SAH Commons | Catherine Infante | Group Activity https://sah.hcommons.org/members/cinfante/activity/groups/ Public group activity feed of which Catherine Infante is a member. Sat, 04 Apr 2026 21:55:39 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v=10.6.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 651b9ff81676ea0c0061aff8d40e11f2 Donald Gilbert-Santamaria replied to the topic MLA 2027 CFP: Embodied Difference and the Making of Ability in Early Modern Span in the forum LLC 16th- and 17th-Century Spanish and Iberian Poetry and Prose https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/16th-and-17th-century-spanish-and-iberian-poetry-and-prose/forum/topic/mla-2027-cfp-embodied-difference-and-the-making-of-ability-in-early-modern-span/#post-1040931 Thu, 26 Feb 2026 03:58:51 -0500 CORRECTION:  Submit a 250-word abstract by March 18, 2026.

]]> 0 2dd2f4e6b64691c7d49118a02b7be672 Donald Gilbert-Santamaria started the topic MLA 2027 CFP: Empowering Others in Early Modern Spanish Poetry and/or Prose in the forum LLC 16th- and 17th-Century Spanish and Iberian Poetry and Prose https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/16th-and-17th-century-spanish-and-iberian-poetry-and-prose/forum/topic/mla-2027-cfp-empowering-others-in-early-modern-spanish-poetry-and-or-prose/ Thu, 26 Feb 2026 03:55:28 -0500 This panel invites paper proposals that explore the multiple representations of the empowerment of the “Other” in early modern Spanish poetry and prose of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. We are particularly interested in literary articulations that represent or problematize agency, resistance, mediation, and the visiualization of rac…[Read more]

]]> 0 bfdf75869ef24b6c263fd5f967cd44a6 Donald Gilbert-Santamaria started the topic MLA 2027 CFP: Embodied Difference and the Making of Ability in Early Modern Span in the forum LLC 16th- and 17th-Century Spanish and Iberian Poetry and Prose https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/16th-and-17th-century-spanish-and-iberian-poetry-and-prose/forum/topic/mla-2027-cfp-embodied-difference-and-the-making-of-ability-in-early-modern-span/ Thu, 26 Feb 2026 03:50:09 -0500 Over the past two decades, disability studies has transformed medieval and early modern scholarship and continues to expand across literary, historical, and comparative fields. The scale and global circulation of Iberian writing in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries make early modern Spanish prose and poetry a uniquely capacious tradition for…[Read more]

]]> 0 979a29570c073e22868d98f366c77a00 Paula Park started the topic CFP - MLA 2027- Global Hispanophone Forum in the forum CLCS Global Hispanophone https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/global-hispanophone/forum/topic/cfp-mla-2027-global-hispanophone-forum/ Tue, 24 Feb 2026 16:45:28 -0500 Aesthetics of Anti-Authoritarianism in the Global Hispanophone

In memory of the author Francisco Zamora Loboch, who passed away in 2025, the MLA Global Hispanophone committee invites proposals exploring literary and other cultural productions that respond to authoritarianism across the diverse Spanish-speaking world, with a specific focus on the…[Read more]

]]> 1 95d8e9de66817bc686ac5685c72f20d0 Alexa Alice Joubin started the topic CFP: Virtuality, Embodiment, and Meaning-Making in AI in the forum CLCS Renaissance and Early Modern https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/renaissance-and-early-modern/forum/topic/cfp-virtuality-embodiment-and-meaning-making-in-ai-2/ Sun, 22 Feb 2026 05:49:34 -0500 <p style=”text-align: center;”>Call for Papers</p>
<p style=”text-align: center;”>Critical AI (Duke University Press)</p>
<p style=”text-align: center;”>Virtuality, Embodiment, and Meaning-Making in AI Technologies</p>
<p style=”text-align: center;”>Special cluster edited by Alexa Alice Joubin</p>
 

This special issue cluster calls on…[Read more]

]]> 0 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]

]]> 0 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]

]]> 0 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…

[Read more]

]]> 0 6e62d447801dc538b9b9ac4f4eae8397 Cynthia Nazarian started the topic Invitation for self-nominations to the Forum Executive Committee in the forum CLCS Renaissance and Early Modern https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/renaissance-and-early-modern/forum/topic/invitation-for-self-nominations-to-the-forum-executive-committee/ Tue, 20 Jan 2026 20:34:16 -0500 The Forum Executive Committee of CLCS Renaissance / Early modern invites self-nominations for TWO positions on the committee: one replacement position for a 3-year term, and one new member for a five-year term. Our primary responsibility is to organize panels and roundtables for the MLA convention; we have two guaranteed panels per…[Read more]

