AllAdvocacy & ResolutionsCommunityConferenceNews & EventsAll Advocacy & Resolutions Community Conference News & Events PAMLA 2023 Special Session CFP: Extended DeadlinePAMLA is extending our Special Session CFP to March 31! We welcome special session proposals at pamla.ballastacademic.com on the preceding topics related to the special theme, but also on other topics of broad interest (in other words, special session proposals will be entertained that do not connect to the conference theme, as well as proposalsCFP: Green Humanities 2023Green Humanities: A Journal of Ecological Thought and Literature, Philosophy & the Arts Volume 4: Call for Papers Eco-Justice: Impacts, Resistance and Remedies As Drew Costley has written recently: “Across America, people of color are exposed to more air pollution than whites from industry, vehicles, construction and many other sources, a new study has found”PAMLA 2023 MembershipPAMLA is pleased to usher in a New Year with our members and our broader community! Happy 2023! With a new year comes a new annual conference to attend, which will be held in Portland, OR between October 26-29! We also want to remind our community that General Membership for 2023 is now open. ToPAMLA 2023 & Special Session CFPThe 120th annual PAMLA Conference will be held between October 26-29, 2023 at the Hilton Portland Downtown in Portland, Oregon. The 2023 PAMLA Conference is being held entirely in-person. We won’t be having any virtual or hybrid sessions or papers. PAMLA, founded as the Philological Association of the Pacific Coast in 1899, and the westernPAMLA 2022 Paula Svonkin Creative Arts Award WinnersOn behalf of PAMLA and the 2022 Paula Svonkin Creative Arts Award Committee, we are very pleased to announce that we have two winners for the inaugural scholarship award, The Paula Svonkin Creative Arts Award: Clara Chin (University of California, Santa Barbara) and David Lloyd (Le Moyne College)! Clara Chin's short animation film "Scare Quotes"PAMLA @ MLA 2023 ConventionPAMLA will be at MLA 2023! If you are attending this year's MLA Conference in San Francisco, please try to join us for two sessions created by PAMLA: "Rethinking the Humanities Conference with the Regional MLAs," on Friday, January 6, at 3:30 pm in Moscone West-3009, which will feature leadership from PAMLA and our regionalPAMLA 2022 Election Results2022 PAMLA Election Results On behalf of the PAMLA Executive Board, the 2022 Nomination Committee, and the Executive Director Craig Svonkin, PAMLA is proud to announce the winners of this year's election: Peter Schulman (Old Dominion University) for Second Vice President, as well as Dawn Dietrich (Western Washington University) and Satoko Kakihara (California State University,PAMLA 2022 Book FairPlease join us in the Centennial AB room for our PAMLA book display, with a variety of publishers and book sellers, as well as space to sit and take a break from the conference sessions and events. Additionally, we will be hosting the PAMLA Book Fair, a used book sale from our PAMLA members. IfPAMLA 2022 Welcome Event: MASAUKOPAMLA 2022 is proud to announce our Welcome Event speaker for Thursday, November 10, in the Laureate Classroom in the UCLA Luskin Conference Center: Masauko Chipembere. In his presentation, “From Los Angeles to South Africa: Exile Stories and Freedom Songs,” Masauko uses music to connect with his ancestral traditions from Malawi while expanding on themPAMLA 2022 Plenary Speaker: Harry Gamboa Jr.PAMLA 2022 Presents: Harry Gamboa Jr. PAMLA is proud to announce our Plenary Address speaker for Saturday, November 12 at the UCLA Luskin Conference Center & Hotel from 11:30 M to 12:45 PM in Centennial CD: Harry Gamboa Jr. In his Plenary Address, “Ephemeral Actions / Images vs. Unspaces / Unpeople,” Gamboa will explore how humanPAMLA 2022 Presidential AddressPAMLA is proud to announce our Presidential Address for Friday, November 11 at the UCLA Luskin Conference Center & Hotel from 5:10 - 6:30 PM. In his Presidential Address, “Two Midcentury Modernisms in Southern California,” PAMLA President Jeremiah B.C. Axelrod (Occidental College) will explore the relationship between high modernist and everyday vernacular visions of imaginedPAMLA 2022 Survival GuidePAMLA 2022 Conference Advice / Survival Guide Whova Users While last year's PAMLA conference was