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MLA Teaching Institutes on Reading and Writing at Access-Oriented Institutions
Posted 1 October 2019 by Michelle Lanchart The first two MLA Teaching Institutes—aimed at strengthening the teaching of English at access-oriented institutions—were offered this summer in Seattle and Amherst. The institutes are funded by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. This year’s thirty-two participants, a mix of faculty members at access-oriented institutions and advanced doctoral students at regional universities, received $2,500 stipends to support their attendance at the five-day institutes.
Contribute to an MLA Approaches Volume on Harriet Jacobs’s Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
Posted 6 September 2019 by Michelle Lanchart The volume Approaches to Teaching Harriet Jacobs’s Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, edited by Lynn Domina, is now in development in the MLA series Approaches to Teaching World Literature. Instructors who have taught this work are encouraged to contribute to the volume by completing a survey about their experiences. Information about proposing an essay is available at the end of the survey.
Founders of Cave Canem Receive Phyllis Franklin Award
Posted 12 August 2019 by Michelle Lanchart The seventh Phyllis Franklin Award for Public Advocacy of the Humanities will be presented to Toi Derricotte and Cornelius Eady, cofounders of Cave Canem, at the MLA Annual Convention in Seattle. MLA President Simon Gikandi will present the award during the MLA Awards Ceremony on 11 January 2020 in recognition of Cave Canem, a national poetry organization that supports the artistic and professional growth of African American poets.
Contribute to a New MLA Volume on English Departments outside the Anglosphere
Posted 5 August 2019 by Michelle Lanchart You are invited to submit essay proposals for a new nonseries volume in development, The Global English Department, edited by Ashley Squires and Myles Chilton. This volume will explore the structure and role of English departments outside the Anglosphere and will address issues such as identity, disciplinarity, curricula, and pedagogy. Proposals must be submitted to the editors by 15 September 2019.
Results of 2019 Ratification Vote
Posted 22 May 2019 by Michelle Lanchart Voting on the 2019 ratification ballot concluded at midnight (EDT) on 15 May. Members ratified the election of César Aira; Tahar ben Jelloun; Samuel R. Delany, Jr.; Gish Jen; Elias Khoury; Claudia Rankine; and J. K. Rowling to honorary fellowship in the association. Support for the candidates ranged from 84% to 97% of the members who voted in that section of the ballot. All seven candidates will be invited to accept the honor.
MLA Members Receive 2019 NEH Grants
Posted 13 May 2019 by Michelle Lanchart Congratulations to the eleven MLA members who are among the winners of National Endowment for the Humanities grants announced in March 2019. Their projects include preservation efforts for Chuquisaca Quechua, an indigenous and endangered language; a project to restructure the Charles Chesnutt Digital Archive; development of an interdisciplinary course on the Middle East and North Africa; and a study on visually impaired filmmakers.
Contribute to an MLA Approaches Volume on Teaching the Sonnet
Posted 1 March 2019 by Michelle Lanchart The volume Approaches to Teaching the Sonnet, edited by Joshua Reid, is now in development in the MLA series Approaches to Teaching World Literature. Instructors who have taught the sonnet are encouraged to contribute to the volume by completing a survey about their experiences. Information about proposing an essay is available at the end of the survey.
Upcoming Deadlines for MLA Publication Prizes
Posted 6 February 2019 by Michelle Lanchart The MLA Committee on Honors and Awards invites authors and editors to compete for the association’s publication awards. The James Russell Lowell Prize and the MLA Prize for a First Book have a 1 March deadline, and there are three prizes with a 1 April deadline. Information on all the annual and biennial MLA prizes, their deadlines, and the submission process is available online.
MLA Awarded Million-Dollar Mellon Grant to Support Teaching at Community Colleges
Posted 2 January 2019 by Michelle Lanchart The MLA is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a grant of one million dollars by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to strengthen the teaching of English at access-oriented institutions (AOIs). Between 2019 and 2021, the association will organize nine regional summer institutes for those who teach at AOIs and those who would like to make their teaching careers at them.
Contribute to a New MLA Volume
Contribute to a New MLA Volume Posted 6 November 2018 by Michelle Lanchart You are invited to submit essay proposals for a new nonseries volume in development, Teaching and Studying Transnational Composition, edited by Christiane Donahue and Bruce Horner. Proposals must be submitted to the editors by 31 December 2018.
Ten Jobs Where You Can Use Your PhD
Earning a PhD provides you with more skills and career opportunities than you might think it does. Below are ten jobs where you can use your PhD—some in academic settings and some not. There are many other opportunities available to you; this list is just a place to start thinking about your career options.* Staff writers report on artistic and cultural events, providing analysis and context for a broad audience on a variety of topics.
Travel Grants for the 2019 MLA Convention
Travel Grants for the 2019 MLA Convention Posted 2 October 2018 by Michelle Lanchart The MLA offers $400 grants to help cover expenses for travel to the MLA convention, which will be held in Chicago from 3 to 6 January 2019. Non-tenure-track members, unemployed members, and members living abroad who were members during the previous year may apply for financial assistance. Graduate students who join the MLA by 30 November are also eligible but must be members before applying for travel grants.
Contribute to a New MLA Volume
You are invited to submit essay proposals for a new nonseries volume in development, Teaching Literature and Writing in Prisons, edited by Sheila Smith McKoy and Patrick Elliot Alexander. The essays in this volume seek to examine the teaching practices that animate literary learning communities in contemporary prisons in the United States. The editors invite contributions that explore the power and historical significance of literary studies and writing for incarcerated adults and children.
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