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Jeffrey Cohen posted an update in the group
TC Ecocriticism and Environmental Humanities on MLA Commons 6 years, 5 months agoHi everyone, just wondering what to do to make this site of greater use to membership. All suggestions and ideas welcome!
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A rumination on object agency and material ecocriticism
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Jeffrey Cohen started the topic MLA 2018, NYC–Call for Working Group Participants in the discussion
Ecocriticism and Environmental Humanities on MLA Commons 6 years, 9 months agoPosted on behalf of Sophia Dawn Christman-Lavin.
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Our working group seeks participants whose scholarship reflects on the notion of ecological citizenship.
The goals of the group include (1) contemplating the diverse ways in which ecological citizenship is revealed in literary works (any period), as well as through its various modes of pu…[Read more]
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Jeffrey Cohen started the topic CFPs for THREE ecological panels for MLA 18 NYC in the discussion
Ecocriticism and Environmental Humanities on MLA Commons 6 years, 9 months agoPlease follow this link to access all three, or see below.
<b>SITE SPECIFICS</b>
How does place <i>matter</i> and <i>insist</i>, even at a hotel-centric MLA conference? The main focus of this roundtable is upon its NYC environs (at any point in time, and widely constructed: the Hudson, urban parks and ecosystems, tectonics, superstorm impacts,…[Read more] -
Jeffrey Cohen started the topic CFP for MLA 2018 in NYC: SITE SPECIFICS in the discussion
Ecocriticism and Environmental Humanities on MLA Commons 6 years, 10 months agoSITE SPECIFICS (a roundtable)
How place matters and insists, even at a hotel-centric MLA conference. Focus upon NYC environs (widely constructed: the Hudson, urban parks and ecosystems, tectonics, superstorm impacts, environmental justice) or “climate controlled” spaces especially welcome.
150 word abstracts by march 1 2018 to jjcohen@gwu.edu
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Jeffrey Cohen started the topic CFP: Legal Ecologies (MLA 2018) in the discussion
Ecocriticism and Environmental Humanities on MLA Commons 6 years, 10 months agoFor this roundtable session on “Legal Ecologies,” a collaboration between the MLA Law and Humanities forum and Ecocriticism and Environmental Humanities forum, proposals are invited for short, 8-10 minute papers. Participants may consider a wide range questions, including, but not limited to, the following: how does the notion of <i cla…[Read more]
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Jeffrey Cohen started the topic call for nominations in the discussion
Ecocriticism and Environmental Humanities on MLA Commons 6 years, 11 months agoIt is not too late to nominate a scholar of ecocriticism and environmental humanities for potential election to the forum’s executive committee! Please send your nominations as soon as possible to the current EC secretary Jeffrey Cohen (jjcohen@gwu.edu) or any other member of the executive committee (Stephanie LeMenager, Sharon O’Dair, Ron…[Read more]
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Jeffrey Cohen's profile was updated on MLA Commons 7 years, 4 months ago
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Jeffrey Cohen deposited Midhumanism in the group
TC Ecocriticism and Environmental Humanities on MLA Commons 7 years, 10 months agocontribution to roundtable on “Becoming Human” co-sponsored by the Middle English and Chaucer forums
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Jeffrey Cohen deposited Midhumanism in the group
LLC Middle English on MLA Commons 7 years, 10 months agocontribution to roundtable on “Becoming Human” co-sponsored by the Middle English and Chaucer forums
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Jeffrey Cohen deposited Midhumanism in the group
LLC Chaucer on MLA Commons 7 years, 10 months agocontribution to roundtable on “Becoming Human” co-sponsored by the Middle English and Chaucer forums
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contribution to roundtable on “Becoming Human” co-sponsored by the Middle English and Chaucer forums
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Jeffrey Jerome Cohen started the topic MLA 2016 Happy Hour in the discussion
Ecocriticism and Environmental Humanities on MLA Commons 8 years, 2 months agoIf you are attending the MLA convention in Austin, TX please join us at Container Bar (made of recycled shipping containers!) for a happy hour on Thursday January 7 beginning at 8 PM. The gathering is co-sponsored by ASLE and the MLA Ecocriticism and Environmental Forum. All are welcome!
The Container Bar is located at 90 Rainey St, Austin, T…[Read more]
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Jeffrey Jerome Cohen commented on the post, Ecocriticism & Environmental Humanities, on the site The Commons Newswire on MLA Commons 8 years, 9 months ago
Thank you everyone for your comments and bibliography: useful and appreciated.
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Jeffrey Jerome Cohen replied to the topic Syllabi in the discussion
Ecocriticism and Environmental Humanities on MLA Commons 8 years, 9 months agoThank you Simon Richter for uploading the latest syllabus. Your course on Waterworlds looks terrific!
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Jeffrey Jerome Cohen replied to the topic CFP — Transgender Studies, Ecology, and the Environmental Humanities in the discussion
Ecocriticism and Environmental Humanities on MLA Commons 8 years, 9 months agoThis session looks terrifically good — what a timely and important topic. Thanks for posting the CFP here.
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Jeffrey Jerome Cohen replied to the topic Syllabi in the discussion
Ecocriticism and Environmental Humanities on MLA Commons 8 years, 10 months agoThank you Heather and Ted! This site is becoming quite a trove of teaching resources — what could be better?
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Jeffrey Jerome Cohen replied to the topic Syllabi in the discussion
Ecocriticism and Environmental Humanities on MLA Commons 8 years, 10 months agoStephen, that’s GREAT — thank you for sharing both the syllabus and the link to the blog. I’m a fan of asking students in environmental courses to practice at being public intellectuals!
Here’s a blog my own students did for a grad course with some ecological leanings a few years back: http://eboveer.blogspot.com/
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Jeffrey Jerome Cohen uploaded the file: Scale of Catastrophe: Ecology and Transition, Medieval to Early Modern to
Ecocriticism and Environmental Humanities on MLA Commons 8 years, 10 months agoHere’s the syllabus I put together for a graduate and postdoctoral seminar I’m currently teaching at the Folger Shakespeare Library. Given the setting, it is quite primary source heavy! But I tried to integrate contemporary ecotheory with the medieval and early modern texts.
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Jeffrey Jerome Cohen replied to the topic Syllabi in the discussion
Ecocriticism and Environmental Humanities on MLA Commons 8 years, 10 months agoNot that it’s an EM syllabus, Karen, but one of my favorite blog posts on integrating early modern literature with ecocrit is this one by Lowell Duckert:
http://www.inthemedievalmiddle.com/2014/08/teaching-literature-in-west-virginian.html
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Let us know if we can help here! It might be great to use your group (or site) to promote all the ecocriticism / environmental humanities sessions at the convention, collect presentations and slides from presenters (share them with the group from CORE), or promote other events relevant to the group through the “Events” calendar up above!