HASTAC Commons | Jennifer Maloy | Group Activity https://hastac.hcommons.org/members/jmaloy/activity/groups/ Public group activity feed of which Jennifer Maloy is a member. Sun, 05 Apr 2026 17:51:55 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=10.6.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 91441a91bdeed2f844dfbb5fd6e185de Inés Vañó García started the topic CFP - MLA Convention 2027 in the forum LSL Language and Society https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/language-and-society/forum/topic/cfp-mla-convention-2027-2/ Thu, 19 Mar 2026 16:04:03 +0000 Language Ideologies and the Discursive Construction of Emancipatory Narratives
We invite 250-word abstracts of interdisciplinary contributions that examine how language ideologies and practices, historically and in digital contexts, mediate power, shape public perception, and negotiate responsibility within social, political, and pedagogical…[Read more]

]]> 0 c96fe51d4c7136b1fd9cec12632aef84 James Dunn started the topic CFP: Two Panels on Global Englishes, AI, and Migration (MLA 2027) in the forum LSL Global English https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/global-english/forum/topic/cfp-two-panels-on-global-englishes-ai-and-migration-mla-2027-2/ Sun, 01 Mar 2026 01:58:02 +0000 Dear Colleagues,

I am writing to share two CFPs for MLA panels sponsored by the Executive Committee of the LSL Forum on Global English. The MLA Convention will be January 7–10, 2027, in Los Angeles. 250-word abstracts are due by March 15, 2026, and we will respond by April 1st. More information on presenting at MLA is available on the official w…[Read more]

]]> 0 db39cbbae8c7e4aaa131014be0eaa4a1 Tara Coleman started the topic CFP: Emancipatory Narratives and Academic Freedom in the Writing Classroom in the forum RCWS Writing Pedagogies https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/writing-pedagogies/forum/topic/cfp-emancipatory-narratives-and-academic-freedom-in-the-writing-classroom/ Sat, 28 Feb 2026 20:07:28 +0000 Call for proposals for a guaranteed session for the 2027 MLA convention, sponsored by the Writing Pedagogies forum:

Seeking 250-word proposals exploring the impact of institutional and/or professional positionalities on how our students learn to interrogate dominant narratives in their writing. How do we emancipate students while recognizing our…[Read more]

]]> 0 ff6cf632af415a378b569ff2d6b6de44 Lee B. Abraham started the topic MLA 2026 Sessions: LSL Second-Language Teaching and Learning Forum in the forum LSL Global English https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/global-english/forum/topic/mla-2026-sessions-lsl-second-language-teaching-and-learning-forum-4/ Thu, 08 Jan 2026 02:26:17 +0000 The Modern Language Association’s (MLA) Executive Committee of the LSL Forum on Second-Language Teaching and Learning cordially invites you to our three (3) sessions at the MLA’s 2026 Annual Convention in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

We look forward to seeing you and to your participation!

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314 – Reimagining Learning and Teaching with Studen…[Read more]

]]> 0 449434bee3550586b44084517f90aa5e Lee B. Abraham started the topic MLA 2026 Sessions: LSL Second-Language Teaching and Learning Forum in the forum LSL Language and Society https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/language-and-society/forum/topic/mla-2026-sessions-lsl-second-language-teaching-and-learning-forum-3/ Thu, 08 Jan 2026 02:11:49 +0000 The Modern Language Association’s (MLA) Executive Committee of the LSL Forum on Second-Language Teaching and Learning cordially invites you to our three (3) sessions at the MLA’s 2026 Annual Convention in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

We look forward to seeing you and to your participation!

