Herman Beavers, the 2026–27 president of the MLA, has chosen Emancipatory Narratives as the presidential theme for the 2027 MLA Annual Convention in Los Angeles. As you are no doubt aware, we find ourselves, as a democratic nation of laws and as a profession, at a crossroads. Now, the crossroads is a powerful metaphor; it symbolizes… Read more »
Monthly Archives: January 2026
Educational Technologies and AI Agents
Published in the Winter 2025 MLA Newsletter In October 2025, the MLA Executive Council issued a statement, drafted by the MLA Task Force on AI in Research and Teaching, on educational technologies and AI agents. We interviewed two members of the task force, Matthew Kirschenbaum and Anna Mills, about the importance of the statement and… Read more »
Member Spotlight: Brittney M. Edmonds
This month’s member spotlight features Brittney M. Edmonds, who has been an MLA member since 2019. Learn about Brittney’s experience with the MLA and how MLA resources have supported her work: “I’ve benefited from many aspects of MLA as an organization, particularly its teaching-focused publications. One of my most recent experiences was writing an essay… Read more »
Member Spotlight: Joseph Ortiz
For our December member spotlight, we’re highlighting the work of Joseph Ortiz, who has been a member of the MLA for twenty-four years. Learn about Joseph’s time on the MLA Publications Committee and the resource he recommends to humanities leaders: “Serving on the MLA Publications Committee gave me enormous insight into the innovative research and… Read more »