]]> 0 d7c030560cec9ef12b283da07bfb0f8c Donald Gilbert-Santamaria started the topic Nominations for LLC 16th- and 17th-Century Spanish and Iberian Poetry and Prose in the forum LLC 16th- and 17th-Century Spanish and Iberian Poetry and Prose https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/16th-and-17th-century-spanish-and-iberian-poetry-and-prose/forum/topic/nominations-for-llc-16th-and-17th-century-spanish-and-iberian-poetry-and-prose/ Mon, 19 Jan 2026 01:36:35 -0500 The MLA Forum LLC 16th- and 17th-Century Spanish and Iberian Poetry and Prose (D068) is seeking nominations and self-nominations to serve on the Forum’s Executive Committee.  Nominations can be submitted directly through the MLA here  or by contacting me directly at donalgs@uw.edu.  Additional information about MLA Forums may be found here.

We req…[Read more]

]]> 0 0fa677612be381536329f58cebeacf2d Carmela Mattza started the topic CFP: Literature, Pedagogy, Research, and AI in Humanities and Social Sciences in Higher Education  in the forum LLC 16th- and 17th-Century Spanish and Iberian Drama via email https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/16th-and-17th-century-spanish-and-iberian-drama/forum/topic/cfp-literature-pedagogy-research-and-ai-in-humanities-and-social-sciences-in-higher-education/ Sat, 17 Jan 2026 14:31:17 -0500 Dear Colleague,

We cordially invite you to submit an abstract for our upcoming special issue at SAR<https://www.jstor.org/journal/soutatlarevi&gt;, focusing on literature, pedagogy, research, and AI within the Humanities and Social Sciences. The CfP is attached and also posted to this…[Read more]

]]> 0 ba5e1f8cc9ad30ad5ad2209d6711be69 Carmela Mattza started the topic Join Our Virtual Sessions! 16th-17th Century Spanish and Iberian Drama Forum in the forum LLC 16th- and 17th-Century Spanish and Iberian Drama via email https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/16th-and-17th-century-spanish-and-iberian-drama/forum/topic/join-our-virtual-sessions-16th-17th-century-spanish-and-iberian-drama-forum/ Thu, 08 Jan 2026 19:02:20 -0500 Dear colleagues,

The Modern Language Association’s (MLA) Executive Committee of the 16th-17th Century Spanish and Iberian Drama Forum cordially invites you to our two virtual sessions to be held during the MLA’s 2026 Annual Convention in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

364 – Digital Humanities, AI, and Teaching the Comedia
Friday, January 9 2026, 5:15…[Read more]

]]> 0 31c52485a068aab6d0f157ac200ed295 Anna Kathryn Kendrick started the topic CFP: Whose East, Which West? (Madrid, June 25-27, 2026) in the forum CLCS Global Hispanophone https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/global-hispanophone/forum/topic/cfp-whose-east-which-west-madrid-june-25-27-2026/ Tue, 23 Dec 2025 14:44:39 -0500 <b>CFP: Whose East, Which West?</b>

<b>Networks, Archives, and Diasporas in China and the Ibero-American World</b>

June 25-27, 2026  ·  NYU Madrid

In the twenty-first century, cultural relations between China and the Ibero-American world have grown complex and multilayered. A translation boom is bringing Hispanic and Lusophone authors to Si…[Read more]

]]> 0 d72a7707864b8534109cf710a007f423 Paula Park started the topic Mark your calendar! - MLA 2026 sessions (co)sponsored by the forum in the forum CLCS Global Hispanophone https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/global-hispanophone/forum/topic/mark-your-calendar-mla-2026-sessions-cosponsored-by-the-forum/ Wed, 10 Dec 2025 16:01:59 -0500 Session 277 – “Food Studies Pedagogies and the Global Hispanophone” (co-organized by Rebecca Ingram and Eugenia Afinoguénova, sponsored by the Global Hispanophone Forum), on Friday, 9 January 2026, 1:45 PM – 3:00 PM, MTCC – 803B

MLA Program link: https://mla.confex.com/mla/2026/meetingapp.cgi/Session/22911 

Description: Approaches to food st…[Read more]

