Bringing together literary scholars from a wide variety of fields who engage theoretically, rhetorically, and/or historically with Economics, broadly defined.
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Gloria Lee McMillan started the topic New Essay: The Rust Belt is Mythical, too! in the discussion
Economics & Literature on MLA Commons 2 weeks, 2 days agoThe Rust Belt is Mythical, too! is a rhetorical analysis of the media-generated rhetorical trope “The Rust Belt.” Why are few if any writers of fiction being published who deal with this large region? What is the effect of being called “The Rust Belt” upon creativity and cognitive development and/or writing anxiety?
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Gloria Lee McMillan deposited New Rhetorical Continuum Chart for Fiction in the group
Economics & Literature on MLA Commons 1 month, 2 weeks agoThis New Rheto rical Continuum Chart for Fiction shows a spectral range between individual (New Critical, structuralist, formalist) approach to group-based (socio-rhetorical) approach to fiction in the 21st Century.
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Lucy Montgomery deposited A journal is a club: a new economic model for scholarly publishing in the group
Economics & Literature on MLA Commons 6 months, 2 weeks agoA new economic model for the analysis of scholarly publishing – journal publishing in particular – is proposed that draws on club theory. The standard approach builds on market failure in the private production (by research scholars) of a public good (new scholarly knowledge). In this model, publishing is communication, as the dissemination of inf…[Read more]
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Lucy Montgomery deposited A journal is a club: a new economic model for scholarly publishing in the group
Economics & Literature on MLA Commons 6 months, 2 weeks agoA new economic model for the analysis of scholarly publishing – journal publishing in particular – is proposed that draws on club theory. The standard approach builds on market failure in the private production (by research scholars) of a public good (new scholarly knowledge). In this model, publishing is communication, as the dissemination of inf…[Read more]
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Christopher Michaelson posted an update in the group
Economics & Literature on MLA Commons 1 year, 3 months agoWith thanks to many MLA contributors for their suggestions, please check out (and continue to send ideas for) my living list of business stories, a.k.a. Capitalism Reading List! http://ethicalsystems.org/content/reading-succeed
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Christopher Michaelson started the topic Canon of 21st century global capitalism in the discussion
Economics & Literature on MLA Commons 3 years agoI am engaged in a project to bring contemporary world literature into the business classroom, scholarly management research, and even the dialogue of business practice. One aspect of this project involves identifying enduring novels that explore, directly or allegorically, business, economic, and work-related behaviors – especially in the c…[Read more]
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Matt Seybold created the group
Economics & Literature on MLA Commons 3 years, 1 month ago
