ Wed, 09 Mar 2022 04:20:31 -0500 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]

]]> 0 d6694f7934f6a0ee706d60bef05bda1c Carmela Mattza started the topic Dateline extended! in the discussion LLC 16th- and 17th-Century Spanish and Iberian Drama https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/16th-and-17th-century-spanish-and-iberian-drama/forum/topic/dateline-extended/ Tue, 08 Mar 2022 21:10:05 -0500 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]

]]> 0 8c28334b143689db2e7d59b4f43b32eb Carmela Mattza replied to the topic MLA 2023 Forum on 16th-and 17th c. Drama CFP in the discussion LLC 16th- and 17th-Century Spanish and Iberian Drama https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/16th-and-17th-century-spanish-and-iberian-drama/forum/topic/mla-2023-forum-on-16th-and-17th-c-drama-cfp/?view=all#post-1029790 Tue, 01 Mar 2022 16:53:18 -0500 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]

]]> 0 64038cca44563f8c63ddd5a56cd33ea8 Carmela Mattza started the topic MLA 2023 Forum on 16th-and 17th c. Drama CFP in the discussion LLC 16th- and 17th-Century Spanish and Iberian Drama https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/16th-and-17th-century-spanish-and-iberian-drama/forum/topic/mla-2023-forum-on-16th-and-17th-c-drama-cfp/ Sun, 13 Feb 2022 23:54:27 -0500 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]

]]> 0 c212856bec6cebeb16fab2dbf603dc7e Carmela Mattza started the topic "Aproximaciones Interdisciplinarias a la Literatura Áurea" in the discussion LLC 16th- and 17th-Century Spanish and Iberian Drama https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/16th-and-17th-century-spanish-and-iberian-drama/forum/topic/aproximaciones-interdisciplinarias-a-la-literatura-aurea/ Thu, 25 Mar 2021 00:24:08 -0400 Estimados colegas:

Les escribo para invitarlos al coloquio internacional “Aproximaciones Interdisciplinarias a la Literatura Áurea” que tendrá lugar vía Zoom el 9 de abril de 2021. El programa así como la información para participar vía Zoom se encuentran aquí…[Read more]

]]> 0 a9ebe632f5a67b011706ada7164ff380 Carmela Mattza started the topic MLA 2022 Convention -Call for Papers in the discussion LLC 16th- and 17th-Century Spanish and Iberian Drama https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/16th-and-17th-century-spanish-and-iberian-drama/forum/topic/mla-2022-convention-call-for-papers/ Wed, 10 Feb 2021 23:38:30 -0500 MLA 2022 Convention

Calls for Papers: LLC 16th- and 17th-Century Spanish and Iberian Drama

Interruption: Theory and Concepts

Papers on breaks, pauses, paralysis, psychological and mechanical break-downs, failures, etc. as related to theatrical theory, practice in/about early modern Spain. Send abstract (250 words), short CV.Deadline for…[Read more]

]]> 0 d5dc79f164b70f833a88903904ef3c22 Carmela Mattza deposited «Astrología y genealogía de poder en La vida es sueño de Calderón de la Barca y la comedia anónima El vaticinio cumplido: la estrella de Inglaterra.» in the group LLC 16th- and 17th-Century Spanish and Iberian Drama https://mla.hcommons.org/activity/p/1720192/ Thu, 17 Dec 2020 03:51:07 -0500 ABSTRACT IN ENGLISH: To what extent the relationship between astrology and the genealogy of authority and power present in Calderon’s comedias can help us study other Spanish Golden Age plays with similar themes? To what extent can the presence of these genealogical discourses shed light on the use of comedy as propaganda? In this essay, presented…[Read more]

]]> 0 d2798c6585a0f418d18fb442aef00ab7 Leigh A. Neithardt started the topic Membership Suggestions for 2021 Forum Delegate Election in the discussion LLC 16th- and 17th-Century Spanish and Iberian Drama https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/16th-and-17th-century-spanish-and-iberian-drama/forum/topic/membership-suggestions-for-2021-forum-delegate-election-32/ Fri, 23 Oct 2020 15:35:53 -0400 The next election for this forum’s Delegate Assembly representative will be held in the fall of 2021, and the forum’s executive committee will take up the matter of nominations for this election when it meets in January 2021. Though the executive committee is responsible for making nominations, it is required to nominate at least one candidate who…[Read more]

]]> 0 3b26f69d61e3d961faf1d24fbf6bdc30 Minni Sawhney deposited Friendship and Politics in the works of Cervantes and Lope de Vega in the group LLC 16th- and 17th-Century Spanish and Iberian Drama https://mla.hcommons.org/activity/p/1643042/ Sat, 22 Jun 2019 16:45:28 -0400 The convivencia between the followers of the different religions of the Mediterranean persisted despite the fraught politics of Christianity and Islam. Despite the long arm of the Inquisition the protagonists in the plays of Cervantes and Lope struggle to maintain fraternal ties.