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314 – Reimagining Learning and Teaching with Stu…[Read more]

]]> 0 d69bfcf2d744701bfacd2e6cf104e2dc Shakil Rabbi started the topic Abstract for Translingual Rhetorics and the Language Movement in Bangladesh in the forum LSL Language and Society https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/language-and-society/forum/topic/abstract-for-translingual-rhetorics-and-the-language-movement-in-bangladesh/ Fri, 02 Jan 2026 21:54:13 +0000 This presentation explores the role of Language Movement in the formation of the Bangladeshi national identity. Analyzing the translingual negotiations between diverse language ideologies I argue that these interactions laid the groundwork for a distinct national consciousness. Rather than viewing language and nationalism as fixed categories, this…[Read more]

]]> 0 80c221f457103f995092339003cc52ed Daniel Alan Fried started the topic Family Resemblances between World Languages and Nationalisms abstract in the forum LSL Language and Society https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/language-and-society/forum/topic/family-resemblances-between-world-languages-and-nationalisms-abstract-2/ Mon, 29 Dec 2025 22:15:41 +0000 Posting at Shakil’s request–here is my abstract for the panel:

<u>Language and Identity in the Sinitic Empire of Letters</u>

For centuries prior to the advent of modern nationalism, Chinese literature had already been constructed by scholars into a common heritage and united civilizational tradition; with modern Chinese nationalism, this…[Read more]

]]> 0 eb8d10444be5cd39fe31df04f28e584e Daniel Alan Fried started the topic Family Resemblances between World Languages and Nationalisms abstract in the forum LSL Language and Society https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/language-and-society/forum/topic/family-resemblances-between-world-languages-and-nationalisms-abstract/ Mon, 29 Dec 2025 22:13:18 +0000 At Shakil’s request to mention our panel here, I thought I would post a copy of my abstract for our MLA panel on Family Resemblances between World Languages and Nationalisms.  The panel is scheduled for Saturday January 10 8:30-9:45 in MTCC-707.

 

<u>Language and Identity in the Sinitic Empire of Letters</u>

For centuries prior to the advent…[Read more]

]]> 0 d3c5c387861b64491bd6b61901c6da0c Laura Francis started the topic LSL Language Change - Call for Papers - MLA 2026 in the forum LSL Global English https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/global-english/forum/topic/lsl-language-change-call-for-papers-mla-2026-7/ Wed, 12 Mar 2025 23:20:20 +0000 Dear Colleagues,

The LSL Language Change Forum is seeking papers for the following panels at the 2026 MLA Annual Conference in Toronto from January 8-11. Please see the panel information below and consider submitting an abstract. We would love to hear from you:

Pedagogy and Intergenerational Language Change

How do linguistic features passed…[Read more]

]]> 0 6f70c112050a2dd780080a49d81e5deb Laura Francis started the topic LSL Language Change - Call for Papers - MLA 2026 in the forum LSL Language and Society https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/language-and-society/forum/topic/lsl-language-change-call-for-papers-mla-2026-5/ Wed, 12 Mar 2025 23:15:00 +0000 Dear Colleagues,

The LSL Language Change Forum is seeking papers for the following panels at the 2026 MLA Annual Conference in Toronto from January 8-11. Please see the panel information below and consider submitting an abstract. We would love to hear from you:

Pedagogy and Intergenerational Language Change

How do linguistic features passed…[Read more]

]]> 0 61083f16359bfa9076f03dd6fa7c7efd Lee B. Abraham started the topic Call for Papers: MLA 2026 for Forum on Second-Language Teaching and Learning in the forum RCWS Writing Pedagogies https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/writing-pedagogies/forum/topic/call-for-papers-mla-2026-for-forum-on-second-language-teaching-and-learning-3/ Sun, 09 Mar 2025 18:43:00 +0000 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 865c8bbd1e34f01f43d9a99b09cef71c Tara Coleman started the topic Calls for Proposals: MLA 2026 Convention in Toronto in the forum RCWS Writing Pedagogies https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/writing-pedagogies/forum/topic/calls-for-proposals-mla-2026-convention-in-toronto/ Tue, 04 Mar 2025 16:00:33 +0000 The RCWS forum in Writing Pedagogies is organizing two panels for the MLA 2026 Convention in Toronto. Please reach out if you have questions or are interested in proposing something for either of these sessions!