]]> 0 046c3d1dc057395af9541702c25c40b4 Laura Francis started the topic CFP: Migration and the Early Modern Spanish Empire (June 10-12, 2026 @ NUIM) in the forum LLC 16th- and 17th-Century Spanish and Iberian Poetry and Prose https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/16th-and-17th-century-spanish-and-iberian-poetry-and-prose/forum/topic/cfp-migration-and-the-early-modern-spanish-empire-june-10-12-2026-nuim-3/ Thu, 30 Oct 2025 14:57:44 -0400 Dear Colleagues,

I am excited to announce the following call for papers for a conference on “Migration and the Early Modern Spanish Empire” that will take place from June 10th-12th, 2026 at the National University of Ireland in Maynooth.

Please see the attached PDF for further details. The deadline for submissions is December 19th, 2025.

I am…[Read more]

]]> 0 ea4812be429fe3cb6ca501e8c73285c9 Laura Francis started the topic CFP: Migration and the Early Modern Spanish Empire (June 10-12, 2026 @ NUIM) in the forum CLCS Renaissance and Early Modern https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/renaissance-and-early-modern/forum/topic/cfp-migration-and-the-early-modern-spanish-empire-june-10-12-2026-nuim/ Thu, 30 Oct 2025 14:46:31 -0400 Dear Colleagues,

I am excited to announce the following call for papers for a conference on “Migration and the Early Modern Spanish Empire” that will take place from June 10th-12th, 2026 at the National University of Ireland in Maynooth.

Please see the attached PDF for further details. The deadline for submissions is December 19th, 2025.

I am…[Read more]

]]> 0 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]

]]> 0 38629fca75fe7b32a38be1f6544a0b6a Paul Michael Johnson started the topic CFP: Mediterranean Racialization (MLA 2026, Toronto) in the forum CLCS Mediterranean https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/mediterranean/forum/topic/cfp-mediterranean-racialization-mla-2026-toronto/ Tue, 04 Mar 2025 12:56:11 -0500 How have conceptions of race shaped the Mediterranean, and how has the Mediterranean shaped the concept or lived experience of race? Potential approaches include racialization of nation, empire, and migration. 200-word abstracts to pmjohnson@jhu.edu. Deadline for submissions: Saturday, 15 March 2025

]]> 0 c92b65091a851503aea891c2101dc610 Paul Michael Johnson started the topic CFP: Iberian and Mediterranean Exteriorities (MLA 2026, Toronto) in the forum CLCS Mediterranean https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/mediterranean/forum/topic/cfp-iberian-and-mediterranean-exteriorities-mla-2026-toronto/ Tue, 04 Mar 2025 12:51:36 -0500 Mediterranean territories “exterior” but connected to the Iberian Peninsula: Gibraltar, Maghreb, Ceuta, Melilla, Chafarinas, Baleares, Sardinia, Sicily, Naples, Sephardic communities, etc. All approaches considered. 200-word abstracts: MLA.Iberian.Lit.Cult.20th.21st.c@gmail.com and rpnewcomb@ucdavis.edu. Deadline for submissions: Thursday, 20 March 2025

]]> 0 5512468dfe66b60c9745c1b9e771aca9 Cynthia Nazarian started the topic CFP MLA 2026: Early Modern Women’s Violence in the forum CLCS Renaissance and Early Modern https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/renaissance-and-early-modern/forum/topic/cfp-mla-2026-early-modern-womens-violence/ Tue, 04 Mar 2025 03:56:59 -0500 <p style=”font-weight: 400;”>The Renaissance and Early Modern Forum executive committee invites proposals for a guaranteed *virtual* panel at MLA 2026 titled “Early Modern Women’s Violence.” This panel will explore representations of women’s violence across early modern literature and culture. How do early modern texts gender violence? How do they…[Read more]

]]> 0 f380e6bd4e1d426544acb32cbf6150ec Donald Gilbert-Santamaria started the topic MLA 2026 CORRECTION: extended proposal submission deadline of MARCH 15 in the forum LLC 16th- and 17th-Century Spanish and Iberian Poetry and Prose https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/16th-and-17th-century-spanish-and-iberian-poetry-and-prose/forum/topic/mla-2026-correction-extended-proposal-submission-deadline-of-march-15/ Mon, 03 Mar 2025 02:17:18 -0500 CORRECTION:  The deadline for submission of proposals for the three panels hosted by LLC 16th- and 17th-Century Spanish and Iberian Poetry and Prose at the 2026 MLA Convention has been moved back to MARCH 15, 2025.