partially online, this year we are fully in-person! However, we will be offering our Whova app of the conference schedule for all of our participants. If you'd like to use our Whova application to organize your conference experience, you willPAMLA 2022 Elections2022 PAMLA Election Nominee Statements October 6, 2022 Dear PAMLA members, The time has come for our annual PAMLA elections for new officers of our Executive Committee. If you are current with your PAMLA membership, in the next few days you will receive an emailed ballot link to vote for new officers. Your PAMLA ExecutivePAMLA 2022 Friends of PAMLA: Free AdmissionPAMLA is proud to announce that students and faculty of our host universities, UCLA, USC, California State University-Los Angeles, and Occidental College, are invited to attend our PAMLA 2022 Conference (Thursday evening, November 10- Sunday evening, November 13) for free, as long as they aren't on the conference program/schedule. Receiving free admission to this year’sPAMLA 2022 Conference Artwork – Faye KwanPAMLA is excited to share our PAMLA 2022 Conference Art commissioned from California artist Faye Kwan, a piece entitled "The Library of Los Angeles." We are happy to announce her artwork is featured on our merch store, which also includes the donated artworks of Frank Quitely (PAMLA 2019) and Nanette Hilton (PAMLA 2021) from ourPAMLA 2022 Presents: Experimental Animation (A PAMLA Mini-Film Festival)Join us for one of PAMLA's newest and most anticipated conference events: "PAMLA Mini-Film Festival: Experimental Animation." This special event will take place on Sunday, November 13, from 4:15 - 5:45 PM, in Laureate Classroom at the UCLA Luskin Conference Center! The PAMLA Mini-Film Festival is free and open to the public, so feel freePAMLA 2022 Presents: Saturday Night Poetry ReadingJoin us for one of PAMLA's most iconic annual conference events: "Creative Writing: Poetry (Saturday Night Readings)." This special event will take place on Saturday, November 12, from 8:30 - 10:00 PM, in Laureate Classroom at the UCLA Luskin Conference Center! Our Saturday Night reading will include a wide variety of poems in a widePAMLA 2022 Presents: Puppet/Machine Live PerformanceJoin us for one of PAMLA's best live conference events: "Puppet ==> Machine: A Live Performance." This special live event will take place on Saturday, November 12, from 7:30 - 9:30 PM, in Centennial CD at the UCLA Luskin Conference Center! This session will feature puppet performances, discussions, and meditations on the new intentions, possibilities,PAMLA 2022 Presents: “Butterflies in the Rain”Please join us for one of PAMLA's marquee conference events: "Butterflies in the Rain: The Tragic, Untold Story of Hollywood Starlet, Regina Doyle." This special event will take place on Friday, November 11, from 8:30 - 10:00 PM, in the Laureate Classroom at the UCLA Luskin Conference Center! See footage from and meet the makersPAMLA 2022 AuditorsFriends of PAMLA, are you considering coming to attend our conference, but are not interested in presenting or chairing? Do you have a family member or friend that you want to invite to the conference to share in all of the intellectual fervor and festivities? Well, we have a surefire deal for you. We arePAMLA 2022 Keynote: Writing Los Angeles, Place and PastWe are excited to present our PAMLA 2022 Keynote: "Writing Los Angeles: Place and Past," on Friday, Nov 11 from 10:15- 11:45 AM in Centennial CD, featuring Los Angeles based writers Gary Phillips, Max Borenstein, and Rodney Barnes! These three LA-based writers will speak about their creative writing involving Los Angeles and its complex historyPAMLA 2022 ForumWe are proud to present our PAMLA 2022 Forum, entitled "City of Refuge: Exile, Dispossession, and Cultural Renaissance," on Saturday, Nov 12 from 4:45- 6:15 PM in Centennial CD, featuring Dr. Alison Rose Jefferson (Independent Historian), Benno Herz (Thomas Mann House Los Angeles), and Jan Lin (Occidental College)! Alison Rose Jefferson, "Commemorative Justice, Heritage Conservation,CFP: Association for the Study of Literature and Environment (ASLE) 2023 Conference on “Reclaiming the Commons”CFP for Association for the Study of Literature and Environment (ASLE) 2023 Conference on "Reclaiming the Commons" PAMLA is proud to announce that our friends at The Association