MLA Commons | Patricia Kennon | Group Activity https://mla.hcommons.org/members/houseofstairs/activity/groups/ Public group activity feed of which Patricia Kennon is a member. Sun, 05 Apr 2026 15:56:02 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v=10.6.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 d5bf060489bc102f6c04f2ba648e37f0 Philip Nel started the topic CFP, MLA 2027: Migration in Children’s & YA Graphic Narratives in the forum GS Children’s and Young Adult Literature https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/childrens-and-young-adult-literature/forum/topic/cfp-mla-2027-migration-in-childrens-ya-graphic-narratives/ Sun, 15 Feb 2026 04:30:17 -0500 A collaboration between the Comics and Graphic Narratives Form and the Children’s and Young Adult Literature Forum, this panel examines migration in comics and graphic narratives for children and young adults. Images of children are frequently mobilized to solicit empathy for the plight of migrants and to call attention to the inhumane treatment t…[Read more]

]]> 0 91883107bb3d582cdb8572c4bc16a7f0 Hua Li started the topic CFP for the 2027 MLA Conference in the forum GS Speculative Fiction https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/speculative-fiction/forum/topic/cfp-for-the-2027-mla-conference/ Thu, 15 Jan 2026 21:52:18 -0500 This is a CFP for a guaranteed panel sponsored by the forum of GS Speculative Fiction for the 2027 MLA conference.
Title: Ecocriticism and Speculative Fiction

Submit to Hua Li: huali@montana.edu
Description & Requirements: We invite papers engaging ecocritical approaches to Western and non-Western science fiction and fantasy exploring…[Read more]

]]> 0 b6010ba603cf4913c2e985663f1bcee6 Cristina Bacchilega replied to the topic GS Speculative Fiction--- New Committee Member Needed in the forum GS Speculative Fiction via email https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/speculative-fiction/forum/topic/gs-speculative-fiction-new-committee-member-needed/#post-1040713 Tue, 13 Jan 2026 19:52:21 -0500 Sorry. I am no longer an MLA member. I do not appreciate their lack of
support for Palestine.

Cristina Bacchilega
Professor Emerita of English
University of Hawai‘i-Mānoa

Cristina Bacchilega


Recent books
https://www.bloomsburycollections.com/monograph?docid=b-9781350348295&st=
(open ac…[Read more]

]]> 0 72598d4118062ad915c9dcf0b367e509 Hua Li started the topic GS Speculative Fiction--- New Committee Member Needed in the forum GS Speculative Fiction https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/speculative-fiction/forum/topic/gs-speculative-fiction-new-committee-member-needed/ Tue, 13 Jan 2026 19:47:28 -0500 The GS Speculative Fiction Forum needs one new committee member to serve a five-year term starting from 2027. This is an excellent opportunity for junior or senior faculty to serve at a national level. Please email me if you are interested or have any questions at huali@montana.edu by Feb. 27, 2026.

]]> 0 6ad17d03574041682cf2793f5dfa08c6 Shannon Kelley replied to the topic Teaching of Literature Forum -- New and Replacement Committee Members Needed in the forum TM The Teaching of Literature https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/the-teaching-of-literature/forum/topic/teaching-of-literature-forum-new-and-replacement-committee-members-needed/?view=all#post-1040696 Sun, 11 Jan 2026 13:56:02 -0500 Hi, Lamees, we have two positions: a 2-year replacement who would be Secretary and then Chair, and a 3-year position. This person would observe for a year and then rotate into the Secretary and Chair positions. We organize two guaranteed panels each year at MLA. Attendance at the conference is required to share the work of supporting our speakers.…[Read more]

]]> 0 84647b979af966f891706a04e75bf9cd Moumin Quazi replied to the topic Teaching of Literature Forum -- New and Replacement Committee Members Needed in the forum TM The Teaching of Literature https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/the-teaching-of-literature/forum/topic/teaching-of-literature-forum-new-and-replacement-committee-members-needed/#post-1040694 Sat, 10 Jan 2026 23:02:55 -0500 I’d be more than happy to serve, Shannon. My paper (presented Thursday in a virtual session, #63) was a pedagogically-based essay. I’m a 28-year member of the MLA. My email is quazi@tarleton.edu. My cv is attached.