CFP: Nature Writing in the Early Modern Period
CFP: A (Not So) Holy Office. Censorship, Academic Freedom and Research
CFP : Family…[Read more]

]]> 0 a442c1d651ce1ab1849e48b6fcb881b9 Donald Gilbert-Santamaria started the topic MLA 2026: CFP A (Not So) Holy Office. Censorship, Academic Freedom and Research in the forum LLC 16th- and 17th-Century Spanish and Iberian Poetry and Prose https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/16th-and-17th-century-spanish-and-iberian-poetry-and-prose/forum/topic/mla-2026-cfp-a-not-so-holy-office-censorship-academic-freedom-and-research-2/ Sun, 02 Mar 2025 22:20:32 -0500 Please note that the submission deadline has been extended to March 10

This panel seeks contributions that discuss the challenges that research and teaching Spanish and Iberian poetry and prose from the 16th and 17th centuries have to face today in our workplaces. Submit a 250-word abstract by March 10, 2025, to Magdalena Altamirano…[Read more]

]]> 0 f4271312f261d3d6491a70b9c4348004 Donald Gilbert-Santamaria started the topic MLA 2026: CFP Nature Writing in the Early Modern Period in the forum LLC 16th- and 17th-Century Spanish and Iberian Poetry and Prose https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/16th-and-17th-century-spanish-and-iberian-poetry-and-prose/forum/topic/mla-2026-cfp-nature-writing-in-the-early-modern-period-3/ Sun, 02 Mar 2025 22:15:04 -0500 Please note that the submission deadline has been extended to MARCH 10

This panel seeks proposals that study the relationships between humans and the environment in Spanish and Iberian poetry and prose from the 16th and 17th centuries. Submit a 250-word abstract by March 10, 2025, to Magdalena Altamirano (altamira@sdsu.edu) and Donald…[Read more]

]]> 0 a3d228bd3f20e041fb5e6d584bf20782 Donald Gilbert-Santamaria started the topic MLA 2026: CFP Family Ties and Intimacies in the Early Modern Hispanic World in the forum LLC 16th- and 17th-Century Spanish and Iberian Poetry and Prose https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/16th-and-17th-century-spanish-and-iberian-poetry-and-prose/forum/topic/mla-2026-cfp-family-ties-and-intimacies-in-the-early-modern-hispanic-world-2/ Sun, 02 Mar 2025 22:09:45 -0500 Please note that the deadline has been extended to  MARCH 10

This panel invites submissions that explore the multifaceted concept of family present in Spanish and Iberian poetry and prose from the 16th and 17th centuries. Submit a 250-word abstract by March 10, 2025, to Magdalena Altamirano (altamira@sdsu.edu) and Donald Gilbert-Santamaria…[Read more]

]]> 0 9cfbcdcea53f93d7db7117e7b32ab053 Jose Estrada started the topic Reminder - Deadline Extension CFP MLA 2026 Conference - Toronto in the forum LLC 16th- and 17th-Century Spanish and Iberian Drama via email https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/16th-and-17th-century-spanish-and-iberian-drama/forum/topic/reminder-deadline-extension-cfp-mla-2026-conference-toronto/ Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:46:11 -0500 Dear colleagues,

Just wanted to kindly remind you of our deadline extension and encourage your submissions. We are excited to invite you to submit abstracts for the upcoming MLA convention in Toronto in 2026. The forum has secured two guaranteed panels and one non-guaranteed panel.

Panel 1
Digital Humanities, AI and Teaching the Comedia
The…[Read more]

]]> 0 e25de4624443bedcc56e3d2b42f5d385 Carmela Mattza replied to the topic MLA 2026: CFP Nature Writing in the Early Modern Period in the forum LLC 16th- and 17th-Century Spanish and Iberian Poetry and Prose via email https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/16th-and-17th-century-spanish-and-iberian-poetry-and-prose/forum/topic/mla-2026-cfp-nature-writing-in-the-early-modern-period/#post-1039472 Mon, 17 Feb 2025 16:15:38 -0500 [like] Carmela V Mattza reacted to your message:

]]> 0 ca6e12aeaa69c09dc249ecd4588e748f Carmela Mattza started the topic Deadline extended: 16th- and 17th-Century Spanish and Iberian Drama Forum in the forum LLC 16th- and 17th-Century Spanish and Iberian Drama via email https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/16th-and-17th-century-spanish-and-iberian-drama/forum/topic/deadline-extended-16th-and-17th-century-spanish-and-iberian-drama-forum/ Mon, 17 Feb 2025 16:12:42 -0500 Call for Papers: MLA 2026 Conference – Toronto
16th- and 17th-Century Spanish and Iberian Drama Forum

Dear colleagues,

We are excited to invite you to submit abstracts for the upcoming MLA convention in Toronto in 2026. The forum has secured two guaranteed panels and one non-guaranteed panel.

