Knowledge Commons | Rebecca Kennison | Group Activity https://hcommons.org/members/rrkennison/activity/groups/ Public group activity feed of which Rebecca Kennison is a member. Sun, 05 Apr 2026 07:50:13 -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]

]]> e434e8fb37710f6db8f35e4596214da0 Christine A. Jones started the topic Fairy Tale Event at the Chichester Center: April 21 in the forum GS Folklore, Myth, and Fairy Tale https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/folklore-myth-and-fairy-tale/forum/topic/fairy-tale-event-at-the-chichester-center-april-21/ Thu, 19 Mar 2026 14:12:57 -0400 Appropriated Tales: Race and the Disney Fairy-Tale Mode

Michelle Anya Anjirbag

Anjirbag examines Disney’s storytelling practices to reveal how the corporation has influenced public understanding of what fairy tales are – and who is allowed to appear within them. From the 1989 animated The Little Mermaid to the 2023 live-action remake sta…[Read more]

]]> 9dec1b8182a28b2722b0b4e32ccb21c5 Abigail Heiniger started the topic “We the People”: Telling the Story of the US 250th Special Issue CFP in the forum GS Folklore, Myth, and Fairy Tale https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/folklore-myth-and-fairy-tale/forum/topic/we-the-people-telling-the-story-of-the-us-250th-special-issue-cfp/ Tue, 03 Mar 2026 22:33:11 -0500 “We the People”: Telling the Story of the US 250th in Fairy Tales, Folklore, and Myth

Humanities Special Issue

SUBMISSION LINK: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/humanities/special_issues/OEHU7S891S

Due June 2026

CALL FOR PAPERS:

The Modern Language Association (MLA) Executive Committee for Folklore, Myth, and Fairy Tales is interested in cre…[Read more]

]]> 15a8ba10e9b743106a67206f239b250e Christine A. Jones started the topic MLA 2027 CFP: Emancipatory Transfiguration in the forum GS Folklore, Myth, and Fairy Tale https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/folklore-myth-and-fairy-tale/forum/topic/mla-2027-cfp-emancipatory-transfiguration/ Tue, 03 Mar 2026 17:58:49 -0500 The Guaranteed Session for 2027 of the GS Folklore, Myth, and Fairy Tales Forum takes up the Presidential theme of emancipatory narrative through transfiguration:

Title: Emancipatory Transfiguration
Call for Papers #33753

From ecological degeneration to generative AI, striking change abounds and demands response. We invite papers on myths and…[Read more]

]]> 80810ad7dc92f8c95b68a98350bc892e Christine A. Jones started the topic Talks in March and April at the Chichester Centre! in the forum GS Folklore, Myth, and Fairy Tale https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/folklore-myth-and-fairy-tale/forum/topic/talks-in-march-and-april-at-the-chichester-centre/ Thu, 26 Feb 2026 14:50:46 -0500 Tuesday 17 March, 5:30-6:30 p.m. UTC, online (Teams)

Tales for Fairies: Tracing Queer Fairy‑Tale Retellings

Alba Morollón Díaz-Faes

Explore the evolution of queer reinterpretations of the fairy tale across three transformative decades: the first wave of fairy-tale publications for a predominantly gay male readership in the 1990s; a second wav…[Read more]

]]> fa54fb4b89259857f2c169bc42a0a7cc Abigail Heiniger started the topic International Society for Folk Narrative Research Event in the forum GS Folklore, Myth, and Fairy Tale https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/folklore-myth-and-fairy-tale/forum/topic/international-society-for-folk-narrative-research-event/ Tue, 17 Feb 2026 12:37:42 -0500 This ISFNR Event is open to anyone:

This is a kind reminder that tomorrow, February 18, at 5 p.m. CET, we will present the 19th lecture in the series, given by Lewis Seifert, professor of French and Francophone Studies at Brown University (Providence, RI, USA). The lecture is entitled “(Post-) Colonial Folklore Collections as Transcultural T…[Read more]

