Solving literacy problems one road trip at a time. From the Modern Language Association 2005 convention.
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Stalinism at the MLA
It seems that many English professors just can’t figure out why good men like Joseph Stalin are disliked nowadays. From the Modern Language Association 2005 convention held in Washington, D.C.
MLA Apologetics
Don’t expect red ink marking those comma splices and run-on sentences in your next English class. From the Modern Language Association 2005 convention held in Washington, D.C.
MLA Misinformation
English professors like to talk about current events and war for oil theories about Iraq, but rarely do they get their facts straight first. From the Modern Language Association 2005 convention held in Washington, D.C.
MLA Elements of Style
When English professors do talk about grammar at the Modern Language Association convention, it is to explain its irrelevance, not its necessity.
MLA Abu Ghraib Fantasy
“The pleasure of romance novels sets us up to accept the violence and carnage of Abu Ghraib,” said Professor Teresa L. Ebert. From the 2005 Modern Language Association convention held in Washington, D.C.
Scholes Addresses the MLA
The outgoing president of the Modern Language Association Robert Scholes used his farewell speech to admonish literature professors from around the country about the state of their field.
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Critical Race Theory erases U.S. Civil War, abolitionist movement’s successes
The much-maligned Critical Race Theory has inflamed parents, educators, politicians, and historians alike as it imposes a one-sided, partial, and incomplete view of the United States of America. Parent-driven protests, school board electoral campaigns, and…
English and Language Professors Wonder About Falling Enrollment for Their Classes
English and language professors wondered how to increase enrollment in face of plunging enrollment.
Academia Still Reeling From Hoax
Interestingly, when you read the academic reactions they reveal more of what got past reviews by peers and, if you spend any time actually reading real academic articles, what is startling is the uncanny degree to which they do look like the real thing.