“Atlantic Empiricisms” was the name of a panel discussion at the 2015 Modern Language Association convention in Vancouver, Canada, and it was as bare as the title suggested. Britt Rusert, who teaches English at the…
Topic: MLA 2015
CIA Conspiracy Theorist at the MLA
During the question and answer portion of one of the many panels at the 2015 Modern Language Association convention in Vancouver, Canada, one professor claimed he was being politically persecuted. David Anshen, who works at…
Mark Twain, the Colonist?
Mark Twain falsely portrayed Hawaiians as behind the times, one professor concluded at the 2015 Modern Language Association convention in Vancouver, Canada. Professor Molly Ball [pictured second from the left], an instructor at UC-Davis focusing on…
Camera-Shy Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens was no fan of photographs, but that fact alone speaks volumes on the importance of visual media and literature, according to a panel of professors at the Modern Language Association (MLA) convention in…
Thank the Tribes, No, Literally
In one of the oddest moments at Vancouver’s 2015 Modern Language Association convention, a moderator thanked the local Native Canadian Indian tribes for hosting the convention. Moderator Penelope Kelsey, an associate professor of English at…