]]> 52f3a738a984f0ff19380d0801f9e1d2 Abigail Heiniger started the topic Calling on our members to represent this forum on the Delegate Assembly! in the forum GS Folklore, Myth, and Fairy Tale https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/folklore-myth-and-fairy-tale/forum/topic/calling-on-our-members-to-represent-this-forum-on-the-delegate-assembly/ Sun, 25 Jan 2026 01:52:31 -0500 If you have a vested interest in the presence of folktale and fairy tale at the MLA, the Executive Committee invites you to self-nominate for the role of Delegate to represent the Folklore, Myth, and Fairy Tale Forum on the Delegate Assembly. This call is open to faculty and graduate students.

Delegates play a crucial role in association…[Read more]

]]> 65679eb091b8e5cc03d7f14473d3ff64 Silke Davison edited the blog post OAPEN-EU Project: Insights from EU-funded authors in the group Open Access Books Network https://openaccessbooksnetwork.hcommons.org/2026/01/23/oapen-eu-project-insights-from-eu-funded-authors/ Fri, 23 Jan 2026 11:03:56 -0500 Tuesday 21 April 2026, 14:00 - 15:15 CEST

Register for this free online event

Do youDo you want to learn more about what it’s like to publish an open access (OA) book funded by the EU? Join this free o […]

]]> 86e4e75ec10857b0692754404a40a12d Brian Croxall replied to the topic CFP: Pedagogy Poster session for Digital Humanities 2026 conference, South Korea in the forum TC Digital Humanities https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/digital-humanities/forum/topic/cfp-pedagogy-poster-session-for-digital-humanities-2026-conference-south-korea-2/#post-1040727 Wed, 14 Jan 2026 22:11:21 -0500 As an update, we are extending the deadline for submissions to the poster slam at DH 2026 for the DH Pedagogy and Training SIG. Please submit proposals by Monday, February 9. Accepted participants will now be notified no later than 28 February.</span>

Please see the original post for full details.

]]> ebbb4a01a4573f5eba5fd63eee70d12f Brian Croxall replied to the topic CFP: Pedagogy Poster session for Digital Humanities 2026 conference, South Korea in the forum TC Digital Humanities https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/digital-humanities/forum/topic/cfp-pedagogy-poster-session-for-digital-humanities-2026-conference-south-korea-2/#post-1040727 Wed, 14 Jan 2026 22:11:21 -0500 As an update, w<span style="font-weight: 400;">e are extending the deadline for submissions to the poster slam at DH 2026 for the DH Pedagogy and Training SIG. Please submit proposals by Monday, February 9. Accepted participants will now be notified no later than 28 February.</span>

Please see the original post for full details.

]]> 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]

]]> 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]

]]> a479c956d938c1e569ff3897ea2cc58d Ryan Calabretta-Sajder started the topic Teaching Assistant Professor of World Languages & Humanities Technologies in the forum TC Digital Humanities https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/digital-humanities/forum/topic/teaching-assistant-professor-of-world-languages-humanities-technologies-5/ Wed, 10 Dec 2025 23:55:30 -0500 Please consider applying and share widely.

]]> d6d2d10d6e9cb31a294679df9ba08622 Silke Davison edited the blog post Blog: International Open Access Week 2025: Event recordings in the group Open Access Books Network https://openaccessbooksnetwork.hcommons.org/2025/12/04/blog-international-open-access-week-2025-event-recordings/ Thu, 04 Dec 2025 09:31:05 -0500 October 20 – 26 was International Open Access Week 2025, organized by SPARC in partnership with the Open Access Week Advisory Committee. This year, the theme was ‘Who Owns Our Knowledge?’ 

