Knowledge Commons | Anca Luca Holden | Group Activity https://hcommons.org/members/ancaholden/activity/groups/ Public group activity feed of which Anca Luca Holden is a member. Sun, 05 Apr 2026 12:06:08 -0400 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 -0400 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]

]]> 084a019d484abc583af12fbee2ccf294 Domna C. Stanton replied to the topic CFP for MLA 2027--Beyond the Professoriat: The Broader Humanities Ecosystem in the forum Interdisciplinary Approaches to Culture and Society via email https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/interdisciplinary-approaches-to-culture-and-society/forum/topic/cfp-for-mla-2027-beyond-the-professoriat-the-broader-humanities-ecosystem/#post-1040987 Wed, 11 Mar 2026 20:36:47 -0400 Thank you so much for sending me this announcement about the topic your plan investigate with your panelists at the 2027 MLA. It is enormously  timely and interesting and I know  members will want to attend. Unfortunately  I am on leave as of the end of december 2026 and very eager to return to my book project which is way over due. So sosry ca…[Read more]

]]> fa10eb0e78fbd8db520238fa9a08ae57 Grace Monk started the topic CFP for MLA 2027--Beyond the Professoriat: The Broader Humanities Ecosystem in the forum Interdisciplinary Approaches to Culture and Society https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/interdisciplinary-approaches-to-culture-and-society/forum/topic/cfp-for-mla-2027-beyond-the-professoriat-the-broader-humanities-ecosystem/ Wed, 11 Mar 2026 19:20:47 -0400 Sharing a CFP for the MLA 2027 Convention in Los Angeles. I hope it is of interest!

Beyond the Professoriat: The Broader Humanities Ecosystem

Roundtable examining jobs beyond faculty roles, highlighting how humanities training informs career trajectories. All career stages welcome.

Deadline March 16, 2026

Link:…[Read more]

]]> 695c204f9cc8c2de5077d8923c289dd4 Ioana Luca started the topic CFP MLA panel 2027 Romanian, Hungarian and other Emancipatory Narratives in the forum LLC Romanian https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/romanian/forum/topic/cfp-mla-panel-2027-romanian-hungarian-and-other-emancipatory-narratives-2/ Fri, 06 Mar 2026 17:20:32 -0500 Dear colleagues,

We invite proposals for a guaranteed panel at the Modern Language Association Annual Convention (MLA 2027) in Los Angeles, to be held January 7–10, 2027, titled “Romanian, Hungarian and Other Emancipatory Narratives.”
This panel examines emancipatory narratives emerging from Romanian, Hungarian and broader Eastern European cultu…[Read more]

]]> 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 -0500 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]

]]> 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 -0500 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]

]]> 034611601fb5c4ba4267565f42616c4a Janice McGregor started the topic Call for Papers: MLA 2027 for Forum on Second-Language Teaching and Learning in the forum LSL Second-Language Teaching and Learning https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/second-language-teaching-and-learning/forum/topic/call-for-papers-mla-2027-for-forum-on-second-language-teaching-and-learning/ Fri, 27 Feb 2026 23:22:19 -0500 Sessions Organized by the MLA Forum on Second-Language Teaching & Learning (SLTL)
2027 Modern Language Association (MLA) Annual Convention
January 7-10, 2027 in Los Angeles, CA

The MLA Forum on Second-Language Teaching & Learning (SLTL) invites submissions for two guaranteed and two non-guaranteed sessions at the 2027 MLA annual convention.…[Read more]

]]> 2b3d0dcffea9e20c766f2f1a1e69dae1 MelissaBarchi Panek replied to the topic CFP: MLA 2027 (Los Angeles) — Mediated Futures: Technology and Transformation in the forum CLCS 20th- and 21st-Century https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/20th-and-21st-century/forum/topic/cfp-mla-2027-los-angeles-mediated-futures-technology-and-transformation/#post-1040868 Tue, 17 Feb 2026 02:15:00 -0500 Call for Papers

Comparative Literature and Culture Studies (20th–21st Century)
Modern Language Association Conference, January 7-10 Los Angeles
Electronic Roundtable (8 participants)

Mediated Futures: Technology, Transformation, and the Literary-Cultural Field

This electronic roundtable invites short, exploratory interventions on the t…[Read more]

