At the Modern Language Association (MLA) 2014 convention in Chicago, delegates defeated a resolution to boycott Israel akin to one proposed by the American Studies Association (ASA), which had put forward an academic boycott this past year with the public support of Stephen Hawking.
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Superficial Diversity of MLA
When you get right down to it, the institutions that cry the loudest for diversity, particularly in academia, aren’t that diverse themselves.
Inside the MLA
Read Accuracy in Academia’s inside account of the Modern Language Association in the latest issue of AIA’s monthly Campus Report newsletter.
MLA Requiem
A pair of professors objected to our coverage of them at the Modern Language Association (MLA) meeting in Boston this year. Near as we can figure out, what they objected to was the fact that we covered them.
Texas Textbook Mystery @MLA
At the Modern Language Association (MLA) 2013 meeting in Boston, a professor claimed the existence of a “textbook describing slavery as a TransAtlantic trade triangle” but when asked to provide a title, she offered none.
Common Core of MLA
At the 2013 Modern Language Association meeting of English professors in Boston, nary a word was spoken against the president. Yet and still, one of his policies came in for some surprising criticism.
Southern Sexuality, MLA-Style
Find out what the Modern Language Association considers the new normal.
Teaching Literature @ The MLA
We actually found a woman of letters at the Modern Language Association
My MLA Memories
Can one make a carbon footprint while en route to a convention where environmentalism is the dominant faith?
MLA Preview 2013
It’s that time of year again. Accuracy in Academia is off to cover the Modern Language Association’s annual convention. This is the largest gathering of English professors on the planet.