for the Study of Literature and Environment (ASLE) has announced its next biennial conference on July 9-12, 2023 in Portland, Oregon, on the theme of “Reclaiming thePAMLA 2022 General Membership MeetingPlease join us for our annual PAMLA General Membership Meeting on Sunday, Nov 13, from 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM. Our general membership will include announcements concerning new officers, scholarship recipients, and PAMLA awards, including the Graduate Student Scholarship, the Paula Svonkin Creative Arts Award, the Margaret H. Sedenquist International Scholarship, and the German StudiesPAMLA 2022 Conference Reception(s)PAMLA is pleased to be hosting two fabulous receptions throughout the conference weekend at the UCLA Luskin Conference Center! Both receptions, like our snacks and breakfasts, are free to all PAMLA conference attendees, so please join us and bring a friend for a snack and a chat. PAMLA Friday Night Reception (Centennial Terrace) We willPAMLA 2022 Breakfast SchedulePAMLA 2022 is almost here, and we want to remind all of our members to fuel up at the UCLA Luskin Conference Center Continental Lobby each morning of the conference! We will be serving fresh coffee, hot tea, and a light continental breakfast with many diverse options for all of members! And hey, if you'rePAMLA 2022 Accommodations UpdatePAMLA 2022 is coming up soon, and while it looks like the UCLA Luskin Hotel, the site of the conference, and our overflow hotels, the UCLA Guest House, Kimpton Hotel Palomar Beverly Hills, and Hotel Angeleno Los Angeles, may be mostly sold out, it doesn't hurt to call them to see if you still needPAMLA Events Presents: The Writing and Legacy of Jules VernePAMLevents is proud to announce an upcoming event hosted through One Day University: Peter Schulman (Old Dominion University) "From the Earth to the Moon and Beyond: The Writing and Legacy of Jules Verne." Dr. Schulman will be presenting on Jules Verne. Long considered “The Father of Science Fiction,” Jules Verne has astounded many with hisPAMLA Presents: The Pacific Coast Philology Outstanding Article Award for 2021On behalf of PAMLA’s Pacific Coast Philology Award Committee, we are pleased to announce an embarrassment of riches for PAMLA’s Pacific Coast Philology Outstanding Article Award for 2021. We have selected two first-place co-winners: Steven Gould Axelrod’s “Ginsberg’s Brinkmanship” (Volume 55, Issue 2, 2020, edited by Roswitha Burwick and Richard Sperber), alongside Stanley Orr’s “Taft’sPAMLA 2022: Last Call in LA!Announcing our final extension for paper proposal submissions to the 119th annual PAMLA conference, which will take place at the UCLA Luskin Hotel and Conference Center in Los Angeles, California between November 11-13, 2022! What is PAMLA 2022 Last Call in LA? PAMLA 2022 Last Call in LA hopes to encourage those who have notPAMLA 2022 Scholarships Are Live!Thanks to the generous donations of many PAMLA members and friends, PAMLA has four different scholarships or awards you may be eligible to apply for! You can apply for one of these awards by July 31 via the pamla.ballastacademic.com site (click on the Scholarships tab, and follow the directions from there). Awards will be announcedMargaret H. Sedenquist International Scholarship FundWhat is the Margaret H. Sedenquist International Scholarship Fund? The Pacific Ancient and Modern Language Association (PAMLA), a non-profit American humanities association established in 1903 and the Pacific coast affiliate of the Modern Language Association, is proud to announce the establishment of the Margaret H. Sedenquist International Scholarship Fund. The Margaret H. Sedenquist Fund willPaula Svonkin Creative Arts AwardWhat is the Paula Svonkin Creative Arts Fund? The Pacific Ancient and Modern Language Association (PAMLA), a non-profit humanities association established in 1903 as the Philological Association of the Pacific Coast, and the westernmost affiliate of the Modern Language Association (MLA), is proud to announce the establishment of the Paula Svonkin Creative Arts Fund. ItPayPal Donations Are Live!PAMLA is excited to announce that we have updated our donation methods for 2022 and beyond! While we still love for our members and friends to donate via our conference registration portal at pamla.ballastacademic.com via the Donations