MLA Commons | CLCS Arthurian | Activity https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/arthurian/ Activity feed for the group, CLCS Arthurian. Sat, 04 Apr 2026 07:37:02 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v=10.6.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 568bcbd9f2ec0d59aaa2fc1014633108 Sarah Sprouse started the topic CLCS Arthurian's CFPs for MLA 2026 in the forum CLCS Arthurian https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/arthurian/forum/topic/clcs-arthurians-cfps-for-mla-2026/ Fri, 07 Feb 2025 15:42:42 -0500 Good morning All! Please consider submitting a proposal for one of our two sessions for next year. As usual, proposals should be submitted via the MLA’s confex system. If you have questions, please feel free to e-mail me: ssprouse@wtamu.edu

 

Approaches to Teaching Arthurian Literature: Roundtable

To celebrate the forthcoming MLA volume, Approac…[Read more]

]]> 0 c30d42ad493d382fd04e2e6882e42af8 Nahir Otano Gracia started the topic On Palestine and the Medieval Academy of America in the forum CLCS Arthurian https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/arthurian/forum/topic/on-palestine-and-the-medieval-academy-of-america-4/ Wed, 30 Oct 2024 15:50:49 -0400 Medievalists of Color (MoC) have issued a statement on the Medieval Academy of America (MAA). They call for a boycott of the MAA.

You can read the full statement here.

]]> 0 37af9a4351e0589e391678fe53c10f9f Jeff Rider started the topic Nominations for Executive committee 2022-27 in the discussion CLCS Arthurian https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/arthurian/forum/topic/nominations-for-executive-committee-2022-27/ Mon, 10 Jan 2022 16:38:44 -0500 The executive committee of the Arthurian Forum would like to solicit nominations (including self-nominations) for a new member of the executive committee who will serve from Feb. 1, 2022-Jan. 31, 2027. The new member must be an MLA member (if they aren’t currently, the appointee can join or renew and then be eligible); they cannot already be s…[Read more]

]]> 0 2d228d09f4326891ad99a602772c371c Melissa Ridley Elmes deposited Using Medieval-Themed Video Games and RPGs to Jumpstart Research-based and Student-centered Assignments in the group CLCS Arthurian https://mla.hcommons.org/activity/p/1634967/ Wed, 13 Mar 2019 03:48:44 -0400 A description of how I employ video games and RPGs, especially open-world online games, to harness student curiosity and foster an interest in research-based assignments in literature and humanities courses. Talk was presented to a K-16 audience with emphasis on K-12 teaching, but assignments work well at 9-12 and undergraduate university levels.

]]> 0 9006e13cb9f47f3ecccca96a3a7769ae Molly A. Martin started the topic Call for Papers | Women & Language in the discussion CLCS Arthurian https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/arthurian/forum/topic/call-for-papers-women-language/ Thu, 08 Nov 2018 16:48:03 -0500 Call for Papers | Women & Language

Editor: Leland G. Spencer, PhD | Miami University

Women & Language, an international, interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed journal publishes original scholarly articles and creative work covering all aspects of communication, language, and gender. Contributions to Women & Language may be empirical,…[Read more]

]]> 0 22447389b53b54096fcb9e0a433f8b10 Susan M. Nakley deposited "Rowned She a Pistel": National Institutions and Identities According to Chaucer's Wife of Bath in the group CLCS Arthurian https://mla.hcommons.org/activity/p/1622016/ Thu, 25 Oct 2018 03:48:45 -0400 This article analyzes the politics of anachronism in Chaucer’s Wife of Bath’s Tale. It argues that the Wife of Bath counters the Man of Law’s descending model of sovereignty and regulation of feminine agency with a powerful heroine who wields ascending sovereignty. The Old Wife lives in her Arthurian present and its English future simul…[Read more]

]]> 0 3b4d8170f5740f4dd7aa5e9f741fba4b Molly A. Martin replied to the topic Executive Committee in the discussion Arthurian Literature https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/arthurian/forum/topic/executive-committee/#post-1015561 Mon, 30 Oct 2017 12:33:00 -0400 Here is a statement from Jenny Wollock, who is up for election to the CLCS Arthurian Forum Executive Committee.

 

Dear Colleagues,

I am honored to be invited to stand as a candidate for election to the
Executive Committee of the CLCS Arthurian Literature Forum.

Arthurians of our generation are fortunate in their field of study. We…[Read more]

]]> 0 173fb1d5064919ed2dfe0a14c4a62c1e Molly A. Martin replied to the topic Teaching Arthur in the discussion Arthurian Literature https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/arthurian/forum/topic/teaching-arthur/#post-1013847 Mon, 13 Mar 2017 16:32:23 -0400 There were some great videos, quests for the holy grail of coffee during finals week, some Lancelot getting busted texting Guinevere, one Meleagant on trial, etc. I continue to tweak how I explain the goals of the assignment for the students, and am hoping to see results in May.

I love that you have students doing a creative assignment. I look…[Read more]

]]> 0 227ef33c346ce7ef15993c759a40aa0d Lisa Robeson replied to the topic Teaching Arthur in the discussion Arthurian Literature https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/arthurian/forum/topic/teaching-arthur/#post-1013846 Mon, 13 Mar 2017 15:43:31 -0400 Molly, What an amazing activity. We have a lot of aspiring screenwriters at ONU, and they would love the course.

