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MLA NEWS DIGEST • 15 July 2021
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MLA Professional Development Grants
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The Modern Language Association offers $1,000 grants to part-time faculty members to help pay for expenses associated with professional development. Grants are awarded twice yearly by lottery. The fall application cycle is open until 1 October. Learn more and apply.
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PUBLICATIONS SPOTLIGHT
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Teaching Anglophone South Asian Women Writers
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This new volume addresses historical and political contexts of South Asian women’s writing and presents compelling ideas for teaching South Asian literature.
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Join to get 30% off MLA titles.
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Read the May Issue of PMLA
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Subscribing institutions and MLA members can access the May 2021 issue of PMLA online through Cambridge Core. Read the feature on the year 2020, which includes essays on climate change, Black Lives Matter, rethinking the discipline of English, and more.
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Free Online Research Course for Students
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Know a student conducting research this fall? Tell them about the MLA Bibliography's free online course, which teaches students how to use the bibliography for college-level research. Students earn a badge when they complete a module and when they complete the course.
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Propose a Special Feature for PMLA
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The editorial board of PMLA invites MLA members to submit proposals for special features in the journal. Submissions are due 15 October. Learn more.
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RESOURCE OF THE MONTH
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We encourage MLA members and Delegate Assembly advocacy network members to draw from the synopses of council advocacy documents provided by the tool kit when communicating with their networks on matters of academic and public policy.
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Essays: Book on intersections between youth literature and ethnic studies, due 1 Aug.
Papers: Conference area on science and technology in popular culture, due 1 Aug.
Essays: Book about trauma-informed teaching after the pandemic, due 17 Aug.
Papers: The Classical Association’s annual conference, due 31 Aug.
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Essays: Collection on early modern theater and performance archives, due 31 Aug.
Essays: Book titled Cambridge Companion to American Protest Literature, due 1 Sept.
Papers: Conference on bilingual education, due 10 Sept.
Papers: Panel on women’s writing during the American Revolution, due 25 Sept.
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