Cheers,
Moumin

]]> 0 bcebea8ea62870f4c9fbc10a9d58ce3f Julie Goodspeed-Chadwick replied to the topic Teaching of Literature Forum -- New and Replacement Committee Members Needed in the forum TM The Teaching of Literature https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/the-teaching-of-literature/forum/topic/teaching-of-literature-forum-new-and-replacement-committee-members-needed/#post-1040693 Sat, 10 Jan 2026 18:46:43 -0500 I’d be honored and delighted to join the committee; I’ve emailed you, too, Shannon, with my CV. I’d be glad to provide anything else to support candidacy.

]]> 0 144e4c8c3fb181d1a29a5971eeee5140 Lamees Fadl replied to the topic Teaching of Literature Forum -- New and Replacement Committee Members Needed in the forum TM The Teaching of Literature via email https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/the-teaching-of-literature/forum/topic/teaching-of-literature-forum-new-and-replacement-committee-members-needed/#post-1040692 Sat, 10 Jan 2026 18:46:16 -0500 Hi Shannon,Would you please share more information? The term, the duties…etc
Thank you, Lamees 

Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone

On Saturday, January 10, 2026, 1:35 PM, Shannon Kelley <noreply@hcommons.org> wrote:

#yiv6192818141 html, #yiv6192818141 body {Margin:0 !important;padding:0 !important;min-height:100% !important;width:100% !im…[Read more]

]]> 0 8c26b802a3e503a3f685ee274416b788 Shannon Kelley started the topic Teaching of Literature Forum -- New and Replacement Committee Members Needed in the forum TM The Teaching of Literature https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/the-teaching-of-literature/forum/topic/teaching-of-literature-forum-new-and-replacement-committee-members-needed/ Sat, 10 Jan 2026 18:31:23 -0500 The Teaching of Literature Forum needs one replacement committee member and one new committee member. This is an excellent opportunity for junior or senior faculty to serve at a national level. Please email me with any questions: skelley@fairfield.edu.  — Shannon Kelley, Chair, The Teaching of Literature Forum

]]> 1 5db699579b9a1163567e55cf51c326f9 Philip Trotter started the topic MLA 2026 Convention Session in the forum TC Women’s and Gender Studies https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/womens-and-gender-studies/forum/topic/mla-2026-convention-session-2/ Sat, 03 Jan 2026 17:45:32 -0500 Please find attached a link to the abstract and details for the MLA 2026 Convention Session: “Illness, Healing, and Relationality in Eighteenth-Century Women’s Health Writing.”

]]> 0 705489ea008668cfaa17a8195b2fb19b Guylian Nemegeer started the topic CFP - Incontri. Rivista Europea di Studi Italiani in the forum TC Women’s and Gender Studies https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/womens-and-gender-studies/forum/topic/cfp-incontri-rivista-europea-di-studi-italiani-2/ Wed, 22 Oct 2025 14:01:55 -0400 <span style=”font-weight: 400;”>Dear colleagues,</span>

<span style=”font-weight: 400;”>For its upcoming issues, </span><i><span style=”font-weight: 400;”>Incontri. Rivista europea di studi italiani</span></i><span style=”font-weight: 400;”> is currently accepting essay submissions and proposals for special issues.</span>

<i><span…[Read more]

]]> 0 895c3dd6571a8af9459c5806c4ee68a8 Nattie Golubov uploaded the file: CFP Love and Resistance: Popular Romance Fiction and the Right, 2025-2025 to TC Popular Culture https://mla.hcommons.org/activity/p/1924521/ Mon, 04 Aug 2025 17:30:00 -0400 The first election of Donald Trump sparked a series of “Rogue” romance anthologies that framed love as resistance, and the romance genre as progressive and inclusive. Looking back after a decade, how has the genre registered and responded to ongoing political contexts–in the United States and elsewhere–of political radicalization, xenophobia,…[Read more]

]]> 0 f2abc3a6ad564a418ef1822a9abe18df Lisa Nalbone started the topic CFP: Amplifying Women’s Voices of Resistance in the forum TC Women’s and Gender Studies https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/womens-and-gender-studies/forum/topic/cfp-amplifying-womens-voices-of-resistance-2/ Thu, 03 Apr 2025 16:06:21 -0400 CFP for “Amplifying Women’s Voices of Resistance: Challenging Power, Shaping Change”, for a special issue of the South Atlantic Review: The Journal of the South Atlantic Modern Language Association.