Panel 1
Digital Humanities, AI and Teaching the…[Read more]

]]> 0 5c68b1cf0497b42d554f461542581b2e Donald Gilbert-Santamaria started the topic MLA 2026: CFP Nature Writing in the Early Modern Period in the forum LLC 16th- and 17th-Century Spanish and Iberian Poetry and Prose https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/16th-and-17th-century-spanish-and-iberian-poetry-and-prose/forum/topic/mla-2026-cfp-nature-writing-in-the-early-modern-period-2/ Sat, 15 Feb 2025 22:14:22 -0500 This panel seeks proposals that study the relationships between humans and the environment in Spanish and Iberian poetry and prose from the 16th and 17th centuries. Submit a 250-word abstract by March 10, 2025, to Magdalena Altamirano (altamira@sdsu.edu) and Donald Gilbert-Santamaria (donalgs@uw.edu).

Narrative. Is it possible to link current…[Read more]

]]> 0 210d9e056b9b872b55a66782f22ee442 Donald Gilbert-Santamaria started the topic MLA 2026: CFP Family Ties and Intimacies in the Early Modern Hispanic World in the forum LLC 16th- and 17th-Century Spanish and Iberian Poetry and Prose https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/16th-and-17th-century-spanish-and-iberian-poetry-and-prose/forum/topic/mla-2026-cfp-family-ties-and-intimacies-in-the-early-modern-hispanic-world/ Sat, 15 Feb 2025 22:09:32 -0500 This panel invites submissions that explore the multifaceted concept of family present in Spanish and Iberian poetry and prose from the 16th and 17th centuries. Submit a 250-word abstract by March 10, 2025, to Magdalena Altamirano (altamira@sdsu.edu) and Donald Gilbert-Santamaria (donalgs@uw.edu).

Narrative. This panel invites submissions that…[Read more]

]]> 0 675364869983e790328442a754c3e353 Donald Gilbert-Santamaria started the topic MLA 2026: CFP A (Not So) Holy Office. Censorship, Academic Freedom and Research in the forum LLC 16th- and 17th-Century Spanish and Iberian Poetry and Prose https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/16th-and-17th-century-spanish-and-iberian-poetry-and-prose/forum/topic/mla-2026-cfp-a-not-so-holy-office-censorship-academic-freedom-and-research/ Sat, 15 Feb 2025 22:06:42 -0500 This panel seeks contributions that discuss the challenges that research and teaching Spanish and Iberian poetry and prose from the 16th and 17th centuries have to face today in our workplaces. Submit a 250-word abstract by March 10, 2025, to Magdalena Altamirano (altamira@sdsu.edu) and Donald Gilbert-Santamaria (donalgs@uw.edu).

Narrative. It is…[Read more]

]]> 0 3d8a9862c63415f52e13789018a075cf Donald Gilbert-Santamaria started the topic MLA 2026: CFP Nature Writing in the Early Modern Period in the forum LLC 16th- and 17th-Century Spanish and Iberian Poetry and Prose https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/16th-and-17th-century-spanish-and-iberian-poetry-and-prose/forum/topic/mla-2026-cfp-nature-writing-in-the-early-modern-period/ Fri, 14 Feb 2025 19:28:22 -0500 This panel seeks proposals that study the relationships between humans and the environment in Spanish and Iberian poetry and prose from the 16th and 17th centuries. Submit a 250-word abstract by March 10, 2025, to Magdalena Altamirano (altamira@sdsu.edu) and Donald Gilbert-Santamaria (donalgs@uw.edu).
Narrative. Is it possible to link current…[Read more]

]]> 0 6ff05a5e0bec323b3890d2dfcb82693f Carmela Mattza started the topic Call for Papers: MLA 2026 Conference - Toronto in the forum LLC 16th- and 17th-Century Spanish and Iberian Drama via email https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/16th-and-17th-century-spanish-and-iberian-drama/forum/topic/call-for-papers-mla-2026-conference-toronto/ Mon, 10 Feb 2025 22:38:36 -0500 Call for Papers: MLA 2026 Conference – Toronto
16th- and 17th-Century Spanish and Iberian Drama Forum

Dear colleagues,
We are excited to invite you to submit abstracts for the upcoming MLA convention in Toronto in 2026. The forum has secured two guaranteed panels and one non-guaranteed panel.

