Hope you and your loved ones are safe and well during this busy time of the year.
Forum Executive Committee Appointee
On behalf of the Chaucer Forum Executive Committee, I would like to invite you to submit nominations for the new appointee to the forum EC. The term will be five years, from January 2024 to January 2029.
Only current MLA members are eligible for appointment. Candidates cannot already be serving on another forum executive committee (unless their term ends in January of 2023) and cannot have served on the executive committee to which they are being appointed after 2016. Before becoming recognized committee members, appointees must agree to accept their appointments.
Please submit nominations to Wan-Chuan Kao (kaow@wlu.edu) and Carissa Harris (carissa.harris@temple.edu) by December 23.
Elections
Next, please remember to vote in the 2022 MLA elections, especially for the new delegate of the Chaucer Forum to the Delegate Assembly. A big thank you to Randy Schiff and Myra Seaman, who have generously agreed to stand for election. The deadline to submit ballots is December 10.
Sessions @ MLA 2023
Three sessions organized or co-organized by the Chaucer Forum will take place on Saturday, January 7:
8:30-9:45 am The Information Premodern
12:00-1:15 pm White Supremacist Terror and Narratives of Origin (w/ Early Am forum)
1:45-3:00 pm Chaucer’s Ornamentalism and Gimmickry
8:00-10:00 pm Wine Reception (sponsored by the New Chaucer Society). Off-site venue TBA.
Session details are available in the online program and convention app.
Have a wonderful holiday season and see you in San Francisco!
Kindly,
Wan-Chuan Kao
On behalf of the MLA Chaucer Forum Executive Committee