]]> 0 3d55457c0f1fc89c0cf5b502c708ec88 Minni Sawhney deposited Cervantes' cosmopolitan El gallardo español during an earlier clash of civilisations. in the group LLC 16th- and 17th-Century Spanish and Iberian Drama https://mla.hcommons.org/activity/p/1643038/ Sat, 22 Jun 2019 16:34:57 -0400 Despite being an army officer Don Fernando is drawn towards the Muslim Princess Arlaxa. He defies army convention to meet her much to the chagrin of fellow Spanish soldiers in the presidio where they are stationed.

]]> 0 16f665e62f372832d7894b6ed854aafa Minni Sawhney deposited The Agency of Muslim Women in the Narrative of Cervantes in the group LLC 16th- and 17th-Century Spanish and Iberian Drama https://mla.hcommons.org/activity/p/1642976/ Fri, 21 Jun 2019 16:48:04 -0400 Despite prevailing stereotypes, the Muslim women in Cervantes’ captivity plays are forthright, ambitious and endowed with considerable agency. Though there is no evidence that Cervantes had read Erasmus, yet his portrayal of women shows them as standing their ground during adversity.

]]> 0 4d3708825e20efbfad1f1e766f88dab3 Minni Sawhney deposited “La frontera hispano-musulmana en El Hamete de Toledo y El cordobés valeroso Pedro Carbonero de Lope de Vega” in the group LLC 16th- and 17th-Century Spanish and Iberian Drama https://mla.hcommons.org/activity/p/1642932/ Fri, 21 Jun 2019 03:48:48 -0400 El reflejo del islam en dos obras de Lope de Vega.

]]> 0 96db2ca1bac584b8c4cbb7c11dd078e3 Minni Sawhney deposited La evolución de la sensibilidad islámica en el teatro de Cervantes in the group LLC 16th- and 17th-Century Spanish and Iberian Drama https://mla.hcommons.org/activity/p/1642847/ Wed, 19 Jun 2019 16:25:26 -0400 Portrayal of Muslims in Cervantes drama

]]> 0 a7be27520daf77214638a756b734d723 Minni Sawhney deposited Fantasy and the Honour Code: Lope's "La viuda valenciana and "El cordobés valeroso Pedro Carbonero in the group LLC 16th- and 17th-Century Spanish and Iberian Drama https://mla.hcommons.org/activity/p/1642801/ Wed, 19 Jun 2019 04:02:52 -0400 Portrayal of Otherness in Lope’s dramas

]]> 0 d666739c457ddd4856ba5368301cbe49 Minni Sawhney deposited Distintos enfoques para enseñar el teatro calderoniano en la India. in the group LLC 16th- and 17th-Century Spanish and Iberian Drama https://mla.hcommons.org/activity/p/1642799/ Wed, 19 Jun 2019 04:02:03 -0400 In this work I show how the writings of Spanish historians such as José Antonio Maravall, Américo Castro y Dominguez Ortiz have been useful in the teaching of Calderon’s drama in India.

]]> 0 7d0ca63d47360a07198a60853a0df082 Minni Sawhney deposited Distintos enfoques para enseñar el teatro calderoniano en la India. in the group LLC 16th- and 17th-Century Spanish and Iberian Drama https://mla.hcommons.org/activity/p/1642793/ Wed, 19 Jun 2019 03:49:51 -0400 In this work I show how the writings of Spanish historians such as José Antonio Maravall, Américo Castro y Dominguez Ortiz have been useful in the teaching of Calderon’s drama in India.

]]> 0 d912b864ff1df669114cc4fe05ab75da Noemi Martin Santo deposited “Vive el Sol, / si Dios le debo llamar”. La conversión de un príncipe en Los mártires del Japón de Lope de Vega in the group LLC 16th- and 17th-Century Spanish and Iberian Drama https://mla.hcommons.org/activity/p/1641829/ Thu, 06 Jun 2019 03:48:51 -0400 This article examines the conversion to Christianity of the prince Tayco in the comedia de santos Los mártires del Japón by Lope de Vega and the creation of the Dominican missionary Alonso de Navarrete as a dramatic character. Lope portraits Tayco as a young prince who has to learn how to become a king, having Navarrete as a role model. Lope c…[Read more]

]]> 0 31476ddb2a3deb325ff5e20278820016 Noelia Sol Cirnigliaro started the topic 2 additional Panels on Why Theater Matters and Performing Childhood @ Seattle in the discussion LLC 16th- and 17th-Century Spanish and Iberian Drama https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/16th-and-17th-century-spanish-and-iberian-drama/forum/topic/2-additional-panels-on-why-theater-matters-and-performing-childhood-seattle/ Thu, 14 Mar 2019 19:08:42 -0400 And another  reminder: there is still time to submit abstracts for these two panel @ Seattle [Send us your 250-word abstract and CV by 15 March 2019 to Noelia.Cirnigliaro@dartmouth.edu]. Panel on childhood is Co-sponsored by GEMELA.

