The Early Modern Commons

[I started writing this post with the MLA embers still hot, but then got swept away from it in the maelstrom and deep freeze of early Jan. Not all of what I wanted to say is recoverable — but some of it is here.] Home again! In post-MLA afterglow,...

The deep bite of type on the recto of the title page of The Trial of Chivalry (1605), STC 24935a, Folger Shakespeare Library. It has been a while since I have posted anything here, but my writing...

What Do We Teach When We Teach DH? (A special session on digital humanities pedagogy at MLA 2019) Over the last decade as digital humanities research has flourished, the MLA convention—as well as other venues—has witnessed increasingly vigorous...

This is the transcript of a paper I gave as part of the "Digital Scholarship in Action: Research" panel at CSRS (Canadian Society for Renaissance Studies) in Philadelphia on January 6, 2017. The attendant PowerPoint is stored and indexed...

This is the transcript of the short paper I gave as part of the "Digital Scholarship in Action: Research" panel at MLA 2016 in January . The attendant PowerPoint is stored and indexed on the MLA Commons Open Repository Exchange, and is available here:...

Hartford March 17-20 2016, North East Modern Language Association (NEMLA)Individually or serially, Romeo and Juliet, Troilus and Cressida, and Antony and Cleopatra present opportunities to engage a range of critical concerns. The double protagonists...

By Rebecca Laroche Once again, EMROC enters a new term filled with exciting discoveries and steady progress toward our collective goals. Through our teaching and research, we look to transcribe, vet, and tag as well as present our findings and our progress...

I wrote this rather grumpy short paper for a roundtable on “Pedagogical Shakespeare: Text, Performance, and Digitalization,” organized by Bradin Cormack and Elizabeth Harvey at this year’s MLA conference. It’s a position statement...

Detail of John Dryden, ALL FOR LOVE (1678), D2229 (Copy 4), Folger Shakespeare Library. This January, I will be presenting a paper at the Modern Language Association (MLA) convention for the first time. It won't be my first time at MLA...

It’s been quite a while since the last time I posted anything to this blog. This does not mean, however, that I quit my research, abandoned the idea, or decided to change profession. The last few months, apart from a two-week summer break dedicated...

Continuing with the idea of using this blog to expand, even slightly, the process of my running for MLA Executive Council, I’ve posted some materials below. The first round of information requested by MLA was a biographical statement, a sort of...

As part of running for a spot on the MLA Executive Council, I was asked to furnish a Biographical Summary: *Daniel Powell. Grad. student English, Univ. of Victoria. MA, Univ. of Victoria. Current appointment: Early Stage Researcher and Marie Skłowdowska-Curie...

As some of you might have seen, I’ve been nominated to stand for election to the Modern Language Association’s Executive Council. The Executive Council “has fiduciary and administrative responsibility for the association,” according...

Blog post Author and CHE Associate Investigator Jennifer Clement I was in Vancouver to attend the recent Modern Language Association convention earlier this month, where I was lucky enough to pick up a two-volume paperback copy of Calvin’s Institutes...

The 2014 informal convention theme is: The Lives of Cities. CALL FOR PAPERS – 2014 MMLA Conference: The Midwest Modern Language Associate invites proposals for the 2014 conference, which will take place in Detroit, MI, November 13-16, 2014. Although...

The recent MLA 2014 conference featured numerous sessions dealing with digital humanities in its various incarnations. More than a few of those sessions dealt with the interrelationships between new and old technologies, including Session 738, a roundtable...

At the most recent Modern Language Association convention (held in Chicago, January 9–12, 2014), I organized a panel (session 757) on “Alt-Ac Work and Gender: It’s Not Plan B.” Stephanie Murray gave a wonderful talk with a feminist...

Hi folks, I won’t be attending MLA this year, but I wanted to provide a few 18c updates for those attending and those staying at home: The Revised Draft of the MLA Forums is now up and open to comments.  You’ll see that, as a result of...

And now for the later 18c. Below you will find the sessions organized by the Late 18c Division for this year. As with the other post, please feel free to share your thoughts about these sessions, or about MLA more generally, below. Thanks, DM 113. Have...

In light of earlier posts urging continued representation of all three sub-periods in our 18c MLA sessions, I would urge any ASECS members attending MLA this year to attend as many sessions as possible and show your support. Below you will find the sessions...