button (you will need to log in--or create an account first), or by mailing a check to PAMLAPAMLA 2022: Our Beloved Medieval Community!PAMLA 2022 wants to remind all of our current or prospective scholars in medieval and renaissance studies that we have four standing sessions still seeking proposals: British Literature and Culture: To 1700 Medieval Literature Middle English Literature, Including Chaucer Old English Literature, Including Beowulf For those interested, please do offer a proposal to our medievalPAMLA 2022: Extended Deadline for ProposalsPAMLA 2022 Conference Los Angeles: November 11-13, 2022 We want to remind all of our members, new or returning, that our First-Come-First-Served Extended Deadline period is now in effect for more than 100 open sessions seeking to fill up by July 10 (sessions will close when filled). All sessions are in-person, and will be heldPAMLA 2022: The Perfect Conference HolidayPAMLA 2022 Conference Los Angeles: November 11-13, 2022 Are you looking for a reason to join us in beautiful Los Angeles, California this November? Well, we've got you covered! Enjoy the comforts of the Luskin, the excitement and diversity of 200+ panels, our excellent PAMLA community, and of course, all of the relaxing and interestingPAMLA 2022: Live in Los Angeles!PAMLA 2022 Conference Los Angeles: November 11-13, 2022 At the beautiful UCLA Luskin Hotel and Conference Center right in the heart of LA! UPDATE: Please check out our CFP list with over 100 approved sessions you can still propose a paper to during our Extended Deadline Period (until sessions fill, or July 10, whichever comesPAMLA 2022 Hotel Reservations Are Open!PAMLA 2022 is proud to announce that room reservations at UCLA's Luskin Conference Center and Hotel are now open! Book quickly while you can: our rooms are filling up fast! To learn more about the Luskin Hotel on the UCLA campus in the heart of Los Angeles, you can visit our accommodations page, which includesPAMLA Presents: The Sinclair Lewis Society Conference (Summer 2022)PAMLA is excited to announce that our friends over at The Sinclair Lewis Society Conference are sponsoring a virtual conference this summer to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the publication of Main Street in 2020 and Babbitt in 2022. The keynote speaker will be James Gambone, co-director and producer of The Life and Loves ofPAMLA 2022 CFP: Paper Proposals Due May 15!PAMLA 2022 is excited to announce that the deadline for paper proposal submissions is May 15 for the 119th annual PAMLA Conference at the beautiful UCLA Luskin Conference Center and Hotel in Los Angeles, California! Visit our conference portal CFP page and begin to search for a session that interests you! Once you've done so,PAMLA 2022 Special Session Proposal: Extended DeadlinePAMLA would like to announce that we have extended the deadline for our 2022 Call for Special Sessions: now to April 15! We would like another ten strong special sessions for this terrific conference (November 11-13, 2022 at the lovely UCLA Luskin Hotel and Conference Center). So, please consider proposing a session and spreading theIn Memoriam: Fred BurwickFred Burwick was a loving grandfather, husband, and father, a talented author, a distinguished and lauded scholar, and a kind and generous mentor to generations of young scholars. Fred died one day before his 86th birthday in Pomona, California, on March 16, 2022. He is survived by his wife, Roswitha; sons Georg, Christopher, and Francis;Call for Chapters: Clio Reflects. XXI Historical Fiction by Women and on WomenCall for Chapters: Clio Reflects. XXI Historical Fiction by Women and on Women (Tentatively by Bloomsbury) In many literary genres as well as other modes of expression, such as cinematography, performing arts, and games, explorations of past women’s lives have become increasingly popular and evolved into a body of intellectual, psychological, and social experimentation.CFP: In the Shadows of the City of Light: Representations of Marginal Paris (Edited Volume)PAMLA encourages our francophone scholars to submit book chapter proposals to a forthcoming scholarly volume, In the Shadows of the City of Light: Representations of Marginal Paris, which will appear in Brill publisher’s series “Francopolyphonies.” This interdisciplinary edited collection of essays will examine