I’m thinking of teaching a course that combines reading Arthurian literature and creative writing. So–we read some of the major medieval and modern treatments, and then let the students design their own. That’s my ambitious plan,…[Read more]

]]> 0 5269fca352cec16acb734186d3cc7eba Carol Zuses started the topic Delegate Assembly representative election in the discussion Arthurian Literature https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/arthurian/forum/topic/delegate-assembly-representative-election/ Thu, 27 Oct 2016 17:54:42 -0400 The next election for this forum’s Delegate Assembly representative will be held in the fall of 2017, and the forum’s executive committee will take up the matter of nominations for this election when it meets during the January 2017 convention in Philadelphia. Though the executive committee is responsible for making nominations, it is required to…[Read more]

]]> 0 d30145b05c314df6d144f2d56da76b03 Molly A. Martin started the topic Teaching Arthur in the discussion Arthurian Literature https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/arthurian/forum/topic/teaching-arthur/ Tue, 23 Feb 2016 20:32:45 -0500 Hello, All!

 

I would love to see this forum become a community of scholars and teachers. If you have any wonderful or terrible–or somewhere in between but could be wonderful with just a little bit of help–experiences in Arthurian literature classes, share them here.

 

Last semester, I turned my final exam in to a final Arthurian experience.…[Read more]

]]> 0 1b04fd0c6cd66678d6eac2a79012770b Molly A. Martin deposited First Year Seminar: Arthurian Legends in the group CLCS Arthurian https://mla.hcommons.org/activity/p/544653/ Mon, 22 Feb 2016 12:12:12 -0500 This is a syllabus for my fall 2015 First Year Seminar on the Arthurian legend and its literature.

]]> 0 29f7a7a9908b37f525d9cc1fe6cd6e90 Molly A. Martin replied to the topic Introductions in the discussion Arthurian Literature https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/arthurian/forum/topic/introductions-6/#post-10540 Fri, 19 Feb 2016 01:56:37 -0500 Welcome to the Commons, Alex!

]]> 0 2185d30493f3ca8829ca4157c73d8a56 Alex Mueller replied to the topic Introductions in the discussion Arthurian Literature https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/arthurian/forum/topic/introductions-6/#post-10536 Thu, 18 Feb 2016 19:46:43 -0500 Hi, everyone!  And thanks, Molly, for getting this forum conversation going.

I’m Alex Mueller, former committee member for this group and Review Editor for Arthuriana. I am Associate Professor of English at University of Massachusetts Boston, specializing in medieval literature and digital pedagogy. In addition to all things Arthurian, my i…[Read more]

]]> 0 b1eddfafaae68fc0247306e9203b7839 Molly A. Martin replied to the topic Introductions in the discussion Arthurian Literature https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/arthurian/forum/topic/introductions-6/#post-10532 Thu, 18 Feb 2016 17:58:08 -0500 Welcome, Elizabeth! I am intrigued by these virtual Arthurian environments. Is this something that you would/could use in the classroom?

 

Molly

]]> 0 840cca882611075b5ee05e8c9b02e8b1 Elizabeth Anderson replied to the topic Introductions in the discussion Arthurian Literature https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/arthurian/forum/topic/introductions-6/#post-10530 Thu, 18 Feb 2016 17:09:42 -0500 Hi Everyone,

I’m Elizabeth Anderson, assistant professor at College of DuPage (community college). I’m researching virtual worlds, digital quests, and digital ethnography. I’m very interested in creating Arthurian experiences in virtual environments.

I’m happy to be here and look forward to getting to know each of you.

Elizabeth

]]> 0 473aa9ac972812db90c4768c969f17d3 Molly A. Martin started the topic Introductions in the discussion Arthurian Literature https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/arthurian/forum/topic/introductions-6/ Thu, 18 Feb 2016 15:28:57 -0500 Hello Arthurian Forum Members!

We are hoping to make our MLA Commons site as vibrant and interactive as our face-to-face conversations at MLA and other venues, so we’ll be starting some new threads over the next couple of days. We invite your participation in these conversations, and we would (of course!) love to see some new ones pop up.

I am…[Read more]

]]> 0 b26b658e4caf401066695e0636e794e2 Miriamne Ara Krummel started the topic Executive Committee in the discussion Arthurian Literature https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/arthurian/forum/topic/executive-committee/ Sun, 18 Oct 2015 01:35:30 -0400 Greetings.

I am honored to have been asked to stand for election to the Executive Committee of CLCS Arthurian. As a member of the executive committee, I will work to protect the representation of this field at the MLA Conferences and in the PMLA journal (when possible) by proposing sessions/topics that reflect on the exciting possibilities…[Read more]

]]> 0 83ddeecd352a845bbc8027e8a5e64962 Alex Mueller posted an update in the group CLCS Arthurian: CFP for MLA 2015 in Vancouver: Disability and the Arthurian […] https://mla.hcommons.org/activity/p/58498/ Fri, 14 Feb 2014 16:57:36 -0500 CFP for MLA 2015 in Vancouver: Disability and the Arthurian World

From the maimed king to the leprous beggar to the blind queen to dwarves and giants, Arthurian characters exhibit a wide variety of disabilities and modes of embodiment that offer insights into social and cultural understandings of health, identity, sexuality, and language, among…[Read more]

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