Kinship, Care, and Writing Instruction
How do writing instructors foster connection across communities while navigating cultural and…[Read more]

]]> 0 0b99c09da9a6a7494fe191ed7fc2a0af Inés Vañó García started the topic LSL Language and Society: Calls for Papers in the forum LSL Language and Society https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/language-and-society/forum/topic/lsl-language-and-society-calls-for-papers-14/ Sat, 01 Mar 2025 13:33:36 +0000 (Re)thinking AI on Language Pedagogy: Discourses of Resemblances & Disparities
Papers should critically address AI’s impact on language pedagogy, focusing on resemblances and disparities between AI-driven and “more traditional” approaches; i.e. AI’s role in language learning, assessment, cultural biases, and ethical implications. Send 300…[Read more]

]]> 0 13299da5e81f7fc1048c2028b8739199 Shakil Rabbi started the topic CFP for Language and Society's Sponsored Session at the 2026 MLA Conference in the forum LSL Global English https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/global-english/forum/topic/cfp-for-language-and-societys-sponsored-session-at-the-2026-mla-conference/ Mon, 10 Feb 2025 18:39:13 +0000 The Language and Society Forum is calling for papers for our sponsored session at the 2026 MLA Conference. We are seeking examinations of world languages and nationalisms in terms of their family resemblances across social, community, and individual domains, with special attention to their discursive and material developments. 300-word abstracts…[Read more]

]]> 0 8892a2796bed477b91b7bd8844e60f06 Shakil Rabbi started the topic CFP for 2026 MLA: Family Resemblances between World Languages and Nationalisms in the forum LSL Language and Society https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/language-and-society/forum/topic/cfp-for-2026-mla-family-resemblances-between-world-languages-and-natiionalisms/ Thu, 06 Feb 2025 20:05:21 +0000 The Language and Society Forum is calling for papers for our sponsored session at the 2026 MLA Conference. We are seeking examinations of world languages and nationalisms in terms of their family resemblances across social, community, and individual domains, with special attention to their discursive and material developments. 300-word abstracts…[Read more]

]]> 0 e9d55be06d96aa58afe95a036838e629 Inés Vañó García uploaded the file: The Invisible Politics of Affect in STEM Learning Contexts to LSL Language and Society https://mla.hcommons.org/activity/p/1909237/ Fri, 17 Jan 2025 11:36:18 +0000 PPT Presentation by Suresh Canagarajah, “The Invisible Politics of Affect in STEM Learning Contexts,” (LSL Session: (In)Visibility: Language, Ideology, and Power)
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Affect has been defined as experienced at the prelinguistic and nonconscious level by theorists such as Brian Massumi (2015). For that reason, Massumi also theorizes that…[Read more]

]]> 0 b3398652dfc009e9e2a1bf289d5e5527 Inés Vañó García uploaded the file: Deconstructing Masculine (Will)power through French Medical Models of Trauma (1914-1919) to LSL Language and Society https://mla.hcommons.org/activity/p/1909236/ Fri, 17 Jan 2025 11:33:16 +0000 PPT Presentation by Katherine Ellis, “Deconstructing Masculine (Will)power through French Medical Models of Trauma (1914-1919)”, ((LSL Session: (In)Visibility: Language, Ideology, and Power)
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Since the Enlightenment, willpower in dominant Western societies has emblematized consciousness, civilization, and masculinity, opposite which…[Read more]

]]> 0 52e36da6b2a80c4d2e1e0dfac040a68f Inés Vañó García uploaded the file: (Un)natural Languages, (Un)natural Identities: Decentering Spanish in a Curriculum for Puerto Rican Studies to LSL Language and Society https://mla.hcommons.org/activity/p/1909234/ Fri, 17 Jan 2025 11:29:39 +0000 PPT Presentation by Carmín Quijano Seda, ” (Un)natural Languages, (Un)natural Identities: Decentering Spanish in a Curriculum for Puerto Rican Studies ” (LSL Session: (In)Visibility: Language, Ideology, and Power)
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When examining how practices of dominance and control work in modern societies, it is vital to move away from analyses that…[Read more]

]]> 0 4483a39eee92b48f998f2df540a233a4 Shakil Rabbi uploaded the file: Slide Deck by Shannon Mooney "Ungrading in the Age of Generative AI" (Panel "Issues of Agency with AI") to LSL Language and Society https://mla.hcommons.org/activity/p/1908641/ Sun, 12 Jan 2025 19:11:22 +0000 This is the presentation “Ungrading in the Age of Generative AI” by Prof. Shannon Mooney.

