MLA Commons | 2017 MLA Convention | Activity https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/2017-mla-convention/ Activity feed for the group, 2017 MLA Convention. Sat, 04 Apr 2026 07:37:02 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v=10.6.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 363eff0b1b2e37ef957faf07460ab580 Karin Bagnall edited the blog post Philadelphia and Beyond in the group 2017 MLA Convention https://convention.mla.hcommons.org/mla17/philadelphia-and-beyond Tue, 07 Feb 2017 15:00:49 -0500 Thank you!

It’s been a little over two weeks now since the 2017 MLA Annual Convention ended in Philadelphia. I’d like to thank you all—attendees, presenters, facilitators, session organizers—for creating a wonderful meeting. Hundreds of sessions addressed the presidential theme, Boundary Conditions. We had a number of new initiatives, from [Read more]

]]> 57893876ae6fcd417992f03dbe69ff47 Karin Bagnall wrote a new blog post New Session Formats in 2018 in the group 2017 MLA Convention https://convention.mla.hcommons.org/mla18/new-session-formats-in-2018 Fri, 27 Jan 2017 21:11:39 -0500 The Executive Council, acting on the advice of the Program Committee, has approved several new formats for sessions at the convention as well as some changes to existing formats. We’re excited to launch these n […]

]]> d3f7b79fca4f3de34a3ff4767c6e4bcc Stephanie Butler deposited The Diving Bell and the Butterfly: Locked-In Syndrome and the (Un)Ethics of Narrative as Personhood in the group 2017 MLA Convention https://mla.hcommons.org/activity/p/1557228/ Fri, 13 Jan 2017 20:09:59 -0500 This is a slightly revised version of the paper I gave for the Out of Narrative Bounds panel organized by the forums TC Medical Humanities and Health Studies and TC Age Studies. This panel was chosen as representative of the presidential theme, Boundary Conditions. In this paper I use Jean-Dominque Bauby’s memoir, The Diving-Bell and the…[Read more]

]]> 0 5a4f2577d8eef7a7c8a5cbd66bbfa70b Natalie M. Houston edited the blog post Surviving and Thriving at the MLA Convention in the group 2017 MLA Convention https://convention.mla.hcommons.org/guest-post/surviving-and-thriving-at-the-mla-convention Tue, 27 Dec 2016 19:14:50 -0500 If you’ve never attended the MLA convention before, or if you haven’t been to it for a few years, you might be wondering what to expect. Because of its size and the range of professional activities that occur there, the MLA convention is very different from most other academic conferences. Here are a few suggestions drawn from my experience and…[Read more]

]]> 1528c977199ba03529ccac05bd2b2ce3 Heidi Bostic started the topic STEM and Humanities #MLA17 in the discussion 2017 MLA Convention https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/2017-mla-convention/forum/topic/stem-and-humanities-mla17/ Fri, 16 Dec 2016 18:00:50 -0500 Please join us for the annual Administrators Session sponsored by the Office of the Executive Director:

“Friends not Foes: Partnering with STEM to Grow the Humanities” <i>Saturday, 7 January, 10:15–11:30 a.m., Grand Ballroom Salon C, Philadelphia Marriott </i>

Read more at https://stemhumanities2017.wordpress.com/

]]> 0 ee80cda178cd9f06569f7d381aec953f Stacey Courtney wrote a new blog post Cultural Excursions at the 2017 MLA Convention in the group 2017 MLA Convention https://convention.mla.hcommons.org/mla17/cultural-excursions-at-the-2017-mla-convention Wed, 05 Oct 2016 18:59:37 -0400 Join one of the MLA’s cultural excursions and discover some of the many gems of Philadelphian history. You can take a break from the convention’s hectic pace and join a small group of like-minded colleagues to exp […]

]]> 20c0c3526916ec604d8c290d9e720e33 Nicky Agate started the topic Restaurant Recommendations and More in the discussion 2017 MLA Convention https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/2017-mla-convention/forum/topic/restaurant-recommendations-and-more-6/ Wed, 05 Oct 2016 14:30:02 -0400 If you’re a Philadelphia local, please share your expertise by suggesting nearby restaurants, bars, or things to see or do. Provide as much information as you can: Distance from the convention venue, price range, URL, and what you like about a place are particularly useful.

]]> 0 39841debc181101b0cb83f0d184f22ae Nicky Agate started the topic Looking for a roommate? in the discussion 2017 MLA Convention https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/2017-mla-convention/forum/topic/looking-for-a-roommate-3/ Fri, 09 Sep 2016 15:50:48 -0400 Convention registrants can use this forum thread to identify other participants who may wish to share accommodations. The MLA assumes no responsibility or liability for these arrangements, since a decision to share hotel accommodations is one made by the participant, not the MLA.

Please note that in order to make reservations at MLA rates at the…[Read more]

]]> 0 162df7cc04052dcbdc8fa3e612234d7b Nicky Agate created the group 2017 MLA Convention https://mla.hcommons.org/activity/p/550653/ Wed, 07 Sep 2016 16:34:12 -0400 0