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MLA NEWS DIGEST • 18 JUNE 2025
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Support Grants for MLA Members
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As part of its mission to support the professional development of humanities scholars, the MLA offers travel grants to defray the cost of convention attendance and professional development grants to help part-time faculty members pay for career development expenses. Give today to Paving the Way and our travel grant funds to ensure that we can fund all applicants.
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PUBLICATIONS SPOTLIGHT
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Approaches to Teaching the Works of C. P. Cavafy
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This volume explores how Cavafy interpreted classical Greek works and how his work has been interpreted by composers, poets, readers, and more.
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LEARN MORE
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Join to get 30% off MLA titles.
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Propose a Just-in-Time Session
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If you want to organize a session for the 2026 MLA convention in Toronto—about something that happened (in your field, in higher education, or in the world) after 1 April—we encourage you to propose a just-in-time session by 18 September. Learn more.
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Register for the MAPS Institute
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There’s still time to register for our virtual MAPS Leadership Institute, taking place from 23 to 26 June. Join us online to get advice, share strategies for humanities advocacy, and build your professional network. Register now and view the program.
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Nominations for MLA Elections
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The nominees have been announced for the 2025 elections of the MLA second vice president, the Executive Council, and the Delegate Assembly. Read about the nominees.
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Free MLA Bibliography Course
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The MLA offers a free self-grading course that teaches students how to do college-level research with the MLA International Bibliography. Learn more.
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RESOURCE OF THE MONTH
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Manual MLA, the Spanish adaptation of the MLA Handbook, is now available to libraries through MLA Handbook Plus. Handbook Plus also includes the MLA Handbook, video courses, the MLA Guide to Digital Literacy, and more.
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Proposals: Edited volume on literary sidekicks, due 23 June
Essays: Issue on artificial intelligence and higher education, due 1 July
Papers: Edited volume on Toni Morrison’s Song of Solomon, due 11 July
Submissions: Edited collection on trans joy in Latin American cinema, due 15 July
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Proposals: Issue on mimesis in philosophical and literary contexts, due 1 Aug.
Papers: Special issue on female empowerment in horror, due 1 Aug.
Submissions: Conference on global Asian cultures, due 1 Aug.
Essays: Special issue on Langston Hughes and the film Sinners, due 1 Aug.
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