]]> 0 464e9aab5f08d9102b94e628d5f4c110 Katherine S. Flowers started the topic 2025 Global English Panels in the forum LSL Global English https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/global-english/forum/topic/2025-global-english-panels/ Fri, 10 Jan 2025 03:00:51 +0000 The LSL Global English Forum has two sponsored panels at this year’s MLA Convention in New Englishes. If you’re interested in linguistic justice, World Englishes, sociolinguistics, applied linguistics, TESOL, writing studies, or literary studies, these presentations are for you.

Session 358 – Global Englishes in the Public Sphere

Friday, Janua…[Read more]

]]> 0 5ef0bb388a674253cc42586fbb22da09 Shakil Rabbi uploaded the file: PDF of Presentation by Collier Nogues "Co-Creating with Generative AI" (Panel "Issues of Agency with AI") to LSL Language and Society https://mla.hcommons.org/activity/p/1908273/ Wed, 08 Jan 2025 17:10:42 +0000 This is a PDF of the presentation “Co-creating with Generative AI” by Prof. Collier Nogues.

]]> 0 e4ca85ebb9f3d0726a14d54718e0fbda Maria Helena Lima replied to the topic 288. (In)Visibility: Language, Ideology, and Power - Friday 10 Jan. at 12pm in the forum LSL Language and Society https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/language-and-society/forum/topic/288-invisibility-language-ideology-and-power-friday-10-jan-at-12pm/#post-1039181 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 18:02:55 +0000 <div class=”nH”>
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]]> 0 0b23d43ed1dbdefb2fa88afda58dad62 Maria Helena Lima replied to the topic 288. (In)Visibility: Language, Ideology, and Power - Friday 10 Jan. at 12pm in the forum LSL Language and Society https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/language-and-society/forum/topic/288-invisibility-language-ideology-and-power-friday-10-jan-at-12pm/#post-1039180 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 17:58:29 +0000 <div class=”nH”>
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]]> 0 b9c06a485b93a470199e1ec017c2a785 Inés Vañó García started the topic 288. (In)Visibility: Language, Ideology, and Power - Friday 10 Jan. at 12pm in the forum LSL Language and Society https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/language-and-society/forum/topic/288-invisibility-language-ideology-and-power-friday-10-jan-at-12pm/ Tue, 07 Jan 2025 10:26:43 +0000 Do not miss our session on Friday – Churchill A1 (Hilton New Orleans Riverside).

Learn more about our panelists’ presentations:

The Invisible Politics of Affect in STEM Learning Contexts, A. Suresh Canagarajah (Penn State U, University Park)

Affect has been defined as experienced at the prelinguistic and nonconscious level by theorists such as…[Read more]

]]> 0 864c8081b85042c6189a1df448054a6c Shakil Rabbi started the topic Virtual Sponsored MLA Presentation on "Issues of Agency with AI" in the forum LSL Language and Society https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/language-and-society/forum/topic/virtual-sponsored-mla-presentation-on-issues-of-agency-with-ai/ Tue, 31 Dec 2024 18:12:06 +0000 Dear Colleagues,

If you’re registered for the 2025 MLA conference and are interested in the topic of AI, please consider attending the LSL sponsored session “Issues of Agency with AI.”