Panel 1
Digital Humanities, AI and Teaching the…[Read more]

]]> 0 e4db8fe48eecfe98104fadb1e7936b51 Cynthia R. Wallace started the topic CFP: Religion, Literature, and Palestinian Liberation (MLA 2026) in the forum TC Religion and Literature https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/religion-and-literature/forum/topic/cfp-religion-literature-and-palestinian-liberation-mla-2026/ Wed, 05 Feb 2025 16:35:48 -0500 <p style=”font-weight: 400;”>For this guaranteed session of the January 2026 MLA convention, the TC Religion and Literature forum invites proposals that focus on literatures of Palestine and the Palestinian diaspora, especially in their engagements with religion, interfaith encounters, justice, and liberation movements. As members of the MLA…[Read more]

]]> 0 562c560d4a8a1016ea953f8931cdbebd Cynthia R. Wallace started the topic CFP: Brave Sermons: Religious Speech and the Struggle for Justice (MLA 2026) in the forum TC Religion and Literature https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/religion-and-literature/forum/topic/cfp-brave-sermons-religious-speech-and-the-struggle-for-justice-mla-2026/ Wed, 05 Feb 2025 16:31:55 -0500 <p style=”font-weight: 400;”>Episcopalian Bishop Mariann Budde’s January 2025 inauguration sermon sparked both praise and critique, shining light on the contested role of religious speech in public discourse and its relation to justice and good governance. As Elizabeth Ammons writes in Brave New Words: How Literature Will Save the Planet (2010), r…[Read more]

]]> 0 99258a682155e6ac6c8b48c3cea0aa18 Carmela Mattza started the topic Call for Papers - MLA 2026 Toronto in the forum LLC 16th- and 17th-Century Spanish and Iberian Drama via email https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/16th-and-17th-century-spanish-and-iberian-drama/forum/topic/call-for-papers-mla-2026-toronto/ Mon, 27 Jan 2025 21:14:04 -0500 Dear colleagues and members of the 16th and 17th Century Spanish and Iberian Drama Forum of the MLA,

We extend our sincere gratitude for your participation in our two organized panels and the plenary session at the annual convention in New Orleans. It was a pleasure to have you with us!

As we look forward to future endeavors, we are excited to…[Read more]

]]> 0 f0369cd34af62690abd75124ce43dc91 María Herrera-Sobek replied to the topic MLA Religion and Literature Executive self-nominations invited in the forum TC Religion and Literature via email https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/religion-and-literature/forum/topic/mla-religion-and-literature-executive-self-nominations-invited/#post-1039403 Mon, 27 Jan 2025 20:35:19 -0500 Dear Professor Cynthia Wallace,
I am responding to your invitation to self-nominate for the position in the
MLA Executive Committee for the forum TC Religion and Literature.
Much of my research has focused on the Virgin of Guadalupe in the Mexican
ballad and the Mexican Christmas plays or Pastorelas.
Thanking you,
Maria Herrera-Sobek
Professor…[Read more]

]]> 0 52a949909c4ab7e8bc0768b74531d41b Cynthia R. Wallace started the topic MLA 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-religion-and-literature-executive-self-nominations-invited/ Mon, 27 Jan 2025 18:55:46 -0500 The executive committee of TC Religion and Literature invites self-nominations for a five-year term on the executive committee beginning January 2026. Here’s a clarifying paragraph from the MLA:

<i data-olk-copy-source=”MessageBody”>Appointments</i>. Forum executive committees appoint one new member annually to their committees. Members may…[Read more]

]]> 0 995e7775c026c9279a403d0a6edb24b7 Kyle Pivetti started the topic Self-Nominations for Renaissance and Early Modern Forum Executive Committee in the forum CLCS Renaissance and Early Modern https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/renaissance-and-early-modern/forum/topic/self-nominations-for-renaissance-and-early-modern-forum-executive-committee/ Fri, 24 Jan 2025 19:54:49 -0500 We invite self-nominations for appointment to the Executive Committee of the CLCS Renaissance/Early Modern forum. We appoint one new member annually for a five-year term. Our primary responsibility is to organize panels and roundtables for the MLA convention; we have two guaranteed panels per year.

