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Lisa Zunshine deposited “From the “From the Social to the Literary: Approaching Cao Xueqin’s The Story of the Stone (Honglou meng 紅樓夢) from a Cognitive Perspective” in the group
East Asian Languages and Literatures after 1900 on MLA Commons 5 years agoThis essay draws on cognitive literary theory to offer new ways of reading Cao Xueqin’s classic novel Dream of the Red Chamber (紅樓夢) aka The Story of the Stone.
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Alexa Alice Joubin deposited “Romeo and Juliet, Allegory, and the Ethnic Vocabularies of History.” Shakespeare Studies 46 (2008): 6-19 in the group
East Asian Languages and Literatures after 1900 on MLA Commons 5 years, 4 months agoReadings of literary texts are always shaped by a reader’s particular location and knowledge, but those locations are themselves defined by their histories. Romeo and Juliet has inspired new sets of allegorical vocabularies of history in locations without confrontations with the English heritage in colonial contexts. Why is the reading of a c…[Read more]
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Alexa Alice Joubin deposited “Shakespeare on Film in Asia.” Chapter 12 of The Shakespearean World, ed. Jill L. Levenson and Robert Ormsby (London: Routledge, 2017), pp. 225-240 in the group
East Asian Languages and Literatures after 1900 on MLA Commons 5 years, 10 months agoShakespearean tragedies and comedies have been adapted to the silver screen in India, Malaysia, Tibet, Hong Kong, Singapore, China, and Japan. How do Shakespeare and modern directors talk to each other across cultural and historical divides? Why are particular strategies used or themes emphasized? How are pre-linguistic structures of spectacle and…[Read more]
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Alexa Alice Joubin deposited The Paradox of Female Agency: Ophelia and East Asian Sensibilities in the group
East Asian Languages and Literatures after 1900 on MLA Commons 5 years, 11 months agoThere are three main East Asian approaches to interpreting Ophelia. The first is informed by the fascination with and reaction against the Victorian pictorialization of Ophelia, especially John Everett Millais’s famous Ophelia (1851), that emphasized, as Kimberly Rhodes describes, her “pathos, innocence, and beauty rather than the unseemly det…[Read more]
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Joanne Bernardi started the topic CFP Digital Humanities Approaches to Japanese Media 2018 in the discussion
East Asian Languages and Literatures after 1900 on MLA Commons 6 years agoAnnouncing CFP “East Asian Languages and Literature after 1900”
LLC Japanese since 1900 session CFP, MLA NY 2018 just posted:
Digital Humanities Approaches to Japanese MediaPapers on the application of DH techniques to nontextual materials from or concerning Japan, including film, art, sound. 250 word abstract and CV by 15 March 2017
Joanne…[Read more]
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Orna Shaughnessy started the topic Thank you to De Gruyter Mouton for supporting Asian Studies at the MLA in the discussion
East Asian Languages and Literatures after 1900 on MLA Commons 6 years agoThank you to De Gruyter Mouton for supporting Asian Studies at the MLA through a generous donation to the East Asia Reception!
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Orna Shaughnessy started the topic East Asian Reception photos in the discussion
East Asian Languages and Literatures after 1900 on MLA Commons 6 years agoThank you, everyone, for the hugely successful East Asia Reception at the MLA in Philadelphia 2017!
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Melek Ortabasi started the topic Thank you everyone! in the discussion
East Asian Languages and Literatures after 1900 on MLA Commons 6 years agoHi all,
Asian-themed panels were well-attended, and the Saturday night reception was a hit! Thank you all for supporting each other. Let’s build on this momentum for MLA 2018.
We have a lot of ideas that will be shared soon, but in the meantime, if there is someone who’d like to take over organizing another reception for next year, contact…[Read more]
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Nathan Faries started the topic Ming/Qing China Forum Meeting Tonight: ALL WELCOME! in the discussion
East Asian Languages and Literatures after 1900 on MLA Commons 6 years agoThe Ming/Qing China Forum is meeting tonight, Friday, 7:30 p.m. in Marriott 303.
ALL ARE WELCOME, whether you are officially in the Forum or not!
If you are interested in seeing more China sessions at the MLA please come contribute to the conversation. Thanks!
Here are some topics we’ll discuss:
What is the ideal schedule for…[Read more]
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Michael Emmerich started the topic Grad and Junior Faculty Subsidies for "Empire of Others" @ UCLA in the discussion
East Asian Languages and Literatures after 1900 on MLA Commons 6 years, 1 month agoDear Forum Members,
UCLA and Waseda University are pleased to announce a limited number of SUBSIDIES to cover most or all of the cost of attending a major international symposium titled “EMPIRE OF OTHERS” to be held at UCLA on March 20–22, 2017. The second in a series of annual symposia sponsored by the Tadashi Yanai Initiative for Globa…[Read more]
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Charlotte Eubanks started the topic MLA 2017/ Free food and drink to celebrate East Asia at the MLA! in the discussion
East Asian Languages and Literatures after 1900 on MLA Commons 6 years, 1 month agoYou are invited!