This special issue seeks to honor and amplify the voices of women who have resisted, challenged, and redefined societal norms—both histori…[Read more]

]]> 0 82a9b03f6b6fddb6f20ca6965a96954c Lee B. Abraham started the topic Call for Papers: MLA 2026 for Forum on Second-Language Teaching and Learning in the forum TM The Teaching of Literature https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/the-teaching-of-literature/forum/topic/call-for-papers-mla-2026-for-forum-on-second-language-teaching-and-learning-2/ Sun, 09 Mar 2025 18:22:29 -0400 Call for Papers
Forum on Second-Language Teaching and Learning
2026 Modern Language Association Annual Convention
January 8-11, 2026, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

The MLA Forum on Second-Language Teaching and Learning invites submissions for consideration to be included in two guaranteed and two non-guaranteed sessions to take place during the 2026…[Read more]

]]> 0 e0bdc94091ffb0c8bdfd05314223c3bd Karin E. Westman started the topic CFPs for MLA 2026 in the forum GS Children’s and Young Adult Literature via email https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/childrens-and-young-adult-literature/forum/topic/cfps-for-mla-2026/ Wed, 05 Mar 2025 19:26:10 -0500 With apologies for cross-posting, in case these CFPs are not already on
your radar —

1) Call for papers for MLA 2026 Guaranteed Session: “Stories of the Land
and the Land of the Stories: Highlighting Critical Indigenous Literacies”

This guaranteed panel is sponsored by the GS Children’s and Young Adult
Literature Forum for the Modern L…[Read more]

]]> 0 d7da316a141a2bc02639058e70f13a92 Shashi Bhusan Nayak started the topic Call for Chapters – Scripting Selves: New Directions in Life Writing in the forum TM The Teaching of Literature https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/the-teaching-of-literature/forum/topic/call-for-chapters-scripting-selves-new-directions-in-life-writing/ Tue, 04 Mar 2025 19:16:01 -0500 Until recently, Life Writing has emerged as a loose critical label encompassing a variety of genres, including biographies, autobiographies, memoirs, letters, and dairies. The later decades of the 20th century, in particular, have witnessed a surge of sustained scholarly interest in the area. Biographies, autobiographies, letters, and diaries from…[Read more]

]]> 0 639a867bf8db30aa009a75233916b3e3 Rachel Haywood started the topic CfP for MLA 2026: Speculative Fiction forum (guaranteed session) in the forum GS Speculative Fiction https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/speculative-fiction/forum/topic/cfp-for-mla-2026-speculative-fiction-forum-guaranteed-session-2/ Tue, 21 Jan 2025 21:19:48 -0500 MLA Call for Papers #29768

Session Title:  Genealogies and Futurities of AI in Speculative Fiction

Submit proposals to:  Rachel Haywood, Iowa State University (rhaywood@iastate.edu)

 

Description & Requirements:

Inviting proposals examining AI’s historical and futuristic representations in speculative fiction. How have speculative nar…[Read more]

]]> 0 8e31990f05811ce483eaeb46141c6469 Paige Gray uploaded the file: Panel Sessions for Children's and Young Adult Literature Forum, 1980–2025 to GS Children’s and Young Adult Literature https://mla.hcommons.org/activity/p/1909012/ Wed, 15 Jan 2025 02:16:18 -0500 0 3d8b297645fd5eefc2b6895d233d551b Karin E. Westman started the topic Nominations for Exec Committee and for session proposals for MLA 2026 in the forum GS Children’s and Young Adult Literature https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/childrens-and-young-adult-literature/forum/topic/nominations-for-exec-committee-and-for-session-proposals-for-mla-2026/ Mon, 13 Jan 2025 17:04:20 -0500 <span class=”x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u” dir=”auto”><span class=”x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u”><span class=”html-span xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69…[Read more]