how marginal Paris, including particular populations, spaces and practices, has been representedAnnouncement: The Eliud Martínez PrizePAMLA's friends over at the Inlandia Institute are proud to announce that esteemed author Alex Espinoza (Still Water Saints, The Five Acts of Diego León, Cruising: An Intimate History of a Radical Pastime), as seen above, will serve as judge for the 2022 Eliud Martínez Prize. The Eliud Martínez Prize was established to honor the memory of EliudPAMLA 2022 Call for Special Sessions: Extended DeadlineGeographies of the Fantastic and the Quotidian: PAMLA 2022 Call for Special Sessions PAMLA welcomes special session proposals for the 2022 PAMLA conference at the UCLA Luskin Conference Center and Hotel in Los Angeles, California (early morning Friday, November 11 through Sunday night, November 13, 2022) on topics of scholarly interest that are not tooPacific Coast Philology Special Issue CFP: “City of God, City of Destruction”Pacific Coast Philology invites submissions for a special issue: “City of God, City of Destruction,” the 2021 theme of the Pacific Ancient and Modern Language Association’s annual conference. On the occasion of PAMLA’s sojourn in Las Vegas – that compendium of human cities and simulacrum of the eternal city – we invited inquiry on literaturesUnderstanding the Holocaust, Genocide, and Mass Violence in the Public Imagination Conference: CFPCall for Proposals: Understanding the Holocaust, Genocide, and Mass Violence in the Public Imagination Conference September 21 – 23, 2022 Metropolitan State University of Denver Call for Papers, Panels, Roundtables, and Presentations Keynote Speakers: Susan Neiman, PhD (Einstein Forum, Germany) Donald Fixico (Shawnee, Sac and Fox, Muscogee Creek and Seminole), PhD (Arizona State University, USA)PAMLA Auxiliary CouncilWhat is PAMLA's Auxiliary Council? The new PAMLA Auxiliary Council, open to all PAMLA members in good standing, will supplement the PAMLA Executive Committee, making for a second tier of PAMLA support and insight without expanding the board itself. While the Auxiliary Council will have no official voting power, it will serve important functions suchPAMLA is on YouTube!PAMLA is now live on YouTube! We are so proud of our inaugural digital conference in 2021 that we decided to upload 60+ selected sessions that were recorded during the conference, both live in Las Vegas and through Zoom. If you have any questions about the recorded sessions, or are uncomfortable with having your sessionA PAMLA 2021 Thank You!With PAMLA's 2021 Conference behind us, we want to offer our most profound thanks to so many individuals, groups, and communities for helping us to successfully pull off our first in-person and virtual conference. We'd especially like to thank the University of Nevada, Las Vegas for hosting the conference, and the University of Texas atA PAMLA Tribute: Magdalena DreinertMagdalena Dreinert (University of Warsaw) worked on this paper with great excitement, looking forward to joining the 2021 PAMLA Conference online. She would not be able to go to Las Vegas, the city of her dreams, due to her health condition, which made her experience the hardships of lockdown decades before the world had heardPAMLA 2021 Virtual Conference FAQPAMLA 2021 Whova FAQs and Q&A Items Q1: Do I and all of my panelists really have to sign up for Whova to participate in the virtual sessions? A1: Yes, you do. Go here to sign up and encourage your panelists to do the same asap. And please use this email when you sign upPAMLA 2021: Live Streaming Thursday and Friday Events!Are you, like me, unable to attend the PAMLA 2021 Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada? Are you, like me, bummed that you cannot see your favorite PAMLA special event? Well, we got you covered. PAMLA is proud to announce that we will be livestreaming seven of our special conference events online through Whova and YouTube!21 Unsolicited Pieces of Advice for Novice PAMLA Conference Attendees/Presenters21 Unsolicited Pieces of Advice for Novice PAMLA Conference Attendees/Presenters A lot of this year’s PAMLA conference is online. So, whether you are attending PAMLA 2021 in-person, or virtually, or both, you will need to create a Whova account to access our virtual events and sessions, and probably download the Whova app. Otherwise, you’ll