 

Why Theater Matters: Then and Now

Theater clearly mattered in early modern times as evidenced by the…[Read more]

]]> 0 0c6e7fcd32a05695533ff3d03db0590a Noelia Sol Cirnigliaro started the topic Panel on Comedia, Disability, Disease @ Seattle in the discussion LLC 16th- and 17th-Century Spanish and Iberian Drama https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/16th-and-17th-century-spanish-and-iberian-drama/forum/topic/panel-on-comedia-disability-disease-seattle/ Thu, 14 Mar 2019 18:52:49 -0400 Just a reminder: there is still time to submit abstracts for this panel @ Seattle [Send us your 250-word abstract and CV by 15 March 2019 to Noelia.Cirnigliaro@dartmouth.edu]

Building on work in the history of medicine and disability studies, this panel will engage with the following questions: How was disease construed and negotiated in early…[Read more]

]]> 0 977aafa652a9dd639cedff9d922d0f6c Maria Chouza-Calo started the topic Third Biennial Conference of the Iberian Theater and Performance Network (ITPN) in the discussion LLC 16th- and 17th-Century Spanish and Iberian Drama https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/16th-and-17th-century-spanish-and-iberian-drama/forum/topic/third-biennial-conference-of-the-iberian-theater-and-performance-network-itpn-2/ Tue, 04 Dec 2018 21:23:17 -0500 Third Biennial Conference of the Iberian Theater and Performance Network (ITPN)School of Advanced Study, Senate House | University of London 25-27 June 2020CALL FOR PAPERSTHEATRICAL PROCESSESThe Third Biennial Conference of the Iberian Theater and Performance Network (ITPN) will focus on the topic of theatrical processes. We are particularly i…[Read more]

]]> 0 7f2dee03c50b1a3502f91205727bf7ee Erin Cowling posted an update in the group LLC 16th- and 17th-Century Spanish and Iberian Drama: MLA Special Session on Theatre and Adaptation: In keeping […] https://mla.hcommons.org/activity/p/1601249/ Mon, 19 Feb 2018 22:41:55 -0500 MLA Special Session on Theatre and Adaptation: In keeping with the 2019 MLA Presidential Theme “Textual Transactions”, this special session for the 2019 MLA Annual Convention in Chicago, Jan 3-6, is looking for papers discussing the transactional nature of adaptations, between author, actor, and audience, from the seventeenth century to today.…[Read more]

]]> 0 d486c066981e6fd261a01eda0f8afc0d Christopher Gascón posted an update in the group LLC 16th- and 17th-Century Spanish and Iberian Drama: DEADLINE EXTENDED! The AHCT Annual Spanish Golden Age […] https://mla.hcommons.org/activity/p/1580519/ Mon, 04 Sep 2017 13:13:26 -0400 DEADLINE EXTENDED!
The AHCT Annual Spanish Golden Age Theater Symposium
April 12-14, 2018, Hilton Garden Inn, El Paso, TX

The NEW EXTENDED DEADLINE for receipt of all submissions (abstracts and graduate student papers) is OCTOBER 1, 2017

The Association for Hispanic Classical Theater invites submissions for its 2018 Symposium. The conference…[Read more]

]]> 0 24db3d96f241328bcc5df4c5b6710ebb Kathryn Anne Everly posted an update in the group LLC 16th- and 17th-Century Spanish and Iberian Drama: Dakin Matthews: 2018 AHCT Symposium Donald T. Dietz Plenary […] https://mla.hcommons.org/activity/p/1578910/ Wed, 16 Aug 2017 00:42:54 -0400 Dakin Matthews: 2018 AHCT Symposium Donald T. Dietz Plenary Speaker, Saturday, April 14, 2018. Dakin Matthews has served as Artistic Director of Andak Stage Company, California Actors Theatre, the Berkeley Shakespeare Festival, and the Antaeus Company, and is an Emeritus Professor of English from California State University, East Bay. An…[Read more]

]]> 0 9e56098d7bc872d45a671f8cf6a7866c Kathryn Anne Everly posted an update in the group LLC 16th- and 17th-Century Spanish and Iberian Drama: Third Call for Papers: The AHCT Annual Spanish Golden Age […] https://mla.hcommons.org/activity/p/1578909/ Wed, 16 Aug 2017 00:35:28 -0400 Third Call for Papers:
The AHCT Annual Spanish Golden Age Theater Symposium
April 12–14, 2018, Hilton Garden Inn, El Paso, TX
Submission deadline: September 1, 2017.
The Association for Hispanic Classical Theater invites submissions for its 2018 Symposium. The conference dates coincide with the world’s longest-running Spanish Golden Age the…[Read more]

]]> 0 937d5e37c8a93437af0c8adfb5fb4425 Erin Cowling started the topic CFP: Call for edited volume in the discussion Sixteenth- and Seventeenth-Century Spanish Drama https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/16th-and-17th-century-spanish-and-iberian-drama/forum/topic/cfp-call-for-edited-volume/ Sun, 06 Nov 2016 21:30:18 -0500 CFP: Social Justice and the Golden Age Comedia

 

This is a call for an EDITED VOLUME on Social Justice in Spanish Golden Age Theater.

This edited volume will focus on issues of social justice in theatrical works of Golden Age Spain. For example, the 2013 Repertorio Español production of Fuenteovejuna illustrates how relevant social justice…[Read more]

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