The session will be held virtually on January 9th, at 7pm. This is the link to the session: Issues of Agency with AI (you will need your username and registration…[Read more]

]]> 0 fd186febcb006dd48e0430b59c3aa9f3 Leigh A. Neithardt started the topic Membership Suggestions for 2025 Forum Delegate Election  in the forum HEP Community Colleges https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/community-colleges/forum/topic/membership-suggestions-for-2025-forum-delegate-election-10/ Thu, 19 Dec 2024 17:00:26 +0000 Hello!

The next election for this forum’s Delegate Assembly representative will be held in the fall of 2025, and the forum’s executive committee will take up the matter of nominations for this election when it meets in January 2025. Though the executive committee is responsible for making nominations, it is required to nominate at least one can…[Read more]

]]> 0 f82dffac1731931a4e77d0673a049b68 Tara Coleman started the topic Seeking Nominations for the RCWS Writing Pedagogies Form Committee in the discussion RCWS Writing Pedagogies https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/writing-pedagogies/forum/topic/seeking-nominations-for-the-rcws-writing-pedagogies-form-committee/ Fri, 08 Mar 2024 18:45:56 +0000 The RCWS Writing Pedagogies Forum requests nominations for a new Executive Committee member! We’re seeking passionate individuals with a dedication to writing pedagogies to contribute to our community. Being on the committee allows you to participate in organizing guaranteed sessions for the MLA convention each January and generally engage in…[Read more]

]]> 0 09fd99a653c54fe34c6297dbcaa9d284 Katherine S. Flowers started the topic Calls for Abstracts on Global Englishes for MLA 2025 in the discussion LSL Global English https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/global-english/forum/topic/calls-for-abstracts-on-global-englishes-for-mla-2025/ Thu, 22 Feb 2024 14:36:39 +0000 Dear Colleagues,

I am writing to share two CFPs for MLA panels sponsored by the Executive Committee of the LSL Forum on Global English. The MLA Convention will be January 9–12, 2025, in New Orleans. 250-word abstracts are due by March 15 and we will respond by March 22. More information on presenting at MLA is available here. Here are the d…[Read more]

]]> 0 fd632c5c514268485490f4267b798066 Inés Vañó García started the topic LSL Language and Society: Calls for Papers in the discussion LSL Language and Society https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/language-and-society/forum/topic/lsl-language-and-society-calls-for-papers/ Tue, 20 Feb 2024 09:58:14 +0000 (In)Visibility: Language, Ideology, and Power
Papers should address the (in)visible intersection(s) between language and power (research and teaching) within educational contexts along its historical, economical, and socio-political implications/dimensions. 300-word abstracts to jessica.ouellette@maine.edu by March 11.

Deadline for…[Read more]

]]> 0 80697aed9f33c02be1f8a74c60d1a180 Simon Abramowitsch started the topic CFP MLA 2024: Engaged Activism, Arts, Public Humanities, and Scholarship at CCs in the discussion HEP Community Colleges https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/community-colleges/forum/topic/cfp-mla-2024-engaged-activism-arts-public-humanities-and-scholarship-at-ccs/ Fri, 09 Feb 2024 17:39:32 +0000 Hello all! Please consider submitting a proposal or sharing the HEP Community College Forum’s MLA 2025 CFP with others!

Engaged Activism, Arts, Public Humanities, and Scholarship at Community Colleges

This panel explores the past, present, and future of critically engaged work at community colleges. We invite proposals for presentations that…[Read more]

]]> 0 8207f16a7bb7f55951b6f7a5e8e2d253 Shakil Rabbi started the topic Nominations for the LSL Language and Society Committee in the discussion LSL Language and Society https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/language-and-society/forum/topic/nominations-for-the-lsl-language-and-society-committee/ Mon, 22 Jan 2024 12:24:46 +0000 Colleagues! Please consider nominating yourself or a colleague to serve on the LSL Language and Society Forum Committee. Forum Committee members help to organize a guaranteed session at the annual MLA conference, bolster and promote activity centered around language and society in the MLA, and get to meet and interact with other MLA members…[Read more]

