Deadlines for MLA proposals have been extended to Tuesday, March 19!

The Women’s Caucus of the Modern Languages is issuing its calls for proposed panels at the 2014 Modern Language Association convention.  Please share these CFPs widely.   And, as we say here in Louisiana, throw us something–preferably before March 15!  And, whether or not you send us something, come to the party at next year’s cash bar!

Alt‑Academic Feminism I: “Teaching Outside the Classroom through Digital Humanities, Women’s Caucus for Modern Languages at the MLA, Chicago, 1/9‑12/2014. Amid Fembot Collective, Black Girls Code, MOOCs, Abrogrammers, new collaborations, how are women teaching, learning, connecting (or not) via DH? 250‑word proposals to Teresa Mangum (tmangum@uiowa.edu) by March 15, 2013. We invite you to propose a topic for this 2014 guaranteed session, a roundtable in which 4‑5 participants offer provocative comments to inspire lively discussion.

Alt‑Academic Feminism II: “Theorizing Collaborative Action Beyond Classrooms”: Community‑based, integrative, and service‑learning as recognized high‑impact practices but also vulnerable programs; what are models/risks of framing activist work as teaching/research/service responsibilities? 250‑word proposals by March 15, 2013 to Jessica Ketcham Weber (jweber@cascadia.edu).

Alt‑Academic Feminism III:  “Feminist Vulnerability on Post‑Feminist Campuses.”  Success, support, problems, or backlash in developing programs/curriculum, equity in policy (e.g., FMLA, harassment), personnel (e.g., representation/workload), and hiring (e.g., contingent labor).  What does it mean to live on a post-feminist campus with a pre-feminist workload?  To have colleagues or administrators behave as though activism on policy, guidelines, or hiring is passé when women have “taken over”?  What are the best practices to assure that workplaces support gendered issues?  250-word proposals by March 15, 2013 to Michelle Massé (mmasse@lsu.edu)

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Photos from our cash bar and awards ceremony are now up! Thanks to everyone who turned out for a great event, as well as a wonderful conference!

Our call for submissions is up! Please see the “Awards” page for more information on applying for the Florence Howe Award as well as the Annette Kolodny Award.

The WCML MLA 2013 page has been updated with times and locations of events of programs arranged by the Women’s Caucus for the Modern Languages.

See the “MLA 2013″ tab for more information.

We look forward to seeing you there!

WCML panels are now posted–see the WCML MLA 2013 page for details!

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