Eligibility:

1. Only current MLA members are…[Read more]

]]> 0 99fcfaa29ca8156341ad0bd5b09bca27 Carmela Mattza started the topic MLA Convention 2025 - LLC 16th- and 17th-Century Spanish and Iberian Drama in the forum LLC 16th- and 17th-Century Spanish and Iberian Drama via email https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/16th-and-17th-century-spanish-and-iberian-drama/forum/topic/mla-convention-2025-llc-16th-and-17th-century-spanish-and-iberian-drama/ Sat, 11 Jan 2025 03:42:16 -0500 Dear Colleagues,

I hope this message finds you well and enjoying the MLA 2025 Convention in New Orleans. This message is a friendly reminder of our panels,

1.”Games and Players in Iberian and Early Modern Theater<https://mla.confex.com/mla/2025/meetingapp.cgi/Session/19984&gt;,” on Saturday, January 11 at 10:15 a.m. at the Hilton Riverside New…[Read more]

]]> 0 c95335d4403ce9d68229f677e67b4672 Paul Michael Johnson started the topic Session on Mediterranean Sexualities this Saturday at MLA Convention in the forum CLCS Mediterranean https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/mediterranean/forum/topic/session-on-mediterranean-sexualities-this-saturday-at-mla-convention/ Wed, 08 Jan 2025 14:48:59 -0500 For those who will be at the MLA Convention in New Orleans this week, please plan to attend our panel on Mediterranean Sexualities this Saturday, January 11, 10:15 – 11:30 a.m.  It will feature exciting presentations on asexuality, the queer female gaze, and alterity in ancient drama, Roman history, and Moroccan film, among other timely issues,…[Read more]

]]> 0 28c63916b9dd8787d6ccd3e428c209c3 Carmela Mattza started the topic 2025 MLA Convention New Orleans in the forum LLC 16th- and 17th-Century Spanish and Iberian Drama via email https://mla.hcommons.org/groups/16th-and-17th-century-spanish-and-iberian-drama/forum/topic/2025-mla-convention-new-orleans/ Mon, 18 Nov 2024 20:05:57 -0500 Dear colleagues,

On behalf of the LLC 16th- and 17th-Century Spanish and Iberian Drama, you are cordially invited to attend and participate in our organized panels and the Plenary Session, “Unveiling Layers: Sensory Experiences and Visible Narratives in Medieval and Early Modern Spanish and Iberian Literature,” at the 2025 MLA Convention in New…[Read more]

]]> 0 d1ca42eebf710bee42180ac2c9232285 Louise Geddes deposited ‘And we will ship him hence’: The case for Shakespeare Fan Studies in the group CLCS Renaissance and Early Modern https://mla.hcommons.org/activity/p/1901834/ Wed, 16 Oct 2024 04:00:10 -0400 This chapter argues that
by including fan studies as part of appropriation theory scholarship can account for
this conversation, manifest in likes, re-posts and experimental fan work. Because of
the interplay between creator and audience, the focus of appropriative study shifts
from the end product, the new Shakespeare iteration, to the fan…[Read more]

]]> 0 3b64664b4c520f5dac09f7d56c458694 Alexa Alice Joubin deposited "Screens as Anthropomorphic Interfaces: How AI Changes Shakespearean Theatrical Publics," Shakespeare Bulletin 41.4 (Winter 2023): 529-553 in the group CLCS Renaissance and Early Modern https://mla.hcommons.org/activity/p/1900892/ Sun, 06 Oct 2024 04:16:06 -0400 Whom does the screen interface serve, and how do artificial intelligence (AI) tools affect theatrical publics across both the playing space and the playgoing space? Screens are a site where cultural and performative meanings are generated and negotiated. This article draws on interface theories to analyze the roles of screens in regulating…[Read more]