]]> 0 a2ace73a282b47a8f7b294c419a5ec9d Ryan Calabretta-Sajder started the topic Session 413: Navigating the Academy: A Mentoring Session in the forum TM The Teaching of Literature https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/the-teaching-of-literature/forum/topic/session-413-navigating-the-academy-a-mentoring-session-3/ Thu, 09 Jan 2025 15:53:54 -0500 MLA 2025 Convention

MLA Committee on Women, Gender, and Sexuality in the Profession

Session 413: Navigating the Academy: A Mentoring Session

 

NB: Session Information Follows. The mentoring session will continue informally following the roundtable via happy hour. Location: Ernst Café (600 S. Peters St.; across the street from the Hilton R…[Read more]

]]> 0 2212726350acfdb2c4712ed25529e973 Mark Dahlquist started the topic Call for Chapters: Libraries and the Futures of the Humanities in the forum TM The Teaching of Literature https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/the-teaching-of-literature/forum/topic/call-for-chapters-libraries-and-the-futures-of-the-humanities-5/ Thu, 05 Dec 2024 18:13:39 -0500 The editors of a book project, Libraries and the Futures of the Humanities, call for chapter proposals for a volume that Rowman & Littlefield has invited us to submit, focused on how libraries can play a role in reimagining the humanities during a time of crisis and opportunity.

We invite proposals for chapters in five sections, focusing…[Read more]

]]> 0 01fa46361ee29cc820b32791fd95f438 andré carrington started the topic [CFP: Eaton Conference on Speculative Fiction, April 4-5 2025] in the forum GS Speculative Fiction https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/speculative-fiction/forum/topic/cfp-eaton-conference-on-speculative-fiction-april-4-5-2025/ Fri, 01 Nov 2024 17:34:09 -0400 [CFP: Eaton Conference on Speculative Fiction, April 4-5 2025]

deadline for submissions: November 30, 2024
Speculative Fiction & Cultures of Science at UC Riverside
contact email: eatonconference@gmail.com
Conference Date: April 4-5, 2025

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AVXufNHQQFN00hrpVBOOsl2jMpv5-_ss/view

We warmly invite established and…[Read more]

]]> 0 5d6917be9337ee9eae3e8a1a8458e002 andré carrington posted an update in the group GS Speculative Fiction: [CFP: Eaton Conference on Speculative Fiction, April 4-5 […] https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1903570/ Fri, 01 Nov 2024 17:30:22 -0400 [CFP: Eaton Conference on Speculative Fiction, April 4-5 2025]
deadline for submissions: November 30, 2024
Speculative Fiction & Cultures of Science at UC Riverside
contact email: eatonconference@gmail.com
Conference Date: April 4-5, 2025

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AVXufNHQQFN00hrpVBOOsl2jMpv5-_ss/view

We warmly invite established and…[Read more]

]]> 0 d8a6b7627444eb73c011563f94a4fc4d Doris Hambuch deposited Humorous Takes on Marriage in the UAE: Digital Comics, Social Media Comedy and Short Films in the group TC Popular Culture https://mla.hcommons.org/activity/p/1900966/ Mon, 07 Oct 2024 03:13:45 -0400 This article investigates humorous representations of marriage in digital comics, standup comedy and short films created by Emirati artists and content creators who primarily rely on social media as their most effective form of distribution. Studied against theories of humor in the Western and the Arabic traditions, selected examples demonstrate…[Read more]

]]> 0 15b34bb549682037fd6cf2ff025a9519 Fatma Fulya Tepe started the topic New article on Turkish Girls' Studies in the discussion TC Women’s and Gender Studies https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/womens-and-gender-studies/forum/topic/new-article-on-turkish-girls-studies/ Sun, 30 Jun 2024 08:28:57 -0400 Dear All,

