The Program for the 2016 MLA Annual Convention, which includes nearly 850 sessions and events, is now available on the MLA Web site. Find sessions by participant, subject, meeting time, or keyword. You can also browse sessions related to the presidential theme, Literature and Its Publics: Past, Present, and Future, including the Presidential Plenary and… Read more »
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Member Registration Open for Austin Convention
MLA members can now register and make travel arrangements and hotel reservations for the 2016 MLA Annual Convention, which will be held in Austin from 7 to 10 January 2016. Members will save $30 by registering by 1 October. Nonmembers can join the association now to register at member rates—a savings of $90—and enjoy the best selection of hotels… Read more »
Submitting Convention Program Forms for MLA Austin
If you’re planning a session for the 2016 MLA Annual Convention in Austin, to be held 7–10 January, please visit the MLA Web site to access forms for submitting program copy and for proposing sessions. The deadline for all forms is 1 April. Special-session proposals and nonguaranteed-session proposals will be reviewed by the Program Committee at… Read more »
28 February Deadline to Post a Convention Call for Papers
It’s not too late to post a call for papers for the 2016 MLA Annual Convention. You can still submit calls for papers for the Austin convention (7–10 January 2016) through 28 February. In anticipation of the new forum structure, due to be implemented for the 2016 convention, divisions and discussion groups appear in the calls for… Read more »
2016 Presidential Theme: Literature and Its Publics: Past, Present, and Future
Roland Greene, the 2015–16 MLA president, has chosen Literature and Its Publics: Past, Present, and Future as the presidential theme for the MLA Annual Convention in Austin. Who is the public for literature? This question is foundational to the work MLA members do and to the state of our discipline and profession. The theme invites… Read more »
Submit a Call for Papers for the 2016 Convention
Are you planning a session for the 2016 MLA Annual Convention? You can now submit calls for papers for the Austin convention (7–10 January 2016). In anticipation of the new forum structure, due to be implemented for the 2016 convention, divisions and discussion groups appear in the calls for papers as “forums.” (A complete list… Read more »
A Thank-You to 2015 Convention Attendees
Thanks to all of you who attended the Vancouver convention and made it such a success. We encourage you to continue the conversation by posting and discussing presentation materials on MLA Commons (either in our convention-presentations thread or on a session-specific Commons site), by annotating the Program with links to those materials, and by taking the session surveys available… Read more »
Learn More about Using MLA Commons
Ever wondered how you might be able to use MLA Commons, the association’s social networking and collaboration platform? At this year’s convention, MLA members will showcase how they have used the Commons for everything from presession publicity to postconvention conversation, activism to peer review. Join us on Saturday, 10 January, at MLA PubCentral (Vancouver Convention Centre, Prefunction level 1,… Read more »
Provide Feedback on Sessions in Vancouver
If you’re attending the convention, we hope you’ll take a few minutes to answer a three-question survey about the sessions you go to. To complete the survey, view any session page in the online Program and click the Session Survey button. Surveys will be available beginning on Thursday, 8 January. Your feedback will help us… Read more »
Convention Information on the Go
To navigate convention venues, look up session information on the go, or find out when convention services are open, use the MLA’s mobile Program at mla15.org. You can search sessions by keyword or subject and browse by day, participant, and event type. The mobile Program can be browsed off-line and is updated automatically whenever you… Read more »