Following our origin […]

]]> 2026f89c16ec13126857a2eb4b9009d5 Brian Croxall started the topic CFP: Pedagogy Poster session for Digital Humanities 2026 conference, South Korea in the forum TC Digital Humanities https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/digital-humanities/forum/topic/cfp-pedagogy-poster-session-for-digital-humanities-2026-conference-south-korea-2/ Mon, 01 Dec 2025 22:13:02 -0500 Overview
The DH Pedagogy and Training SIG will hold a Pedagogy Poster Slam at the 2026 DH Conference in Daejeon, South Korea. The Pedagogy Poster Slam will take place during the SIG’s reserved slot during one of the conference’s two workshop days, either Monday, 27 July 2026, or Tuesday, 28 July 2026.

Posters will either focus on a) a spe…[Read more]

]]> 227876ecd355d0675cbe7ebd2574d1d5 Inés Vañó García started the topic CFP - Openness in Language Education in the forum TC Digital Humanities https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/digital-humanities/forum/topic/cfp-openness-in-language-education/ Sun, 30 Nov 2025 15:34:04 -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]

]]> 371cad8d76593d8988b641dd832a2cca Lucy Barnes edited the blog post Frequently Asked Questions on Third-Party Materials in Open Access Books in the group Open Access Books Network https://openaccessbooksnetwork.hcommons.org/2025/10/22/frequently-asked-questions-on-third-party-materials-in-open-access-books/ Wed, 22 Oct 2025 11:59:30 -0400 By Ciara Aaron, Editorial Assistant and Early Career Researcher, University of London Press and University of East Anglia

Disclaimer: The answers provided here do not constitute professional legal advice, and […]

]]> 4bd54f9a6961a81126511d57079920c6 Abigail Heiniger started the topic International Conference for the Fantastic in the Arts Call for Papers in the forum GS Folklore, Myth, and Fairy Tale https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/folklore-myth-and-fairy-tale/forum/topic/international-conference-for-the-fantastic-in-the-arts-call-for-papers/ Wed, 22 Oct 2025 00:10:13 -0400 (Meta)Cognition
The 47th International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts (ICFA 47)
March 18–21, 2026 | Marriott Orlando Airport Lakeside | Orlando, Florida
Guests of Honor: Ted Chiang and Ann Leckie
Guest Scholar: Sherryl Vint
Register Here

Call for Proposals
Submission deadline: Friday, October 31, 2025 [Submit Here]
If cognition is the p…[Read more]

]]> 58da3414739d0ec665d9eb3a651681a1 Shawna Ross started the topic CFP - A Field Guide to Lost Modernisms in the forum TC Digital Humanities https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/digital-humanities/forum/topic/cfp-a-field-guide-to-lost-modernisms/ Mon, 20 Oct 2025 15:03:35 -0400 A Field Guide to Lost Modernisms
Call for papers

The Internet is a significant yet leaky infrastructure by which modernism circulates. Members of the public often encounter modernist literature and culture online, while students and scholars depend on the World Wide Web for conducting and disseminating their research. Worryingly, Internet assets…[Read more]

]]> 279ecb869edf0c38cfcbb43641aa4d4d Lucy Barnes edited the blog post International Open Access Week 2025: Events in the group Open Access Books Network https://openaccessbooksnetwork.hcommons.org/2025/10/15/international-open-access-week-2025-events/ Wed, 15 Oct 2025 10:44:27 -0400 Open Access Week 2025 is next week (20-26 October), and the theme is Who Owns Our Knowledge? At the OABN, and in collaboration with Copim, we have gathered as many online events as we can find that relate to OA […]

]]> 7aa75daed643dac92e01760593fd9445 Andrea Davidson edited the blog post ERC Grantees share their experiences with Open Access book publishing in the group Open Access Books Network https://openaccessbooksnetwork.hcommons.org/2025/10/09/erc-grantees-share-their-experiences-with-open-access-book-publishing/ Thu, 09 Oct 2025 13:03:48 -0400 On 30 September 2023, three European Research Council (ERC) grantees spoke with OABN co-coordinator Lucy Barnes about their experiences of publishing Open Access books, at an event that the OABN hosted with the […]

]]> 8cdd25a78e579a1361394e8141dc22c3 Rob Wilkie started the topic Radical Caucus Resolution Signatures Needed by October 1, 2025 in the forum TC Marxism, Literature, and Society https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/marxism-literature-and-society/forum/topic/radical-caucus-resolution-signatures-needed-by-october-1-2025/ Mon, 22 Sep 2025 17:13:41 -0400 Dear Colleagues,

Do you feel the need for the MLA to take a stand against the fascistic attacks on higher education, the genocide in Gaza, and the spurious distortion of antisemitism as justification for these assaults?