I am a Turkish researcher who is an associate professor in sociology with a focus on Turkish girlhood studies from İstanbul Aydın University, Turkey. I recently published an article with the title “A Study on the Poem “Zamane Kızları” (Girls of Today) Regarding the Representations of Young Turkish Girls from a Male-centered Perspect…[Read more]

]]> 0 7713e2e4cab1acc57a5b2dccec2ec358 Ramzi Salti deposited Women’s Voices in Arabic Music by Ramzi Salti (Stanford University) in the group TC Women’s and Gender Studies https://mla.hcommons.org/activity/p/1890606/ Sat, 29 Jun 2024 04:01:15 -0400 This is the corrected and edited transcript of Dr. Ramzi Salti’s talk about “Women’s Voices in Arabic Music” which was presented for Women’s History Month at Santa Rosa Junior College on March 7, 2024. You can also watch the video on YouTube (with CC on).

]]> 0 e8bca9b0d17ea827485eb9f34050f6bb Niamh Thornton deposited María Félix A Mexican Film Star and her Legacy in the group TC Women’s and Gender Studies https://mla.hcommons.org/activity/p/1890472/ Fri, 28 Jun 2024 03:08:37 -0400 María Félix (1914-2002) left her mark on Mexican and European film as well as fashion, art and jewellery design. Cartier created one-of-a-kind pieces; Leonora Carrington and Diego Rivera painted portraits; Carlos Fuentes wrote a play; Agustín Lara, a bestselling song. But she was nobody’s muse.

Did Félix really bring baby crocodiles to the Car…[Read more]

]]> 0 044f20111b0751c85aed46f10b528901 Louise Bethlehem deposited The Anthropocene and the Environmental Humanities in the group GS Speculative Fiction https://mla.hcommons.org/activity/p/1887205/ Sun, 26 May 2024 04:10:32 -0400 Interim bibliography on the Anthropocene and the Environmental Humanities generated in conjunction with the Rift Futurism Project supported by a grant from the ISRAEL SCIENCE FOUNDATION (grant No. 3011006089), May 2024

]]> 0 bbb36dfa631ec1f34935ae82dc60ee48 Louise Bethlehem deposited Speculative Fiction from the Global South--Anthropocene Intersections, Interim Bibliography in the group GS Speculative Fiction https://mla.hcommons.org/activity/p/1887200/ Sun, 26 May 2024 04:02:08 -0400 Interim bibliography on science fiction and speculative fiction with an emphasis on the global South and on Anthropocene-related perspectives generated in conjunction with the Rift Futurism Project supported by a grant from the ISRAEL SCIENCE FOUNDATION (grant No. 3011006089)
Louise Bethlehem, PI, English and Cultural Studies, The Hebrew…[Read more]

]]> 0 bfbcfe0405bdb0fb578f124df5c3caf7 Louise Bethlehem deposited Lauren Beukes and African Futurism Interim Bibliography in the group GS Speculative Fiction https://mla.hcommons.org/activity/p/1887044/ Fri, 24 May 2024 04:05:00 -0400 Research at the intersection between the African Futurism and the work of post-apartheid writer, Lauren Beukes.

]]> 0 6a6a0bf97842de957d94923de1abecea Louise Bethlehem deposited African Futurism Interim Bibliography in the group GS Speculative Fiction https://mla.hcommons.org/activity/p/1887042/ Fri, 24 May 2024 04:02:13 -0400 A compilation of articles on African Futurism generated in conjunction with the Rift Futurism research project supported by THE ISRAEL SCIENCE FOUNDATION (grant No. 3011006089), updated May 2024.