]]> 0 7d7b2fd99fe4ae4f4b5300d18a5b628a Alexa Alice Joubin deposited Enhancing the Trustworthiness of Generative Artificial Intelligence in Responsive Pedagogy in the Context of Humanities Higher Education in the group CLCS Renaissance and Early Modern https://mla.hcommons.org/activity/p/1900887/ Sun, 06 Oct 2024 04:08:19 -0400 How do we enhance the trustworthiness of generative artificial intelligence (AI) as a tool to foster students’ curiosity to learn about humanities subjects in higher education? This study analyzes what conversational AI tools can realistically accomplish in the humanities higher education context and what the substantive, rather than hyped, c…[Read more]

]]> 0 8e282cc7c10e0f32f596bd7b427c96d0 Alexa Alice Joubin deposited "Encountering global Shakespeare in Yemen, Kuwait and China," in Contemporary Readings in Global Performances of Shakespeare, ed. Alexa Alice Joubin (Arden Bloomsbury, 2024), pp. 285-294 in the group CLCS Renaissance and Early Modern https://mla.hcommons.org/activity/p/1900882/ Sun, 06 Oct 2024 04:00:09 -0400 This chapter consists of Alexa Alice Joubin’s interview of a scholar and educator who has practiced global Shakespeare around the globe. Katherine Hennessey has had the unique experiences and privilege of teaching Shakespeare in Yemen, Kuwait, China, and elsewhere. She has lived and worked in eight very different countries over the past fifteen…[Read more]

]]> 0 e3710f36cc43db4e8b25731ea2d647fc Alexa Alice Joubin deposited Contemporary Readings in Global Performances of Shakespeare, ed. Alexa Alice Joubin. London: Arden Bloomsbury, 2024 in the group CLCS Renaissance and Early Modern https://mla.hcommons.org/activity/p/1900080/ Sun, 29 Sep 2024 04:00:08 -0400 Focusing on the modern period, this book employs a site-specific lens to examine global performances of Shakespeare onstage and onscreen. Heterotopia and thick description as methodologies help us capture, rather than flatten, cultural spaces and their dynamic interplay. The global is a set of geographical and cultural sites created by artistic…[Read more]

]]> 0 42f441651281ba769a6c511e2046ee77 Alexa Alice Joubin deposited AI and the Humanities, a Course by Alexa Alice Joubin in the group CLCS Renaissance and Early Modern https://mla.hcommons.org/activity/p/1891693/ Sun, 14 Jul 2024 04:00:07 -0400 Artificial intelligence is a feminist issue, and technologies often have colonial implications. In fact, technologies as disruptive agents are inherently queer. This course examines the long history of technologies leading up to the public release of ChatGPT. We will chart the Western societies’ apprehension of and faith in, as the case may be, t…[Read more]

]]> 0 0e5aae4c57dbff7a0d88b01d57df95a9 Frank Pfost deposited Fénice et la critique de la moralité courtoise par Chrétien de Troyes dans Cligès in the group TC Religion and Literature https://mla.hcommons.org/activity/p/1889768/ Fri, 21 Jun 2024 04:06:01 -0400 Cligès, le second roman de Chrétien de Troyes, et celui qu’il a écrit en 1176, est toujours considéré
comme le plus divertissant de ses romans. Dans Cligès Chrétien a certainement utilisé beaucoup
d’artifices et beaucoup d’effets comiques pour créer son oeuvre, qui est plein d’images éclatantes. Elle
nous amuse plus que ses autres romans. Ma…[Read more]

]]> 0 489a162a816d58c7ea25774145c951e8 Ji Eun Lee deposited Prowling in London: Canines in Bram Stoker’s Dracula in the group 2022 MLA Convention https://mla.hcommons.org/activity/p/1889180/ Fri, 14 Jun 2024 03:11:39 -0400 Dracula first appears in front of the British public in England not as a gentleman but in the form of “an immense dog.” This article reads Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1897) in the context of human-animal encounters happening on the streets of London when the fear of rabid dogs swept the city. Victorian urban projects aimed at building an urban struc…[Read more]

]]> 0 71e06ab33ff4fcaae20d2d377bac2c52 Ji Eun Lee deposited Victorian Humanity in Colonial Korea, Where Asians Did Not See Themselves as the Other in the group 2022 MLA Convention https://mla.hcommons.org/activity/p/1889175/ Fri, 14 Jun 2024 03:00:07 -0400 This article reconsiders the racial hierarchies rendering the nonwhite race as the Other in Anglo-American Victorian studies by examining the case of colonial Korea, where both the colonizer and the colonized were people of color. In colonial Korea, reading Victorian and Edwardian literature enabled Koreans to find an alternative humanity beyond…[Read more]

]]> 0