]]> 114ee83fce11a8960ee323c26b63d5cb Jack Dudley started the topic Black Studies and Spirituality (MLA 2027) in the forum TC Religion and Literature https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/religion-and-literature/forum/topic/black-studies-and-spirituality-mla-2027/ Tue, 03 Feb 2026 12:29:22 -0500 Black Studies and Spirituality

This guaranteed online session of the TC Religion and Literature forum at the January 2027 MLA convention invites papers on literary production and culture that occurs at the intersections of Black Studies and spirituality. How have texts by Black writers imagined, challenged, and embraced traditional, new, and…[Read more]

]]> 18eddb608fffee862a75ea355d51f8f0 William Viestenz started the topic City of Angels: Migration, Encounter, and New Forms of Faith (MLA 2027) in the forum TC Religion and Literature https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/religion-and-literature/forum/topic/city-of-angels-migration-encounter-and-new-forms-of-faith-mla-2027/ Tue, 27 Jan 2026 22:22:51 -0500 For this guaranteed session of the TC Religion and Literature forum at the January 2027 MLA convention, we invite papers focusing on literatures of migration and spirituality. Given the convention’s location in Los Angeles, we especially welcome proposals that consider authors and texts with connections to LA and the city as a site of contact, d…[Read more]

]]> e16ff38350b1015ec0ce696065f49325 Cynthia R. Wallace started the topic MLA TC Religion and Literature Executive Self-Nominations Invited in the forum TC Religion and Literature https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/religion-and-literature/forum/topic/mla-tc-religion-and-literature-executive-self-nominations-invited/ Tue, 27 Jan 2026 15:45:37 -0500 The executive committee of TC Religion and Literature invites self-nominations for a five-year term on the executive committee beginning January 2027. Here’s a clarifying paragraph from the MLA:

 Forum executive committees appoint one new member annually to their committees. Members may suggest new committee members by writing or typing in the na…

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]]> 4a3e696105cf9639e86c490f2c4dd7c0 Helen Finch replied to the topic Seeking new Forum Committee member for LLC 20th- and 21st-Century German in the forum LLC 20th- and 21st-Century German https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/20th-and-21st-century-german/forum/topic/seeking-new-forum-committee-member-for-llc-20th-and-21st-century-german/#post-1040772 Fri, 23 Jan 2026 17:49:23 -0500 Dear all, apologies for the formatting above.

Apologies for the formatting above: please see clean copy below.

The Modern Language Association of America LLC 20th- and 21st-Century German (D061) Forum is seeking a new Forum Committee Member to take up the role for a five-year term starting in 2027. We would particularly welcome applications from…[Read more]

]]> 03c28885b10dd5c753fc3b6802b3f234 Helen Finch started the topic CFP: Beyond Identities: Queer Formations in 20th and 21st C German Culture in the forum LLC 20th- and 21st-Century German https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/20th-and-21st-century-german/forum/topic/cfp-beyond-identities-queer-formations-in-20th-and-21st-c-german-culture/ Fri, 23 Jan 2026 14:54:07 -0500 <div class="x_elementToProof" data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody">Dear colleagues, please do consider submitting an abstract for the Forum sessions at the MLA conference in Los Angeles from 7 to 10 January 2027,  on <b>Beyond Identities: Queer Formations in Twentieth and Twenty-First Century German Culture</b>. Abstracts are due by 16 March 2026.…[Read more]

]]> a2992fd552a27f254525cb28b3ebad34 Julia Elsky started the topic Seeking nominations for Delegate Assembly for European Regions Forum in the forum CLCS European Regions https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/european-regions/forum/topic/seeking-nominations-for-delegate-assembly-for-european-regions-forum/ Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:53:26 -0500 European Regions Forum members are encouraged to send nominations for delegates to the MLA Delegate Assembly (2028-2030 annual conventions). More information can be found here:

https://www.mla.org/About-Us/Governance/Delegate-Assembly/Information-about-Delegate-Assembly-Service

Please email Julia Elsky by Jan. 31, 2026, at jelsky@luc.edu.

]]> 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]

]]> 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

]]> 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.