]]> 0 f93c965c33fdb6cc54d1615a21b40ce0 Fatma Fulya Tepe started the topic New Article: Banal misogynism in Turkish media in the discussion TC Popular Culture https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/popular-culture/forum/topic/new-article-banal-misogynism-in-turkish-media-3/ Wed, 27 Mar 2024 14:28:18 -0400 Dear Colleagues,

I , Assoc. Prof. Dr. Fatma Fulya Tepe, from Istanbul Aydin University, Faculty of Education, published a new article titled “Banal misogynism in Turkish media at the beginning of the multi-party era: the case of Boşboğaz” in the Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics which is a Q1 journal. You can find the abstract and the link…[Read more]

]]> 0 6fb2118fa6fa234001c47c185652e93a Fatma Fulya Tepe started the topic New Article: Banal misogynism in Turkish media in the discussion TC Women’s and Gender Studies https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/womens-and-gender-studies/forum/topic/new-article-banal-misogynism-in-turkish-media-at-the-beginning-of-the-multi-par-2/ Wed, 27 Mar 2024 14:14:48 -0400 Dear Colleagues,

I , Assoc. Prof. Dr. Fatma Fulya Tepe, from Istanbul Aydin University, Faculty of Education, published a new article titled “Banal misogynism in Turkish media at the beginning of the multi-party era: the case of Boşboğaz” in the Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics which is a Q1 journal. You can find the abstract and the link…[Read more]

]]> 0 198215b35f5d6d08f39e652f6d449005 Maria Truglio uploaded the file: ChLA Global South Speaker to GS Children’s and Young Adult Literature https://mla.hcommons.org/activity/p/1880903/ Wed, 27 Mar 2024 14:09:55 -0400 Please see attachment for information on the second speaker in our Global South Speaker Series. We are happy to present Dr. Fatemah (Neda) Farnia in webinar format on April 17, 2024.

]]> 0 c5771d55b1e48310389e91200fd99f6c Vanessa Joosen deposited ‘What's the point of grandpa?’ Grandparents in Children's Literature in the group Children's literature and digital humanities https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1879777/ Mon, 18 Mar 2024 03:02:06 -0400 This chapter discusses grandparent figures in contemporary Western children’s literature by reflecting on their functions in the plot and on their construction in relationship to discourses on old age in society at large. The case studies draw from Flemish, Dutch and British children’s literature, and the analyses are framed with theories from age…[Read more]

]]> 0 dd49efb595d90502b082567e4ca80f36 Robert Nguyen started the topic Silicon Valley Beyond the Valley (CFP due 3/15, MLA2025 Sp. Session Proposal) in the discussion GS Speculative Fiction https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/speculative-fiction/forum/topic/silicon-valley-beyond-the-valley-cfp-due-3-15-mla2025-sp-session-proposal/ Wed, 06 Mar 2024 16:26:56 -0500 Dear colleagues,

This post is a solicitation for papers for a special session proposal for MLA 2025 in New Orleans. The call is pasted further below and can also be found on the MLA website; as those calls are quite brief, I’ve included further below additional details.

I’m happy to respond to questions here, and I can also be reached at…[Read more]

]]> 0 fd6a6112a6190ce10d89ab76b456cfd3 Fatma Fulya Tepe started the topic new feminist short story on sexual harassment at a Turkish university setting in the discussion GS Children’s and Young Adult Literature https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/childrens-and-young-adult-literature/forum/topic/new-feminist-short-story-on-sexual-harassment-at-a-turkish-university-setting-6/ Wed, 31 Jan 2024 12:38:32 -0500 Dear Colleagues,

I and Emeritus Prof. Dr. Per Bauhn from Linnaeus University in Sweden have just published a short story on sexual harassment in a Turkish university context titled as “Professor Mali Romantic-Longhair and the Girl” in the Journal of International Women’s Studies (JIWS.) We present the link and the info to the short story bel…[Read more]

]]> 0 ed00f5554fd02608613332491b43ee0c Fatma Fulya Tepe started the topic New short story: Professor Mali Romantic-Longhair and the Girl in the discussion TC Women’s and Gender Studies https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/womens-and-gender-studies/forum/topic/new-short-story-professor-mali-romantic-longhair-and-the-girl/ Wed, 31 Jan 2024 04:24:23 -0500 Dear Colleagues,

I and Emeritus Prof. Dr. Per Bauhn from Linnaeus University in Sweden have just published a short story on sexual harassment in a Turkish university context titled as “Professor Mali Romantic-Longhair and the Girl” in the Journal of International Women’s Studies (JIWS.) We present the link and the info to the short story bel…[Read more]

]]> 0 530d1090145ed949612e0e9ce1d801b1 Darren J. Borg started the topic CFP: Collection on Intersectionality and Speculative Fiction in the discussion GS Speculative Fiction https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/speculative-fiction/forum/topic/cfp-collection-on-intersectionality-and-speculative-fiction/ Mon, 29 Jan 2024 21:18:49 -0500 Please consider submitting to the attached CFP for a collection we are putting together as a follow up to our panel at the MLA, “What is a Life Worth Living?”: Speculative Fiction and Eternal Life.

