MLA, Perspectives MLA Deconstructs Middle East Malcolm A. Kline January 28, 2016 When the Modern Language Association (MLA) deconstructs something, it stays scrambled. Thousands of English professors attend the annual MLA conferences…
MLA, Perspectives Patchwork Girl @ the MLA Malcolm A. Kline January 27, 2016 Growing old is hard enough without a cadre of pedagogues telling you what it means. “Critical aging does not toss…
MLA, Perspectives Good News for English Majors, Sort Of Malcolm A. Kline January 26, 2016 When thousands of English professors gathered in Austin, Texas earlier this month for the annual Modern Language Association (MLA) convention,…
MLA, Perspectives PHOTO GALLERY: Leftist Professors Protest Texas Campus Carry Spencer Irvine Scroll down for all the photos taken of the Modern Language Association (MLA) protest of Texas’s campus carry law in…
MLA, Perspectives MLA Creates a New Word and World, Apparently Malcolm A. Kline January 25, 2016 Somewhat true to its name, the Modern Language Association (MLA) has transformed the word “imaginary” from an adjective into a…
MLA, Perspectives, Video WATCH: Leftist Professors Protest Texas Campus Carry Law Spencer Irvine At the Modern Language Association’s annual convention, this year held in Austin, Texas, leftist language professors marched to the State…
MLA, Perspectives Too Few Feminists in Video Games, says Professor Spencer Irvine January 23, 2016 #GamerGate and feminism in gaming were the subjects of a paper at a recent Modern Language Association (MLA) panel at…
MLA, Perspectives MLA Stylebook: Capitalism Punishes the Disabled Poor Spencer Irvine January 22, 2016 Capitalism discriminates against the poor and disabled, one professor said during a panel entitled, “Disability and the Global South” at…
MLA, Perspectives ‘The Hunger Games’ is Sexist, says Professor Spencer Irvine January 21, 2016 A panel of professors at the Modern Language Association’s annual convention, this time held in Austin, Texas, argued about feminism…
MLA, Perspectives Academics Try to Interpret ‘Serial’ Podcast Spencer Irvine January 20, 2016 After the widespread and unexpected popularity of the ‘Serial’ podcast, where a team of journalists review an old criminal case…
MLA, Perspectives Leftist Professors Protest Guns in … Texas Spencer Irvine January 19, 2016 In the Lone Star State, where open carry is now legal in public places, the Modern Language Association thought it…
MLA, Perspectives Rape Narrative Over Due Process Spencer Irvine January 18, 2016 The Modern Language Association’s (MLA) new punching bag is due process, as one session in their annual convention demonstrated (The…