Every year we hit the road to find out what English Departments are up to at the Modern Language Association (MLA) convention and always come back depressed. A look at some of the panels we…
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The Wesleyan Controversy and a Double Standard for Campus Free Speech
In what is yet more evidence that universities have become, at least where campus free speech is concerned, “islands of repression in a sea of freedom,” as Chester E. Finn Jr., a former Assistant Secretary…
Professors Write a Letter to Protest Geography Conference Panels for their ‘Whiteness’
Pretty hilarious, but if they think that’s an overwhelmingly white panel, maybe they should go to the Modern Language Association (MLA) panels in their annual conference: About 140 geography professors have added their name to…
White House Adviser Introduced “Jackie” to Reporter for Rolling Stone Story
Campus Reform reported the following: “Rolling Stone has confirmed through court documents that Emily Renda, a White House sexual assault adviser and university employee, introduced “Jackie,” the focal point of Rolling Stone’s gang rape exposé, to…
Feminists, Gays and Crip[ple] Theory
In one of the few crowded roundtable discussions at the recent MLA conference in Vancouver, which was far from a discussion, four female professors went over their papers on feminist, queer and disability theory (the…
Camera-Shy Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens was no fan of photographs, but that fact alone speaks volumes on the importance of visual media and literature, according to a panel of professors at the Modern Language Association (MLA) convention in…
The Timelessness of Phyllis Schlafly
At 90 and counting, a feminine conservative icon is sharper than feminists who are half her age, particularly the ones who teach in college. ““What they do is make women believe they are victims of…
English Professors Moral Panic
If you love literature, you might find it easier to actually buy it than take a course in it.
Environmental Activism in English Literature
He felt that he was “the Rip Van Winkle of the sustainability group” at the MLA and mentioned that twenty years ago, this was an issue at the MLA’s annual convention.
13 Reasons Why the Modern Language Association was Lame
To commemorate the liberal Modern Language Association (MLA) conference, here is a summary in the form of 13 tweets! Enjoy! 1. The elevators took too long to get people places! Even if stairs are within…