]]> 0 ef8b7e8201ae71c5ae7e7de670de3117 Ramzi Salti deposited Vivian and Her Son in the group TC Women’s and Gender Studies https://mla.hcommons.org/activity/p/1870108/ Mon, 08 Jan 2024 04:07:49 -0500 This short story, written by Dr. Ramzi Salti, was published as part of his book titled “The Native Informant and Other Stories: Six Tales of Defiance from the Arab World”. It has been turned into a short film titled “The 40th Day’–available on YouTube at https://youtu.be/fspvJSiSQkc. Complete E-Book now available on Google Play and Kindle.

]]> 0 8f262afd8dd2fd0e4eeac9dd17033d0b Karin E. Westman replied to the topic Updates from the Children’s and Young Adult Literature Forum Exec Committee in the discussion GS Children’s and Young Adult Literature https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/childrens-and-young-adult-literature/forum/topic/updates-from-the-childrens-and-young-adult-literature-forum-exec-committee/?view=all#post-1036548 Sun, 31 Dec 2023 16:21:41 -0500 Correction to the meeting time! The Forum meeting will be Weds Jan 10, 2:00pm ET / 1:00pm CT.

Register for the Zoom link at https://tinyurl.com/mlachildlitexec2024

]]> 0 da26ad862ca8967a9aeba31d5ae02412 Karin E. Westman started the topic Updates from the Children’s and Young Adult Literature Forum Exec Committee in the discussion GS Children’s and Young Adult Literature https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/childrens-and-young-adult-literature/forum/topic/updates-from-the-childrens-and-young-adult-literature-forum-exec-committee/ Sun, 31 Dec 2023 04:12:04 -0500 Greetings from the MLA Children’s and YA Lit Forum Executive Committee!

Our committee will be meeting online this year directly following the MLA Convention (Jan 4-7).

At the meeting, we will be considering nominations for the Executive Committee as well as session proposals for MLA 2025 in New Orleans (Jan 9-12).

So we can ensure r…[Read more]

]]> 0 fb5c6751e0b32c5272cc26242bdb2984 Fatma Fulya Tepe started the topic New creative feminist work: A Misogynist Triptych from 1945 in the discussion TC Popular Culture https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/popular-culture/forum/topic/new-creative-feminist-work-a-misogynist-triptych-from-1945-9/ Tue, 05 Dec 2023 16:00:59 -0500 Dear Colleagues,

I , Assoc. Prof. Dr. Fatma Fulya Tepe, from Istanbul Aydin University, Faculty of Education and Emeritus Prof. Dr. Per Bauhn from Sweden’s Linnaeus University prepared “A Misogynist Triptych from 1945” based on cartoon material coming from the Turkish Boşboğaz (Bigmouth) Humor Gazette from 1945. This project was supported by the…[Read more]

]]> 0 b1d48430d1efef11828098d075de4822 Fatma Fulya Tepe started the topic new article: Osman Hamdi Bey – an Ottoman Orientalist or a Humanist Ottoman? in the discussion TC Women’s and Gender Studies https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/womens-and-gender-studies/forum/topic/new-article-osman-hamdi-bey-an-ottoman-orientalist-or-a-humanist-ottoman-7/ Tue, 05 Dec 2023 15:12:19 -0500 Dear Colleagues,

Emeritus Prof. Dr. Per Bauhn from Linnaeus University, Sweden published an article titled “Osman Hamdi Bey – an Ottoman Orientalist or a Humanist Ottoman?” in Nordic Review of Iconography.
I present the abstract of this article below and the article can be downloaded for free from the link b…[Read more]

]]> 0 d86035d473581cc789b2ef6342ef0611 Golam Rabbani deposited The Creative Industries in Bangladesh: The Case of Coke Studio Bangla’s “Deora” in the group TC Popular Culture https://mla.hcommons.org/activity/p/1866456/ Fri, 01 Dec 2023 03:01:17 -0500 This article analyzes the case of Coke Studio Bangla’s music and performance production titled “Deora.”

