Not only did the Bard speak to human nature and love, but he also spoke to philosophy, epistemology, and sociology, according to four Modern Language Association (MLA) scholars speaking at a panel arranged by the Division on Shakespeare.
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Virtually Gay Ghettos
At this year’s Modern Language Association (MLA) Convention, two panelists diverged on whether new media aids or undermines the process of gay liberation.
Another Meaning for “Difference”
At a recent Modern Language Association (MLA) panel on “Disability and Human Rights,” assistant Professor Rebecca Wanzo argued for a new gynecological justice and equated unequal access to “family planning” resources with the controversial practice of female genital mutilation.
Ecofeminist Perspectives
At the 2007 Modern Language Association Convention, Panelist Elizabeth McNeil of Arizona State University defined the goals of ecofeminism.
Uncle Tomisms
The Modern Language Association offers up a surprisingly circumspect examination of the character and the epithet.
Linguistic Imperialism
“By pretending to inject a position located in between the right and the left, multilingual American literature studies attempted to ally themselves with an ostensibly neutral position,” a Rutgers professor admitted at the Modern Language Association convention.
Shakesqueer
The recent Shakespeare panel at the 2007 Modern Language Association (MLA) convention, ironically titled “Shakesqueer,” featured four queer theorists presenting articles soon to be published by the notoriously liberal Duke University press.
MLA Exposed
To show what college and university English Departments are really teaching,
Accuracy in Academia Executive Director Malcolm Kline and former AIA staff writer Julia Seymour compiled The (Real) MLA Stylebook: Highlights of the Modern Language Association’s 2005 Convention.
Academic Conferences Extracurricularly
Apparently, there are better things to do at the Modern Language Association’s annual conventions than go to seminars on “Seducing the Revolutionary Atlantic World.”
Politically Incorrect Literature
At a time when fewer and fewer English professors can actually answer questions about literature, college students in search of America’s literary tradition are more likely to find it in books such as The Politically Incorrect Guide to English and American Literature than they are, say, at the Modern Language Association annual convention.