Social Gathering and Networking Event Arranged by the Forums LLC Asian American, LLC East Asian, LLC Korean, LLC Ming and Qing Chinese, LLC Modern and Contemporary Chinese, and LLC Japanese to 1900
Saturday, 7 January, 8:45–10:00 p.m., 411-412, Philadelphia Marriott -
Jina Kim started the topic CFP: The Sonic Imagination of Modern Korean Literature (MLA 2017) in the discussion
East Asian Languages and Literatures after 1900 on MLA Commons 6 years, 11 months agoThe Sonic Imagination of Modern Korean Literature
Viewing implied reader as situated listener, the panel examines the significance of voice, rhythm, and music in the literary production of modern Korea. 250-word abstract and 1-p CV by March 15, 2016; Jina Kim (<u>kimji@dickinson.edu</u>).
Literary modernization in Korea is seldom discussed…[Read more]
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Jina Kim started the topic CFP: Translation and in-between Spaces in Korea and East Asia (MLA 2017) in the discussion
East Asian Languages and Literatures after 1900 on MLA Commons 6 years, 11 months agoTranslation and in-between Spaces in Korea and East Asia
Papers engaging postcolonial approaches to translation in Korea and East Asia. 250-word abstract and 1-p CV by March 15, 2016; Heekyoung Cho (hchohcho@uw.edu).
This panel seeks papers that consider in-between spaces where translation and cultural transference take place in Korea and…[Read more]
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Jina Kim started the topic CFP: Foreign Bodies in Korean Literature (MLA 2017) in the discussion
East Asian Languages and Literatures after 1900 on MLA Commons 6 years, 11 months agoForeign Bodies in Korean Literature
The panel addresses representation of bodies that do not respect borders, including those of foreign, non-human, migrant, spectral, infected, illegal or criminal nature. 250-word abstract and 1-p CV by March 15, 2016; Kelly Jeong (kelly.jeong@ucr.edu).
This panel seeks papers that address the representation…[Read more]
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Melek Ortabasi started the topic CFP: Japanese Children's Literature at ChLA in the discussion
East Asian Languages and Literatures after 1900 on MLA Commons 7 years, 6 months agoI’m just reposting this — please do consider applying! Looks like a great opportunity.
Children’s Literature Association
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Call for Papers:
International Committee Focus Panel Session
Deadline: September 15, 201543rd Annual Children’s Literature Association Conference
Hosted by Th…[Read more] -
Jina Kim started the topic CFP Korean Literature Association Conference in the discussion
East Asian Languages and Literatures after 1900 on MLA Commons 7 years, 7 months agoCFP – Korean Literature Association (KLA) Conference
Global Korean Literature at the Crossroads:
Celebration of Continuity and TransformationDuke University – November 13-14, 2015, Korean literary studies in North America, once a discipline held together by the dedication of a few scholars, is a burgeoning field today. The last few years…[Read more]
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Nicky Agate started the topic CFP and Survey: Korean Texts and Translations in the discussion
East Asian Languages and Literatures after 1900 on MLA Commons 7 years, 8 months agoTeach Korean literature? Please answer the few questions on this MLA survey (and find out how to submit a proposal for our new Korean Texts & Translations initiative): https://scholcomm.mla.hcommons.org/in-development/survey-call-for-proposals-korean-texts-and-translations
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Melek Ortabasi started the topic CFPs for our sponsored panels at MLA 2016 in the discussion
East Asian Languages and Literatures after 1900 on MLA Commons 7 years, 12 months agoCall for papers: MLA 2016
We invite you to submit paper proposals for any of the following panels, which we are planning for the January 2016 Modern Language Association annual conference, to convene in Austin, TX.A Public Face for East Asian Poetry?
Investigating contemporary poetry’s impact on readerships large and small. Papers could address…[Read more] -
Melek Ortabasi replied to the topic MLA Austin 2016: Have an idea for a panel? in the discussion
East Asian Languages and Literatures after 1900 on MLA Commons 8 years agoHello everyone,
We have selected our guaranteed panel ideas for Austin 2016, but we would like to encourage everyone to apply for Special Sessions (otherwise known as panels). First, one should submit a CFP (see guidelines for “Calls for Papers” on the mla.org website) before Feb. 28. Completed proposals must be submitted by April 1 (see…[Read more]
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Michael Tangeman replied to the topic MLA Austin 2016: Have an idea for a panel? in the discussion
East Asian Languages and Literatures after 1900 on MLA Commons 8 years agoHow about a panel on Japanese authors who have bent the generic conventions of detective fiction/mystery fiction in innovative ways?
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