]]> 0 5490b5d63f070e9fdde3a97a63736ade Golam Rabbani deposited Media and Peeping Tom Culture: Violating Familial Privacy and Communal Responsibility in the Evolution of Voyeurism in the group TC Popular Culture https://mla.hcommons.org/activity/p/1866344/ Thu, 30 Nov 2023 03:06:26 -0500 In the name of visual pleasure, there are different entertainments in today’s media that instigate voyeurism among common viewers. In this study, the author intends to focus on two phases where the spectators are turning voyeurs without their consent. In the first phase, the study reveals the process where film influences voyeuristic behavior. T…[Read more]

]]> 0 8f6f8db6524872e65eeeb7d59aac5688 Dorothy Stringer replied to the topic Psychology, Psychoanalysis, and Literature Panels at the 2024 MLA Convention in the discussion TC Women’s and Gender Studies https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/womens-and-gender-studies/forum/topic/psychology-psychoanalysis-and-literature-panels-at-the-2024-mla-convention-3/#post-1036033 Sun, 26 Nov 2023 19:38:53 -0500 Apologies for missing info; dates and times as follows:

194 – Lacan and the Event: Papers in Honor of Mari Ruti

Friday, 5 January 2024 8:30 AM – 9:45 AM

Marriott – Franklin 7 (Level 4)

 

648 – Queer Theory and Psychoanalysis

Sunday, 7 January 2024 8:30 AM – 9:45 AM

Marriott – Franklin 2 (Level 4)

]]> 0 c27bcf3374bc03d68b89165671d0e868 Hania A.M. Nashef deposited Songs of Nostalgia: Creative Activism and Exile in Elia Suleiman’s "It Must be Heaven" and Panah Panahi’s "Hit the Road" in the group TC Popular Culture https://mla.hcommons.org/activity/p/1864817/ Thu, 16 Nov 2023 04:06:08 -0500 Abstract | The final scene of Elia Suleiman’s film, It Must be Heaven (2019), ends with the actor/director sitting in an Arab bar in the city of Haifa, while the young crowd is dancing to “Arabyon Ana” (2000) by Lebanese singer Yuri Mrakadi. The Arabic music is a testimony to a Palestinian-Arab culture that resists erasure.

The songs in Sulei…[Read more]

]]> 0 d2ddbfd60c5edf973a7c03becc9db2ab Leigh A. Neithardt started the topic Membership Suggestions for 2024 Forum Delegate Election in the discussion TC Popular Culture https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/popular-culture/forum/topic/membership-suggestions-for-2024-forum-delegate-election-50/ Wed, 18 Oct 2023 16:18:10 -0400 The next election for this forum’s Delegate Assembly representative will be held in the fall of 2024, and the forum’s executive committee will take up the matter of nominations for this election when it meets in January 2024. Though the executive committee is responsible for making nominations, it is required to nominate at least one candidate who…[Read more]

]]> 0 c73ed70447f1dae1327adf38912bb124 Leigh A. Neithardt started the topic Membership Suggestions for 2024 Forum Delegate Election in the discussion GS Children’s and Young Adult Literature https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/childrens-and-young-adult-literature/forum/topic/membership-suggestions-for-2024-forum-delegate-election-5/ Wed, 18 Oct 2023 00:41:16 -0400 The next election for this forum’s Delegate Assembly representative will be held in the fall of 2024, and the forum’s executive committee will take up the matter of nominations for this election when it meets in January 2024. Though the executive committee is responsible for making nominations, it is required to nominate at least one candidate who…[Read more]

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