]]> 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]

]]> 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

]]> cf74cccf006facb88bedf383107ea832 Randall Gess started the topic MLA 2026 Session: Romance Linguistics in the forum LSL Second-Language Teaching and Learning https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/second-language-teaching-and-learning/forum/topic/mla-2026-session-romance-linguistics-3/ Thu, 08 Jan 2026 20:00:41 -0500 The Modern Language Association’s (MLA) Executive Committee of the LSL Forum on Romance Linguistics welcomes you to our session at the MLA’s 2026 Annual Convention in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

We hope to see you on Friday, January 9th at 5:15 @ MTCC – 205A
Presentations
 The Curious Case of Interconsonantal S in Old French , Francisco Antonio…[Read more]

]]> 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 -0500 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]

]]> 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 -0500 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!

—————–

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

]]> 4dfa1b4f28f04e52917d77088d2d5c38 Lee B. Abraham started the topic MLA 2026 Sessions: LSL Second-Language Teaching and Learning Forum in the forum LSL Second-Language Teaching and Learning https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/second-language-teaching-and-learning/forum/topic/mla-2026-sessions-lsl-second-language-teaching-and-learning-forum/ Thu, 08 Jan 2026 02:01:27 -0500 The Executive Committee of the LSL Forum on Second-Language Teaching and Learning cordially invites you to our three (3) sessions at the Modern Language Association's (MLA) 2026 Annual Convention in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

We look forward to seeing you and to your participation!

<hr />

314 - Reimagining Learning and Teaching with Student…[Read more]

]]> dbaa5602e9857944ce31adcdbc958a1f Lynn Wolff created the doc MLA 2026 - LLC 20th- and 21st-Century German Panels - Related Material in the group LLC 20th- and 21st-Century German https://mla.hcommons.org/activity/p/1940348/ Wed, 07 Jan 2026 03:24:56 -0500 6a3fe91f5a5b33a51aeaca46ebf3461c Lynn Wolff created the doc MLA 2026 - LLC 20th- and 21st-Century German Panels - Related Material in the group LLC 20th- and 21st-Century German https://mla.hcommons.org/activity/p/1940345/ Wed, 07 Jan 2026 03:22:47 -0500 18d5efa7eab9aaae3c3d9cf96295ce19 Lynn Wolff created the doc MLA 2026 - LLC 20th- and 21st-Century German Panels - Related Material in the group LLC 20th- and 21st-Century German https://mla.hcommons.org/activity/p/1940344/ Wed, 07 Jan 2026 03:21:09 -0500 c6043be137ab7099f1b9410b93f1647f Julia Elsky started the topic MLA Toronto 2026: European Region's 2 annual panels in the forum CLCS European Regions https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/european-regions/forum/topic/mla-toronto-2026-european-regions-2-annual-panels/ Sat, 03 Jan 2026 18:52:37 -0500 I'm happy to share our forum's two panels at the MLA convention in Toronto year: "Literature and the Archive" on Thursday & "The Creative Self: Living and Writing the Extreme" on Saturday. We hope to see you there!

]]> 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.”

]]> 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 -0500 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]

]]> 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 -0500 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]

]]> 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 -0500 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]

]]> 0e8778175fa4e3943197d13818255d7c Ryan Calabretta-Sajder started the topic Teaching Assistant Professor of World Languages & Humanities Technologies in the forum CLCS 20th- and 21st-Century https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/20th-and-21st-century/forum/topic/teaching-assistant-professor-of-world-languages-humanities-technologies-3/ Wed, 10 Dec 2025 23:50:52 -0500 Please consider applying and share widely!

]]> a9dc5d30abd20173f796e3ca138791ff Inés Vañó García started the topic CFP - Openness in Language Education in the forum LSL Second-Language Teaching and Learning https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/second-language-teaching-and-learning/forum/topic/cfp-openness-in-language-education-3/ Sun, 30 Nov 2025 15:37:47 -0500 📣 Call for Papers – The EUROCALL Review

I’m happy to share that The EUROCALL Review is launching a new thematic issue on:
👉 “Openness in Language Education: Global practices and research, pedagogical innovation and critical resistance”.

This issue focuses on the role and impact of Open Educational Resources (OERs) in language education worldwi…[Read more]

]]> 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]

]]> d9570a8bbaeff1f643caa8fa114ed74a Linda Badley started the topic REMINDER: Future Library: Critical Approaches to an Unseen Archive CFP in the forum CLCS European Regions https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/european-regions/forum/topic/reminder-future-library-critical-approaches-to-an-unseen-archive-cfp/ Sat, 06 Sep 2025 16:44:18 -0400 The deadline for abstracts is September 15!  Please contact Linda Badley (lbadley@comcast.net), Jenna Coughlin (coughl3@stolaf.edu), and/or Gitte Mose (gitte.mose@iln.uio.no) with questions or comments.

