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Katina Rogers replied to the topic #MLA15 Conversation on the Commons in the forum
2015 MLA Convention on MLA Commons 10 years agoHello all,
Materials from “Careers for Humanists: A Job Search Workshop” are available at http://mla.hcommons.org/groups/careers-for-humanists-a-job-search-workshop/. All are welcome to join the group.
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Nicky Agate started the topic #MLA15 Conversation on the Commons in the forum
2015 MLA Convention on MLA Commons 10 years agoWe are compiling an evolving list of Commons discussion groups and blogs related to sessions at MLA15. Join in the conversation and upload your own presentation to a group or post it on a blog. If you then let us know about it in this thread, we’ll add it to the list.
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Nicky Agate replied to the topic Restaurant recommendations and more in the forum
2015 MLA Convention on MLA Commons 10 years, 1 month agoCoffee!
We all know the Convention can be an exhausting (if exhilarating) experience. Here are some recommendations of great places to get coffee in Vancouver:
Bel Café, which is in the lobby of the Rosewood Georgia Hotel;
Thierry Chocolaterie Patisserie Café at 1059 Alberini Street (near the Hyatt Regency and Fairmont Hotel Van…[Read more] -
Nicky Agate wrote a new blog post MLA Commons at the Convention in the group
2015 MLA Convention: on MLA Commons 10 years, 1 month agoOn Saturday, January 10, starting at 10:30 a.m., MLA members will discuss some of the ways in which they have made use of MLA Commons, the association’s social network and collaboration platform. From facilitating […]
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Tim Hoellering started the topic Jan. 8th, 2-5pm: Grad Student City Stroll in the forum
2015 MLA Convention on MLA Commons 10 years, 1 month agoHi!
The grad students of the Germanic Studies Department at the University of British Columbia thought it would be great to offer a casual tour through downtown Vancouver. This is directed at other grad students and supposed to be a networking event. We figured we offer this tour early in the convention, Jan. 8, 2-5pm, so that we get to know each…[Read more]
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Koritha Mitchell started the topic Mentoring at Midcareer in the forum
2015 MLA Convention on MLA Commons 10 years, 1 month agoMentoring isn’t just for students. Great advice from Joycelyn Moody. Let’s keep the conversation going at #MLA15! Blog post here: http://bit.ly/1wPU6y9
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Nicky Agate replied to the topic Looking for roommates? in the forum
2015 MLA Convention on MLA Commons 10 years, 1 month agoI’m posting on behalf of Dr. Amrita Gosh, who says:
“My room mate just canceled her trip to MLA due to serious illness, and I want to share my hotel room at Holiday Inn, which has two double beds. Women roommates preferred. ”
You can contact Amrita via the Commons here.
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Shaden M. Tageldin started the topic Committee on the Status of Women in the Profession MLA 2015 sessions in the forum
2015 MLA Convention on MLA Commons 10 years, 1 month agoThe MLA Committee on the Status of Women in the Profession has organized three sessions at the 2015 MLA Convention in Vancouver and will participate in a fourth session organized by the Women’s Caucus for the Modern Languages. Session #1, the preconvention workshop on women’s public engagement, is open only to those who have preregistered t…[Read more]
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Lenora Hanson started the topic #Ferguson2MLA: Planned action at MLA in the forum
2015 MLA Convention on MLA Commons 10 years, 1 month ago#Ferguson2MLA
Statement
Since August 2014, we have witnessed the most sustained, widespread grassroots activism against anti-Black racism and police brutality in the U.S. since the 1960s and 1970s. Through teach-ins, community gatherings, marches, and die-ins, and by taking actions to halt “business as usual” — blocking highways, bridges, and…[Read more]
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Elizabeth J. Donaldson posted an update in the group
2015 MLA Convention on MLA Commons 10 years, 1 month agoHere’s a little reminder of the MLA Access guidelines for all of you lucky enough to be going to the conference!: http://www.mla.org/conv_access_guide
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Marty Roth started the topic Talk by Stephen Salaita in the forum