]]> 0 7f9c2aa7f2c1a63785203e3f46410637 Catherine Fountain started the topic Nominations for the LSL General Linguistics Forum Committee in the discussion LSL Language and Society https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/language-and-society/forum/topic/nominations-for-the-lsl-general-linguistics-forum-committee-3/ Fri, 12 Jan 2024 14:19:44 +0000 Colleagues in the MLA’s Language Studies and Linguistics (LSL) forums, please consider nominating yourself or a colleague to serve on the LSL General Linguistics Forum Committee. Forum Committee members help to organize a guaranteed session at the annual MLA conference, bolster and promote activity in linguistics in the MLA, and get to meet and i…[Read more]

]]> 0 3616fe610560e3e950437178a720a5fe Jessica Yood deposited Humanities Core Curriculum, Humanities Core Values in the group RCWS Literacy Studies https://mla.hcommons.org/activity/p/1870296/ Tue, 09 Jan 2024 04:00:14 +0000 Addressing the decline of a longtime commitment to humanistic study as the core of a general education, panelists consider the history of core curricula, the place of the humanities within it, and current challenges. With an eye toward the practical and sustainable, they offer possible paths for humanistic study—and general education—in challenging times.

]]> 0 48cdc982d993c2e25c91fe6387921554 Inés Vañó García started the topic 622A - Talking Feelings: Emotion and Affection on Heritage Language Pedagogy in the discussion LSL Language and Society https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/language-and-society/forum/topic/622a-talking-feelings-emotion-and-affection-on-heritage-language-pedagogy/ Fri, 05 Jan 2024 14:58:01 +0000 Join our online session tomorrow, January 6 at 5:15pm!

Gabriela De Robles (University of Colorado Denver): The socio-affective dimensions of written corrective feedback for heritage language learners

Juyoung Song (Murray State University): Emotion in Mother’s Heritage Language Maintenance

Aída Martínez-Gómez (John Jay College of Criminal Ju…[Read more]

]]> 0 d9fa149c80baaf379cf934208ab1b72b Katherine S. Flowers started the topic Panels Related to Global English at MLA 2024 in the discussion LSL Global English https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/global-english/forum/topic/panels-related-to-global-english-at-mla-2024/ Tue, 02 Jan 2024 19:23:55 +0000 The LSL Global English Forum has two sponsored panels at this year’s MLA Convention in Philadelphia. If you’re interested in World Englishes, sociolinguistics, applied linguistics, TESOL, writing studies, or literary studies, these presentations are for you.

Session 107 – New Entanglements of English, Agency, and Global Economies

Thursday,…[Read more]

]]> 0 8e5e08b5f6f4d165e5bb2ae39e1ccf0e Inés Vañó García started the topic Kahn Chair in Humanities at SMU in the discussion LSL Language and Society https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/language-and-society/forum/topic/kahn-chair-in-humanities-at-smu/ Mon, 20 Nov 2023 16:18:23 +0000 Position No. 00052460. The Department of English at Southern Methodist University invites outstanding applicants for a tenured appointment at the rank of advanced Associate or early Full Professor to the Edmund J. and Louise W. Kahn Chair in Humanities beginning August 1, 2024. The field is open. We welcome candidates in any and all fields of…[Read more]

]]> 0 084d95fda68af0441c71b3136fb515fc Leigh A. Neithardt started the topic Membership Suggestions for 2024 Forum Delegate Election in the discussion LSL Global English https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/global-english/forum/topic/membership-suggestions-for-2024-forum-delegate-election-38/ Wed, 18 Oct 2023 16:07:47 +0000 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 806e7566131e483ae890d218196859dd Marisa Verna deposited « Proust et l’odeur de son temps » in the group LSL Language and Society https://mla.hcommons.org/activity/p/1856312/ Thu, 24 Aug 2023 01:32:17 +0000 Until now, critics have shown little interest in the bouquet of aromas and scents that permeate the linguistic fabric of À la recherche du temps perdu , to the point of forming an olfactory (and cognitive) underlay. The aesthetic impact of these odors warrants further investigation, starting with a reconstruction of the “problem of smell” in Prou…[Read more]

