Looking for a job in a university English department? Come to the MLA convention and pitch an invented field of study and you’re in. From the Modern Language Association 2005 convention.
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MLA Misinformation
English professors like to talk about current events and war for oil theories about Iraq, but rarely do they get their facts straight first. From the Modern Language Association 2005 convention held in Washington, D.C.
Dead Whites Make Comeback
Despite founding standard English, John Dryden, Alexander Pope and Jonathan Swift are discussed sparingly in the Academy’s walls. From the Modern Language Association 2005 convention held in Washington, D.C.
Bruin Alumni Association Exposes UCLA’s Radical and Anti-Semitic Professors
The Bruin Alumni Association announced the launch of UCLAprofs.com, a new site dedicated to exposing radicals and anti-Semitic professors of UCLA.
MLA Elements of Style
When English professors do talk about grammar at the Modern Language Association convention, it is to explain its irrelevance, not its necessity.
MLA Abu Ghraib Fantasy
“The pleasure of romance novels sets us up to accept the violence and carnage of Abu Ghraib,” said Professor Teresa L. Ebert. From the 2005 Modern Language Association convention held in Washington, D.C.
The F Word
Feminists in academia have many ideas about how to promote feminist activism, but they may not agree on what to call it.
A Different Kind of Literacy?
New evidence shows continued decline in reading proficiency of college graduates, and the levels were already low according to a federal study.
The Marxist Language Association
Current college classrooms resemble old-fashioned communist party cell meetings for a very good reason: They are run by the same type of people, no matter how cutting edge their output looks.
I Think the Press Hates Us
In Covering Academe, professors and reporters discussed why the MLA gets bad press and what can be done about it. From the Modern Language Association 2005 Convention held in Washington, D.C.
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Book Review: Is ‘The Dying Citizen’ a Prediction of America’s Future?
America’s ongoing and seemingly-constant crises have left Americans scrambling to find a sense of normalcy and safety. Just in time, to cut through the chaotic bombardment of conflicting messages and opinions while providing a voice…
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