2015 MLA Convention on MLA Commons 10 years, 1 month ago“First Peoples, Palestine and the Crushing of Free Speech.” A talk by professor Stephen Salaita, American professor whose hiring at the University of Illinois was recently reversed because of his tweets about Israel’s war on Gaza. Two presentations: Monday, January 12, at 7:30 PM in the Segal rooms at Harbour Centre, 515 W. Hastings St., and Wedne…[Read more]
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Jeffrey Jerome Cohen started the topic MLA Ecocriticism and Environmental Humanities Forum Happy Hour in the forum
2015 MLA Convention on MLA Commons 10 years, 1 month agoPlease join the newly formed MLA Ecocriticism and Environmental Humanities Forum for our inaugural event: a happy hour with cash bar that that is also an informal brainstorming session and a chance to enjoy some good company. We will rendezvous Friday January 9 at 5 PM at Shebeen (210 Carrall St in Vancouver’s Gastown, not far from the c…[Read more]
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Lenora Hanson started the topic Walking tour of Vancouver led by area activists in the forum
2015 MLA Convention on MLA Commons 10 years, 1 month agoOn Friday, January 9 from 11 AM-1 PM, members of Rising Tide Vancouver Coast Salish Territories, a grassroots environmental justice collective, and other area activists will lead participants in a walking tour of the Territories. The tour will familiarize participants with the spatial history of struggle in Vancouver, and specifically with areas o…[Read more]
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Anna Chang replied to the topic Agenda for delegate assembly meeting. in the forum
2015 MLA Convention on MLA Commons 10 years, 1 month agoThe motion text is now available at http://www.mla.org/dameeting_motions, and information about other Delegate Assembly items can be found at http://www.mla.org/dameeting_agenda.
Best,
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Margaret Hanzimanolis replied to the topic Agenda for delegate assembly meeting. in the forum
2015 MLA Convention on MLA Commons 10 years, 1 month agoHi,
I am not seeing the full text of the proposed resolution/motion. I believe that you have indicated that it would be posted by “mid december.”
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Brad Evans replied to the topic Restaurant recommendations and more in the forum
2015 MLA Convention on MLA Commons 10 years, 1 month agoSpecial Centenary Film Screening: In the Land of the Head Hunters (1914)
Vancity Theater, Saturday, January 10, Noon
http://www.viff.org/theatre/series/vancity-theatre-screening
In the Land of the Head Hunters was the first feature film made in B.C. and is the oldest extant feature made in Canada. It’s also the first feature made with an ent…[Read more]
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Marty Roth replied to the topic Restaurant recommendations and more in the forum
2015 MLA Convention on MLA Commons 10 years, 2 months agoGood to excellent Chinese: Peaceful (3 sites), Lins, Hons in Chinatown.
Excellent dim sum: Fisherman’s Terrace in Richmond (at a skytrain stop).
Vietnamese: Petit Cafe
Cambodian: Phnom Penh
Japanese: Yuji’s,
Italian: Quercia, Ask for Luigi
Lunch places: The Sweetery, Bigsby’s Bakehouse; Go Fish at Granville Market (if it’s open).
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Anna Chang replied to the topic Agenda for delegate assembly meeting. in the forum
2015 MLA Convention on MLA Commons 10 years, 2 months agoThanks so much for this request. The text of the motion will be posted on the MLA Web site in mid-December. Members are encouraged to check the agenda page for that and any documents related to other agenda items.
Best,
Anna
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Margaret Hanzimanolis started the topic Agenda for delegate assembly meeting. in the forum
2015 MLA Convention on MLA Commons 10 years, 2 months agoPlease publicize the full motion that the DA will be considering in the ‘agenda” section of the DA materials webpage.
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Margaret Hanzimanolis started the topic Travel Grant eligibility for Delegate Assembly members who are Part time, in the forum
2015 MLA Convention on MLA Commons 10 years, 2 months agoThe existence of travel grants to sitting DA members does not seem to be posted anywhere. I found out about this grant “by accident” on an unrelated twitter conversation. Please make sure that the travel grant page informs people of this grant, and please make the existence of this grant known to DA members who might be able to use it, and…[Read more]
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