The MLA Radical Caucus is sponsoring a resolution for the 2026 MLA Convention that will address these concerns. It is titled…[Read more]

]]> 0ccea9cc994bee62c855da1a575790d8 Lucy Barnes edited the blog post A call to action: How you can help Knowledge Commons in the group Open Access Books Network https://openaccessbooksnetwork.hcommons.org/2025/09/16/a-call-to-action-how-you-can-help-knowledge-commons/ Tue, 16 Sep 2025 11:18:19 -0400 The Open Access Books Network (OABN) has been part of the Knowledge Commons community since our inception in 2020 (when Knowledge Commons was called Humanities Commons). Knowledge Commons is an open community […]

]]> b302942b077fcb316d6e29952c2030d2 Christine A. Jones started the topic ISFNR, Reykjavík 2026: Nature(s) in Narratives Call for Papers in the forum GS Folklore, Myth, and Fairy Tale https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/folklore-myth-and-fairy-tale/forum/topic/isfnr-reykjavik-2026-natures-in-narratives-call-for-papers/ Thu, 11 Sep 2025 14:15:23 -0400 The ISFNR Interim conference in 2026 will be held in Reykjavík Iceland, June 13th to 16th. The conference will take place at the main campus of the University of Iceland, a walking distance from the vibrant city centre of Reykjavík. With nearly 24 hours of daylight, and plenty of geothermal pools to soak in, it’s the perfect place to recharge on…[Read more]

]]> deb335d49db218b143c2394a572b0f71 Ruchika Jain started the topic Call for Applications–SRF–“Myths and Morality" Project, India in the forum GS Folklore, Myth, and Fairy Tale https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/folklore-myth-and-fairy-tale/forum/topic/call-for-applications-srf-myths-and-morality-project-india/ Tue, 09 Sep 2025 07:47:15 -0400 Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology (TIET), ACT Centre, and the Thapar School of Liberal Arts and Sciences (TSLAS), Patiala, India, invite applications for two Senior Research Fellows (SRFs) on the project “Myths and Morality.” The interdisciplinary project explores the relation between classical Indian myths and moral theories. Myths suc…[Read more]

]]> 1f7497487e7db930ceb095c3d3c8e417 Lucy Barnes edited the blog post Publishing Open Access Books: Insights from ERC-Funded Authors in the group Open Access Books Network https://openaccessbooksnetwork.hcommons.org/2025/09/03/publishing-open-access-books-insights-from-erc-funded-authors/ Wed, 03 Sep 2025 14:34:05 -0400 Tuesday 30 September, 11am BST / 12pm CEST75 minutesRegister for this free online event

Do you want to learn more about what it’s like to publish an open access (OA) book? Join this free online event which b […]

]]> bb3e1851f93094d8c29857d6fe066b88 Lucy Barnes edited the blog post OA Book Policy-a-thon: Taking Action to Expand the Knowledge Base in the group Open Access Books Network https://openaccessbooksnetwork.hcommons.org/2025/07/24/oa-book-policy-a-thon-taking-action-to-expand-the-knowledge-base/ Thu, 24 Jul 2025 14:14:23 -0400 On 24 June 2025, the OABN hosted a practical event to equip members of the community with the skills needed to upload new or updated policies to the Knowledge Base, a database that contains hundreds of funder and […]