]]> 0 a498e9ba320ed531482f52a378877365 Katherine S. Flowers started the topic Call for Abstracts on Global Englishes for MLA 2024 in the discussion LSL Global English https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/global-english/forum/topic/call-for-abstracts-on-global-englishes-for-mla-2024/ Wed, 15 Feb 2023 17:44:14 +0000 Dear Colleagues,

I am writing to share a CFP for an upcoming MLA panel sponsored by the Executive Committee of the LSL Forum on Global English. This forum has a guaranteed panel for the next MLA Convention, which will be January 4–7, 2024, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 250-word abstracts are due by March 15 and we will respond before April 1. <…[Read more]

]]> 0 a39efea22f22b17fd4278e211e9634e7 johnpendergast started the topic Request for Titles in the discussion LSL Language and Society https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/language-and-society/forum/topic/request-for-titles-3/ Tue, 14 Feb 2023 20:19:49 +0000 Dear Colleagues,

I’m doing a study of how the words “Russian” and “Russia” are used in English-language history textbooks. I would be extremely grateful if you could send me (at this address john.pendergast@westpoint.edu ) the titles, publisher, and year (if possible) of history textbooks used in your Russian courses and in Russian History c…[Read more]

]]> 0 1024b71cd1e60c342e156df7d9a4974f Elizabeth Hutton started the topic RCWS Literacy Studies CFP for MLA 2024: Literacies of self-care in the discussion RCWS Literacy Studies https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/literacy-studies/forum/topic/rcws-literacy-studies-cfp-for-mla-2024-literacies-of-self-care/ Wed, 08 Feb 2023 16:46:50 +0000 The RCWS Literacy Studies forum committee invites 250-word proposals addressing the MLA 2024 conference theme of celebration: joy and sorrow, with a focus on self-care literacies. What are the varied ways that instructors, artists, students, scholars, writers and readers enact and enable literacies of self-care? How do such literacies commemorate,…[Read more]

]]> 0 3ec00bb9e8969e85cb1227b607c0d979 Shakil Rabbi started the topic CFP for LSL Sponsored Session for MLA 2024: Feelings for Our Languages in the discussion LSL Language and Society via email https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/language-and-society/forum/topic/cfp-for-lsl-sponsored-session-for-mla-2024-feelings-for-our-languages-6/ Wed, 25 Jan 2023 22:06:26 +0000 Languages are primary sites of emotional and ideological development. This
guaranteed sponsored roundtable invites topics on how our feelings for
languages play out in aesthetics, cultures, rhetorics, writings, etc.
Perspectives of graduate students and early career scholars especially
encouraged. Please submit a 250-word abstract and brief bio to…[Read more]

]]> 0 2fec0f3d26a9bf763a84b5715b3626f0 Shakil Rabbi deposited The global translinguistics of Bengali Muslims in the group LSL Language and Society https://mla.hcommons.org/activity/p/1831284/ Wed, 25 Jan 2023 03:48:43 +0000 This chapter presents a discussion of a literary genre called puthis, a premodern tradition of religious stories and plays in what is now Bangladesh, as an example of vernacular cosmopolitanism in an Asian context. The language of this genre, called Dubasha, is a “mixed language mode” (Seely 2008) characterized by the replacement of Sanskrit voc…[Read more]

]]> 0 61af40c60c8d47c81224c3839b96fdc4 Shakil Rabbi started the topic CFP for LSL Sponsored Session for MLA 2024: Feelings for Our Languages in the discussion LSL Language and Society https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/language-and-society/forum/topic/cfp-for-lsl-sponsored-session-for-mla-2024-feelings-for-our-languages/ Tue, 24 Jan 2023 15:48:09 +0000 Languages are primary sites of emotional and ideological development. This guaranteed sponsored roundtable invites topics on how our feelings for languages play out in aesthetics, cultures, rhetorics, writings, etc. Perspectives of graduate students and early career scholars especially encouraged. Please submit a 250-word abstract and brief bio to…[Read more]

