Articles by Malcolm A. Kline

Malcolm A. Kline is the Executive Director of Accuracy in Academia. If you would like to comment on this article, e-mail contact@academia.org.
Faculty Lounge

A Pint Of Pinter

At the Modern Language Association, scholars traced British playwright Harold Pinter’s literary, and liquid, legacy.

Faculty Lounge

Autism in Academia

You can find unparalleled wisdom at the Modern Language Association (MLA). Unfortunately, it is usually presented in the type of jargon English professors like to use.

Ridiculous Item

Eco-cosmopolitans Unite!

A panel of professors at the Modern Language Association came up with a new name for environmentalist–eco-cosmopolitan.

News

Che Guevara With Bling

Those who think college offers no material relevant to the current scene might be pleasantly, or unpleasantly, surprised.

Current Wisdom

What you don’t know…

Heard at the Modern Language Association: “When we teach literature, we teach what we already know, only slightly differently.” Jean Michel Rabate’, University of Pennsylvania

News

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.