'The Translation Politics of Han Kang's The Vegetarian; or, The Task of the Reader of the Work in (English) Translation' by Claire Gullander-Drolet is the Paper of the Month from #PMLA .
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Grad student members: tomorrow is the last day to apply for the MLA Public Humanities Incubator! Incubator participants will work with experienced mentors and present their research at the 2025 convention in New Orleans. Learn more: mla.org/Events/2025-ML…

Handbook Plus is featured in the latest issue of Library Journal! 'The MLA Handbook Plus interface is attractive, intuitive, and engaging.'

'[W]orking with other cultures is more than a question of translating word-for-word. It’s a question of understanding cultures and the context in which the languages are spoken.” —Paula Krebs on the shortsightedness of cutting language flagships: insidehighered.com/news/global/st…

the 2024 MLA News public humanities incubator applications are open! this program was really meaningful for me and definitely worth pursuing. happy to chat more w interested grad students! details here: mla.org/Events/2025-ML…

For grad students interested in public humanities: MLA News is accepting applications to the MLA Public Humanities Incubator until May 24. Selected participants work with mentors to envision their research as contributions to public humanities scholarship. mla.org/Events/2025-ML…

This volume makes a virtue of students’ familiarity with the work, finding innovative pedagogical ideas in its adaptations and in new technologies that spark students’ creative responses. Use code MLA20 to get 20% off or enjoy 30% off as an MLA member: ow.ly/iMkm50RzAfL

Portraying an indigenous community undergoing radical change, this book reflects on notions of modernity and tradition, science and spirituality, and free will and fate. Use code MLA20 to get 20% off or become an MLA member to enjoy 30% off: ow.ly/xmql50RtxxA

“One of our goals is to foster a deeper appreciation for the value of the humanities and social sciences . . . [T]he more complex our world becomes, the more important the liberal arts are.” --Janet Badia, dean of the College of Liberal Arts. We couldn't agree more!

In this new video, Paula Krebs talks about unreliable narrators, the value of healthy skepticism, and how studying literature helps make us savvy citizens.
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Members: The latest MLA Newsletter is now available! Read the Newsletter for highlights from our language enrollments report, Frieda Ekotto’s column on international borders as symbols of violence, and Paula Krebs’s piece on humanities advocacy. mla.org/Membership/MLA…

On this #EarthDay , PMLA invites submissions for a new special topic, 'Environmental Humanities in Practice,' coordinated by Christina Gerhardt and Cajetan Iheka. The special topic welcomes essays that address any language area or literary period. mla.org/Publications/J…

Happy #EarthDay ! This new title offers approaches to teaching interdisciplinary and cross-listed courses, including strategies for building connections between humanities and STEM majors. Use code MLA20 to get 20% off or enjoy 30% off as a member: ow.ly/59u450RaBgr

Make plans to attend this AUPresses Hangout, 'Making Journals Content Accessible,' Tues 4/30 at 12p EDT, hosted by our Journals Committee. Experts from Project MUSE MLA News Michigan Publishing Cambridge University Press & Assessment will discuss standards & best practices. bit.ly/4aCXNTb

We are so excited to be a part of the MLA News Pathways Step Grants in support of Ursuline College Rust Belt Lab's initiative, 'Towards a Rust Belt Humanities Ecosystem.” Read more about the initiative here: news.mla.hcommons.org/2024/04/15/mla… Katie Trostel Valentino Luca Zullo