]]> 2ab048e264673bb2679d5d8a596ac523 Lucy Barnes edited the blog post How Should Diamond Open Access Work for Books? in the group Open Access Books Network https://openaccessbooksnetwork.hcommons.org/2025/07/09/how-should-diamond-open-access-work-for-books/ Wed, 09 Jul 2025 10:35:38 -0400 Published today in Katina Magazine, Lucy Barnes, Iva Melinščak Zlodi, Vanessa Proudman, Ursula Rabar, and Niels Stern have written an article on ‘How Should Diamond Open Access Work for Books?’ You can read it he […]

]]> 2c1f5f479153acbc2e167753bca76b1a Silke Davison edited the blog post Services for OA book policy making in the group Open Access Books Network https://openaccessbooksnetwork.hcommons.org/2025/06/19/services-for-oa-book-policy-making/ Thu, 19 Jun 2025 13:19:09 -0400 Essential tools and resources to help you navigate the OA book policy landscape

Open access (OA) publishing is rapidly evolving, with policymakers at institutional, national, and organisational levels […]

]]> 561bf0c62e3e95c2b5762fa1ac04a9f9 Abigail Heiniger started the topic Reimagining the Witch: Feminist Retellings in Maguire's Fiction - ONLINE EVENT in the forum GS Folklore, Myth, and Fairy Tale https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/folklore-myth-and-fairy-tale/forum/topic/reimagining-the-witch-feminist-retellings-in-maguires-fiction-online-event/ Wed, 18 Jun 2025 19:15:54 -0400 Reimagining the Witch: Feminist Retellings in Gregory Maguire’s Fiction
Two free online events with César F. Más Sánchez

Please note, the times are in GMT (London, UK) and EDT (New York, USA)

Reading Group: Wicked. Thurs 24 July, 6–7 p.m. GMT
2-3pm EDT
A friendly, social reading group focused on key themes in Wicked by Gregory Maguire. Guided…[Read more]

]]> 01d987dd3dedebbe49f61378a593de8f Lucy Barnes edited the blog post From Permission to Publication: Managing Third-Party Materials in Open Access Books in the group Open Access Books Network https://openaccessbooksnetwork.hcommons.org/2025/05/27/from-permission-to-publication-managing-third-party-materials-in-open-access-books/ Tue, 27 May 2025 17:11:13 -0400 By Silke Davison, Andrea Davidson and Lucy Barnes (OABN coordinators)

In November 2024, the Open Access Books Network (OABN) and the University of London Press co-organised the webinar ‘From Permission to P […]

]]> 85e49265120ad3e37df59b4369507e6b Christine A. Jones started the topic ISFNR 2026 in Reykjavík, Iceland – Call for Panels in the forum GS Folklore, Myth, and Fairy Tale https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/folklore-myth-and-fairy-tale/forum/topic/isfnr-interim-conference-2026-ireykjavik-iceland-call-for-panels/ Sat, 24 May 2025 17:50:59 -0400 Posting on behalf of ISFNR!

The ISFNR Interim conference in 2026 will be held in Reykjavík Iceland, June 13th to 16th. The guiding theme is Nature(s) in Narrative. The conference will take place at the main campus of the University of Iceland, a walking distance from the vibrant city centre of Reykjavík. It is hosted by the department of F…[Read more]

]]> 29c76b59aebb1e919f23ebd3475dc8ba Lucy Barnes edited the blog post Trailblazers: the UK open access initiative for ECRs in the group Open Access Books Network https://openaccessbooksnetwork.hcommons.org/2025/05/08/trailblazers-the-uk-open-access-initiative-for-ecrs/ Thu, 08 May 2025 12:02:19 -0400 By Wendy Taylor, Open Research Coordinator (Publishing) at the University of Salford

Trailblazers was established in 2024 by the universities of Lancaster, Liverpool, and Salford, with Liverpool University […]