]]> 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]

]]> de6584d7523b9ec9f4b235077aed8f4d Lisa Nalbone started the topic CFP: Amplifying Women’s Voices of Resistance in the forum CLCS 20th- and 21st-Century https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/20th-and-21st-century/forum/topic/cfp-amplifying-womens-voices-of-resistance/ Thu, 03 Apr 2025 15:53:35 -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]

]]> a3166754357999561411cebfb54f2992 Autumn Womack started the topic Seeking Nominations For Prose Fiction Executive Committee in the forum GS Prose Fiction https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/prose-fiction/forum/topic/seeking-nominations-for/ Mon, 31 Mar 2025 21:47:10 -0400 We’d very much like nominations (self nominations count!) for new committee members for the Prose Fiction Forum.  The term would begin Jan 2026 and run for three years.  Nominees must be MLA members and NOT be on any other MLA committee.   Feel free to email mail me directly with ideas: amwomack@princeton.edu

]]> e1710a5c1c5f873429e0d70337b99b99 Heng Du started the topic MLA2026 Guaranteed panel on premodern temporality in search of respondent/panel in the forum TC Religion and Literature https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/religion-and-literature/forum/topic/mla2026-guaranteed-panel-on-premodern-temporality-in-search-of-respondent-panel/ Tue, 25 Mar 2025 15:36:53 -0400 We are hoping to recruit a scholar outside of Chinese studies to participate in this comparative panel. All three papers so far deal with temporality in the religious context, and we will probably highlight this dimension in the finalized panel description. I included below a draft that can be further tailored according to your…[Read more]

]]> 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 -0400 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]

]]> 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 -0400 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]

]]> 5aa77399e5c07eb50329f24ddad6d61e Laura Francis started the topic LSL Language Change - Call for Papers - MLA 2026 in the forum LSL Second-Language Teaching and Learning https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/second-language-teaching-and-learning/forum/topic/lsl-language-change-call-for-papers-mla-2026-2/ Wed, 12 Mar 2025 23:04:37 -0400 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]

]]> 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 -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]

]]> 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]

]]> 2660c2c2242df3d80ac42860ffbe65c3 Lee B. Abraham started the topic Call for Papers: MLA 2026 - Forum on Second-Language Teaching and Learning in the forum LSL Second-Language Teaching and Learning https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/second-language-teaching-and-learning/forum/topic/call-for-papers-mla-2026-forum-on-second-language-teaching-and-learning-2/ Sun, 09 Mar 2025 17:16:06 -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]

]]> d43eaed61be98afce0c5b783884c0554 Oana Popescu-Sandu started the topic MLA 2026 Forum Guaranteed Session in the forum LLC Romanian https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/romanian/forum/topic/mla-2026-forum-guaranteed-session/ Thu, 06 Mar 2025 15:24:06 -0500 Hi everybody, I am posting below the theme for the 2026 guaranteed session. Please email me your proposals at opopescusa@usi.edu. Please note that both connected panels below will be roundtables, to encourage a productive conversation on the topics.

MLA Romanian Forum and RSAA (Romanian Studies Society of American) Proposal for Guaranteed…[Read more]

]]> 677646ccbf60b3825df5f5d7390f97a7 Shashi Bhusan Nayak started the topic Call for Chapters – Scripting Selves: New Directions in Life Writing in the forum GS Travel Writing https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/travel-writing/forum/topic/call-for-chapters-scripting-selves-new-directions-in-life-writing-9/ Wed, 05 Mar 2025 17:34:16 -0500 Scripting Selves: New Directions in Life Writing
Editors: P. Muralidhar Sharma & Shashibhusan Nayak

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…[Read more]

]]> daa2de088a7ab1be014cd337cae1f691 Shashi Bhusan Nayak started the topic Call for Chapters – Scripting Selves: New Directions in Life Writing in the forum GS Prose Fiction https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/prose-fiction/forum/topic/call-for-chapters-scripting-selves-new-directions-in-life-writing-8/ Wed, 05 Mar 2025 17:26:29 -0500 Scripting Selves: New Directions in Life Writing
Editors: P. Muralidhar Sharma & Shashibhusan Nayak

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…[Read more]

]]> 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]

]]> 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 -0500 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]

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