In accordance with the provisions of the MLA constitution, members have petitioned to add one second vice president candidate and three Executive Council candidates to the 2014 election ballot. An updated election announcement has now been posted at the Web site. Voting will open during the third full week of October and will close at midnight… Read more »
Posts Categorized: New Online
Proposed Constitutional Amendments
Earlier this year, the MLA Executive Council forwarded three proposals for constitutional amendments to the Committee on Amendments to the Constitution. The council proposed amendments to allow the implementation of the new forum structure that will replace the current division and discussion group convention structure; to eliminate references to printed matter, including a printed directory,… Read more »
Job Information List Opens
The MLA Job Information List database is now available for searching. Access to the database is free to all users. To search the list, users can log in with their MLA member credentials or create a nonmember log-in. The JIL database is updated weekly to make job listings available in a timely manner. Please visit the MLA Web site… Read more »
2015 Membership Now Open
You can now log in to the MLA Web site to renew or reinstate your MLA membership. By becoming a 2015 member today, you will receive discounted registration for the 2015 and 2016 conventions; six issues of PMLA and four issues of the MLA Newsletter; access to online resources, including the directory of members, MLA Commons, and the MLA Handbook Web site; and more. Those who join… Read more »
Executive Council Responds to Revocation of Salaita Appointment
In response to the revocation of Professor Steven Salaita’s appointment to a tenured position at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, MLA President Margaret W. Ferguson and MLA First Vice President Roland Greene sent a letter on behalf of the Executive Council urging Phyllis M. Wise, chancellor of the university, to reconsider. The letter asserted that… Read more »
Free Trials of New Edition of Literary Research Guide
Through 31 August, the newly launched sixth edition of the Literary Research Guide will be available for free to libraries and to individuals. The Literary Research Guide is a selective, annotated guide to reference sources essential to the study of British literature, literatures of the United States, other literatures in English, and related topics. The sixth edition… Read more »
Updates to MLA Commons
MLA Commons has a fresh new theme that is focused on the principles of simplicity, clarity, and ease of use. In addition to changes in layout, typography, and color scheme, some functions have been consolidated, and group forum discussions now appear on each group’s landing page. We’ve also updated the WordPress plug-ins on the Commons to add features,… Read more »
Update on New Forum Structure
The next phase of development for the new forum structure approved by the Executive Council is under way. The Program Committee is evaluating those prospective forums that obtained at least thirty-five signatures and five leadership volunteers by 15 June. Though that deadline has passed, members are encouraged to continue to join groups of interest and… Read more »
MLA Joins in Issuing Net Neutrality Principles
The MLA has joined other higher education and library organizations to release a set of neutrality principles that they recommend form the basis of an upcoming Federal Communications Commission (FCC) decision to protect the openness of the Internet. “The Modern Language Association is committed to the principles of net neutrality that have long protected the… Read more »
2014 Presidential Address Available Online
An audio recording, accompanied by images, of Marianne Hirsch’s 2014 Presidential Address is now available on the MLA Web site. Delivered at the Chicago convention, “Connective Histories in Vulnerable Times” explores Hirsch’s personal and scholarly interest in how traumatic stories are transmitted. An acknowledgment of vulnerability, Hirsch proposes, can create opportunities for interconnection and resistance.