]]> a1a1979088509ac61de7b5aa6e5a9648 Lucy Barnes edited the blog post Around the World with the OABN: Mexico in the group Open Access Books Network https://openaccessbooksnetwork.hcommons.org/2025/04/23/around-the-world-with-the-oabn-mexico/ Wed, 23 Apr 2025 16:30:00 -0400 Every post in this series focuses on OA books in a different country, and is written in a language the contributor uses at work. This post is written in Spanish, with an English translation from the author pub […]

]]> 1dae2563d770f0208a92101be5abb28e Abigail Heiniger started the topic “We the People”: Telling the Story of the US 250th Folk Narratives CFP in the forum GS Folklore, Myth, and Fairy Tale https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/folklore-myth-and-fairy-tale/forum/topic/we-the-people-telling-the-story-of-the-us-250th-folk-narratives-cfp/ Mon, 07 Apr 2025 20:38:45 -0400 Dear Colleagues,

The Modern Language Association (MLA) Executive Committee for Folklore, Myth, and Fairy Tales is interested in creating a Special Issue of Humanities in connection with the guaranteed panel at the 2026 Convention, exploring fairy tales, folklore, mythology, and the 250th anniversary of the US Declaration of Independence: “We t…[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]

]]> 6783863b49d54f8b5c0447729638d654 Abigail Heiniger started the topic “We the People”: Telling the Story of the US 250th in Folk Narratives in the forum GS Folklore, Myth, and Fairy Tale https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/folklore-myth-and-fairy-tale/forum/topic/we-the-people-telling-the-story-of-the-us-250th-in-folk-narratives/ Sun, 09 Mar 2025 19:35:27 -0400 The Guaranteed Session for GSP: Folklore, Myth, and Fairy Tales for 2026 explores the idea of “we the people” in fairy tales, folklore, and mythology. While foundational documents like the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution tell one story about national identity, diverse storytellers construct the identity of the many in dra…[Read more]

]]> 209878fc5a7735343009be6c2be4e038 Abigail Heiniger started the topic JIS Symposium 2025: Lewis and Tolkien: Promise of Christian Fairy Tales in the forum GS Folklore, Myth, and Fairy Tale https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/folklore-myth-and-fairy-tale/forum/topic/jis-symposium-2025-lewis-and-tolkien-promise-of-christian-fairy-tales/ Sun, 09 Mar 2025 19:06:05 -0400 JIS Symposium 2025 on: “C.S. Lewis & J.R.R. Tolkien: The Promise
of Christian Fairytales.” Pasadena, California, USA, 18 October 2025
(online: Zoom). Call for Papers/Registration on JIS web:
https://www.jis3.org/symposium2025. Deadline for 250-word Abstracts:
April 15, 2025, to: info@jis3.org. Following the conference,
fully-developed papers wil…[Read more]

]]> 0fbde81ab9354d23fa554a070e0819e5 Abigail Heiniger started the topic New Open Access Collection edited by Cristina Bacchilega and Pauline Greenhill in the forum GS Folklore, Myth, and Fairy Tale https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/folklore-myth-and-fairy-tale/forum/topic/new-open-access-collection-edited-by-cristina-bacchilega-and-pauline-greenhill/ Wed, 05 Mar 2025 21:19:22 -0500 Announcing:
Cristina Bacchilega and Pauline Greenhill's new edited collection: Justice in 21st Century Fairy Tales and the Power of Wonder. Bloomsbury Academic, 2025.

Free and Open Access:
https://www.bloomsburycollections.com/monograph?docid=b-9781350348295

]]> 405dcc5c6cf6c0a64a3bddb0f6b74af3 Inés Vañó García started the topic LSL Language and Society: Calls for Papers MLA 2026 in the forum TC Digital Humanities https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/digital-humanities/forum/topic/lsl-language-and-society-calls-for-papers-mla-2026/ Tue, 04 Mar 2025 14:49:57 -0500 <div class="bbp-reply-content">
(Re)thinking AI on Language Pedagogy: Discourses of Resemblances & Disparities (Online)
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,…[Read more]

]]> 9be64875f23c71bd76f00c73252e17eb Abigail Heiniger started the topic CFP: Female and Queer Bodies in Speculative Fiction and Visual Culture in the forum GS Folklore, Myth, and Fairy Tale https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/folklore-myth-and-fairy-tale/forum/topic/cfp-female-and-queer-bodies-in-speculative-fiction-and-visual-culture-2/ Sat, 01 Mar 2025 14:17:39 -0500 Hi Everyone!