]]> 0 c00ecf7052cb9a5e2c1dcece0b838b3d Katherine S. Flowers started the topic Nominations for the Executive Committee of LSL Global English in the discussion LSL Global English https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/global-english/forum/topic/nominations-for-the-executive-committee-of-lsl-global-english/ Tue, 24 Jan 2023 01:10:46 +0000 Dear Colleagues,

It’s that time of year, when MLA forums collect nominations (including self-nominations) for future Executive Committee members. If you would be interested in being on the LSL Global English forum’s Executive Committee from January 2024-January 2029, or if you know someone who could be a good fit, please email me with any…[Read more]

]]> 0 a4d56c4835684b1b5acd13047d8e2826 Sujata Iyengar deposited 'It was the best butter': Choosing the Right Journal for Your Work in the group RCWS Writing Pedagogies https://mla.hcommons.org/activity/p/1829048/ Tue, 10 Jan 2023 02:28:01 +0000 Series of Powerpoint slides. Background on the limited time of faculty at “the 99%” of institutions (Francisco and O’Dair) to conduct research and thus the importance of not wasting that labor by choosing inappropriate venues. Overview of types of journal, and suggestions for using reflection prompts, the MLA directory of Periodicals, and a…[Read more]

]]> 0 65a8861ce3733801ef8bf1d79194a8f4 Grisel Y. Acosta started the topic HEP Community Colleges Session, "Ecology of the Community College Classroom" in the discussion HEP Community Colleges https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/community-colleges/forum/topic/hep-community-colleges-session-ecology-of-the-community-college-classroom/ Fri, 06 Jan 2023 18:44:13 +0000 Hello everyone!

I hope all of you have arrived safely in San Francisco and are having a great experience at the MLA this year.

This is a friendly reminder that our session, “Ecology of the Community College Classroom” is tomorrow, Saturday, 1/7/23, at 10:15 am, in Moscone West – 3018.

For more information about the panel, click here.

This…[Read more]

]]> 0 f9e7fa52164bb8b67415d36414199a9c Leigh A. Neithardt started the topic Membership Suggestions for 2023 Forum Delegate Election in the discussion LSL Language and Society https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/language-and-society/forum/topic/membership-suggestions-for-2023-forum-delegate-election-45/ Mon, 21 Nov 2022 20:12:31 +0000 The next election for this forum’s Delegate Assembly representative will be held in the fall of 2023, and the forum’s executive committee will take up the matter of nominations for this election when it meets in January 2023. Though the executive committee is responsible for making nominations, it is required to nominate at least one candidate who…[Read more]

]]> 0 00d257544804106c81231699dfb4d66d Grisel Y. Acosta started the topic HEP Community Colleges Executive Committee Panel at MLA 2023 in the discussion HEP Community Colleges https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/community-colleges/forum/topic/hep-community-colleges-executive-committee-panel-at-mla-2023/ Mon, 31 Oct 2022 18:10:29 +0000 Hello everyone!

We look forward to seeing you this winter at MLA 2023, in San Francisco, CA!

Our panel, “The Ecology of the Community College Classroom,” will have presentations by Swan Kim, Nayah Boucaud, and Amanda Christie. We have an incredibly diverse group of topics under the panel’s theme, and the MLA has seen fit to place our panel under…[Read more]

]]> 0 e1a624f5f7d30e3fb09d22030002f400 Holly A. Yanacek started the topic Seeking Nominations for the Language & Society Forum Executive Committee in the discussion LSL Language and Society https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/language-and-society/forum/topic/seeking-nominations-for-the-language-society-forum-executive-committee/ Wed, 28 Sep 2022 19:53:56 +0000 Dear Colleagues,

The MLA LSL Language & Society Forum Executive Committee is seeking candidates interested in serving on this committee for a five-year term from January 2023- January 2028. Forum executive committee members typically meet once per year at or around the time of the MLA Convention to decide the forum’s priorities and plan f…[Read more]

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