I’m forwarding this CFP for a collected volume on <i>Female and Queer Bodies in Speculative Fiction and Visual Culture</i> from Dra. María Gil Poisa (she/her/ella), Departamento de Filología Inglesa, Francesa y Alemana, Universidad de Oviedo.

For further inquiries, please contact the editors at gilmaria@uniovi.es and dma…[Read more]

]]> 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 -0500 (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]

]]> 929d484a9f320217cc99bd0d7f1c7515 Jim Kavanagh replied to the topic Resignation Executive Committee TC Marxism, Literature, and Society Forum in the forum TC Marxism, Literature, and Society https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/marxism-literature-and-society/forum/topic/resignation-executive-committee-tc-marxism-literature-and-society-forum/#post-1039474 Mon, 17 Feb 2025 16:35:30 -0500 Thanks for standing up for humanity.

]]> 5c8d7113a2159116a63f1aa889f268e4 Nattie Golubov started the topic Resignation Executive Committee TC Marxism, Literature, and Society Forum in the forum TC Marxism, Literature, and Society https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/marxism-literature-and-society/forum/topic/resignation-executive-committee-tc-marxism-literature-and-society-forum/ Sat, 15 Feb 2025 17:15:37 -0500 Dear Members of the TC Marxism, Literature and Society Forum,

I am writing on behalf of the Executive Committee officers of our forum to let you know that we have resigned our appointments to protest the Council's refusal to allow for an open debate of MLA Resolution 2025-1, which concerns an endorsement of the 2005 BDS call to action:…[Read more]

]]> 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 -0500 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]

]]> 2dc3c3a499762717d386ff726c0d78cc Abigail Heiniger started the topic Nominations for Executive Committee for 2026-2031 term in the forum GS Folklore, Myth, and Fairy Tale https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/folklore-myth-and-fairy-tale/forum/topic/nominations-for-executive-committee-for-2026-2031-term-3/ Tue, 21 Jan 2025 22:21:21 -0500 We are currently seeking nominations for the Executive Committee for a term that will begin in 2026. To ensure representation from across our fields of folklore, mythology, and fairy tales, we encourage you to self-nominate for service on the forum’s executive committee. The committee will vote on its newest member at its February meeting.…[Read more]

]]> e9902fb94a8a679c1a8038040e82f26c Lucy Barnes edited the blog post Beyond PALOMERA: What will the future of OA book policymaking look like? in the group Open Access Books Network https://openaccessbooksnetwork.hcommons.org/2025/01/21/beyond-palomera-what-will-the-future-of-oa-book-policymaking-look-like/ Tue, 21 Jan 2025 10:11:32 -0500 Now that the PALOMERA project has ended after two years of in-depth work on OA book policy, the OABN is sharing this final blog post to describe the project’s outputs, reflect on its impact and report on the O […]

]]> ad4c2f8d425206ae158619547bba7ed8 María Herrera-Sobek replied to the topic Nominations for Executive Committee for 2026-2031 term in the forum GS Folklore, Myth, and Fairy Tale via email https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/folklore-myth-and-fairy-tale/forum/topic/nominations-for-executive-committee-for-2026-2031-term/#post-1039384 Mon, 20 Jan 2025 22:55:59 -0500 Dear Abigail,
Thank you for your email inviting me to self nominate for your group
forum. I would love to self nominate and serve on the Executive Committee
for the forum GS Folklore, Myth and Fairy Tale for the term beginning in
2026. Unfortunately, I do not think I am eligible since the guidelines
state you have to wait seven years before…[Read more]

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