bePAMLA 2021 Goes Live on Whova!PAMLA is proud to announce that we are going live for our inaugural virtual conference, which will be taking place between Saturday, November 13 and Sunday, November 14 on our virtual hub, Whova. Whova is our virtual platform that we are using for our conference schedule and portal to all of our virtual sessions. ToPAMLA Presents: A Creative Conversation with John Bowers on Tolkien’s Lost ChaucerPAMLA invites all of its conference attendees to join us for one of many highlights of this year’s PAMLA Conference: “A Creative Conversation with John Bowers on Tolkien’s Lost Chaucer,” which is scheduled for Friday, November 12 (1:40 – 3:10 PM PST) in Congo III/IV at the Sahara Convention Center! You might also be ablePAMLA Presents: Creative Writers SpotlightPAMLA invites all of its conference attendees to join us for the first of many highlights of this year’s PAMLA Conference: the PAMLA 2021 Welcome Event! This year's welcome event is yet another fascinating Creative Writers Spotlight, which is scheduled for Thursday, November 11 (8:45 - 9:45 AM PST) in Congo III/IV at the SaharaPAMLA 2021 ForumPAMLA invites all of its conference attendees to join us for one of the virtual highlights of this year’s PAMLA Conference: the PAMLA 2021 Forum! This year's forum, "How Stories Take Place: Narrative, Community, and Spatial Imagination" is scheduled for Sunday, November 14 (12:20 PM – 2:20 PM PST) on our Whova platform! Our 2021PAMLA Presents: Colin Cloud, The Real Life Sherlock HolmesPAMLA invites all of its conference attendees to join us for one of the virtual highlights of this year's PAMLA Conference: Colin Cloud's "The Real Life Sherlock Holmes," at the Virtual Welcome Event on Saturday, November 13 (11:00 AM - 11:40 AM PST) in Virtual Room 1 on our Whova platform! Colin will deduce everythingPAMLA 2021 Conference ReceptionWe are excited to invite all of PAMLA's in-person conference attendees to our PAMLA 2021 Conference Reception! Please join us for our fabulous, outdoor PAMLA Azilo Reception, at the Sahara's lovely, spacious, outdoor Azilo Ultra Pool (no swimming will take place). Join us for delicious free hors d'oeuvres and a cash bar, plus great conversation,PAMLA Presents: Cities and Simulacra, An Interactive (Comics) DestructionPAMLA invites all of its in-person conference attendees to join us for one of the highlights of this year's PAMLA Conference: Frank Quitely and Laurence Grove's "Cities and Simulacra: An Interactive (Comics) Destruction," on Thursday, November 11 (3:30 PM - 5:00 PM) in Congo III/IV at the Sahara Las Vegas Hotel! Frank Quitely was bornPAMLA Presents: The 118th Annual Presidential AddressPAMLA invites all of its in-person conference attendees to join us for one of the highlights of this year's PAMLA Conference, Martin Kevorkian's Presidential Address, "Deceitful Above All Things: Genres of Conversion and the Heart of the City," on Thursday, November 11 (5:15 PM - 6:25 PM ) in Congo III/IV at the Sahara LasPAMLA Presents: The 118th Annual Plenary AddressPAMLA invites all of its in-person conference attendees to join us for one of the highlights of this year's PAMLA Conference, John Hay's Plenary Address, "The Postapocalyptic Imagination in the American Southwest," on Friday, November 12 (3:20 PM - 4:40 PM) in Congo III/IV at the Sahara Las Vegas Hotel! Our plenary speaker, John Hay,CFP: British Women Writers Conference 2022British Women Writers Conference 2022 May 19-21, 2022 | Baylor University PAMLA's friend, the British Women Writers Association, invites papers and panel proposals for the 2022 British Women Writers Conference (BWWC), interpreting the theme of “Borders” in 18th- and 19th-century British women’s writing. In response to the 2021 BWWC “Reorientations,” panels and papers on topicsPAMLA 2021 Elections2021 PAMLA Election Nominee Statements October 8, 2021 Dear PAMLA members, The time has come for our annual PAMLA elections for new officers of our Executive Committee. If you are current with your PAMLA membership, within the next week you will receive an emailed ballot link to vote for new officers. Your PAMLA ExecutivePAMLA Presents: “Las Vegas, Subverting the Myth”PAMLA is proud to present the special event “Las Vegas, Subverting the Myth”! From “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas” to “The Goldfinch” and “Casino” to “The Hangover,” the image of Las Vegas as a low-brow zone of excess, lawlessness, and wild abandon has been firmly established in literature and film. While—like all stereotypes—these popularThe PAMLA Merch Store is Live!PAMLA Merch is back, friends! We are so excited to share these fantastic artistic donations with our community, in the form of cool t-shirts, dad hats, phone cases, mugs, and even (if we may be so bold), home decor accoutrements, including printer posters, clocks, shower curtains, and coasters. Move over IKEA, PAMLA Merch is herePAMLA 2021 ScheduleThe Pacific Ancient and Modern Language Association (PAMLA) is pleased to announce that our 2021 conference schedule is now live! You can explore the full schedule (https://pamla.ballastacademic.com/Webforms/Schedule.aspx); however, it is a tentative schedule, so there still might be a few kinks in the system. It is, after all, a hybrid schedule, one part in-person panelPAMLevents Presents: “The Gimmick as Aesthetic Judgement & Capitalist Form”Cal State LA Department of English presents the David L. Kubal Memorial Lecture, featuring Dr. Sianne Ngai Monday, October 4, 6 p.m. PST (on Zoom; register for free here: The David L. Kubal Memorial Lecture) Cal State LA’s Department of English welcomes Dr. Sianne Ngai (University of Chicago) as the 2021 presenter in our long-runningIn Memoriam: Ron MilandIn Memoriam: Ron Miland By Shefali Rajamannar Ron Miland deeply cared about the environment and all things sciencey, and both loved and lived his favorite lines from Stephen Hawking: “Remember to look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Try to make sense of what you see and wonder about what makesA PAMLA Thank You: Richard SperberPAMLA would like to thank Richard Sperber (Carthage College) for his fantastic service as Pacific Coast Philology Co-Editor from 2016-2021. His insightful contributions as co-editor of Pacific Coast Philology helped to make the journal and our publishing community that much more engaged and rigorous. For your dedicated and thoughtful work on behalf of PAMLA andA PAMLA Thank You: Nanette HiltonPAMLA would like to give a special thanks to Nanette Hilton (University of Nevada, Las Vegas) for providing this year's PAMLA conference theme artwork, which we are keen on using for PAMLA 2021 merch, including masks, tote-bags, and t-shirts! Cheers, Nanette! Nanette Rasband Hilton teaches composition and literature at the University of Nevada, Las VegasPAMLA 2021: Final Call for SubmissionsPAMLA Final Call is Open The PAMLA Conference in November is sure to be a real treat, whether you are going in-person (November 11 and 12, at the Las Vegas Sahara), or participating in the virtual sessions (November 13 and 14, Online). Most sessions are now full and closed, but if you missed our initialPAMLA’s Last Call for 2021 SubmissionsPAMLA's Last Call for paper proposals and submissions is here! Get a submission in by July 31st, or when the sessions fill. The PAMLA November 11-14, 2021 Conference (at the Sahara Las Vegas and Online) will be in-person on Thursday and Friday, Nov. 11 and 12, and online on Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 13 andPAMLA 2021 Conference ScholarshipsPAMLA is pleased to announce that our annual conference graduate student scholarship application system is now open for submissions. From now until August 10th, PAMLA graduate student members joining this year's conference (with an accepted abstract) are eligible to apply for the Graduate Student Scholarship and the German Studies Grant. Both applications can be foundPAMLA Statement on Dedication to KindnesssPAMLA Statement on Community Dedication to Kindness, with Expectations for Comportment at Events PAMLA affirms a scholarly community built on respect, a respect that embraces complexity. We strive to recognize together a complexity that fosters dialogue across and within our fields of study; that protects individual freedom while working towards equity andPAMLA 2021 Live From The Sahara Las Vegas HotelWe are proud to announce our partnership with the Sahara Las Vegas Hotel for the 118th annual PAMLA conference in Las Vegas, Nevada this November! For more information, visit our 2021 accommodations page for more info! Make your reservations via this link to receive the special PAMLA rate: https://book.passkey.com/e/50198899 [Note: Some Sahara room nights mayPAMLA Lightning Round: Proposals Welcome Until June 30 (Or Sessions Are Filled)For all of our aspiring PAMLA presenters who may have missed the initial abstract submission deadline, don’t fret! We are pleased to announce that we have extended our deadline for a host of open sessions that are still in need of a thoughtful proposal. Step on up, test your mettle, and join us for ourPAMLevents Presents: “Higher Than Flames Will Go”: A Zoom Film ScreeningPAMLevents is featuring a special Zoom film screening on Thursday, April 29th at 4:00pm (PST)/ 7:00pm (EST) of the film festival award-winning film, Higher Than Flames Will Go, presented by PAMLA's own Dr. Peter Schulman, and the Graduate Society for International Studies at Old Dominion University. In this cinematic tour de force, Monique LeBlanc brings“We Have Always Dreamed of (Afro)Futures” with Dr. Ebony Elizabeth Thomas: A National Center for the Study of Children’s Literature LecturePlease join us for our latest PAMLevents online lecture: “We Have Always Dreamed of (Afro)Futures” with Dr. Ebony Elizabeth Thomas: A National Center for the Study of Children's Literature Lecture Thursday, April 14, Noon Pacific Time. Please register ahead of time. We are in a cultural moment where speculative storytelling reigns supreme. In “We HaveSpotlight Art: The Importance of Contemporary Art in Our Daily LivesPAMLevents would like to share an exciting event sponsored by Old Dominion University, and hosted by PAMLA's own Peter Schulman (Professor of French and International Studies): Spotlight Art: The Importance of Contemporary Art in Our Daily Lives, Monday, April 12 from 4:10- 7 PM (PST). Dr. Schulman will be joined by Brooklyn artist Sacha Zabotin;Pacific Coast Philology Outstanding Article Award (2020)On behalf of PAMLA’s Pacific Coast Philology Award Committee, we are pleased to announce the winner of PAMLA’s Pacific Coast Philology Outstanding Article Award for 2020: Leila Silvana May’s “All the Reflected Light We Cannot See: (Ghastly) Mirror Imagery in Victorian Fiction” (Volume 54, Issue 2, 2019; in the “Ways of Seeing: Visuality, Visibility, andWelcome to PAMLevents!PAMLA is excited to announce that we are branching out in exciting ways online with our new PAMLA Events Page (PAMLevents), where we will advertise events, virtual or in-person, that are sponsored or co-sponsored PAMLA, or sponsored by friends of PAMLA. On this new PAMLevents page (which is up in our main menu bar above),PAMLevents Presents: “On the New Native American Literature Renaissance”PAMLevents would like to invite our PAMLA community to join the Denver Project for Humanistic Inquiry (D-Phi) and award winning authors Dr. Brandon Hobson and Dr. David Heska Wanbli Weiden for their March 31 talk entitled, "On the New Native American Literature Renaissance." Whether it be the Irish literary revival at the end of the“Unhappily Ever After: When Fairytales End Badly”: A National Center for the Study of Children’s Literature LectureWe are kicking off our new PAMLevents project by inviting you to join a National Center for the Study of Children's Literature Lecture. The lecture will take place on March 18th, starting at 12 pm PST. Folklorist, poet, and scholar Neil Philip will deliver his lecture titled "Unhappily Ever After: When Fairytales End Badly"; the“Promised Land, Hallowed Ground”: A PAMLA-ISLA EventWe are kicking off our new PAMLevents project by inviting you to join the Institute for the Study of Los Angeles (ISLA) and Occidental College's Scholar in Residence, Alison Rose Jefferson, M.H.C., Ph.D., for a March 20 symposium titled "Promised Land, Hallowed Ground: Commemorative Justice and Making Change in Community Heritage Preservation in Southern California."PAMLA 2021: CFPs for Abstracts Open!PAMLA is officially kicking off its annual call for papers, with abstracts due by April 15. This November, we will be offering virtual sessions, which you can search for today, alongside important deadlines, membership details and conference fees. Top tip: when you log in and enter the Call for Papers portal, remember that you havePAMLA 2021 Special Session Deadline ExtensionFrom PAMLA HQ, we all would like to send out our happy new year wishes across the world to you and yours! Indeed, we hope that this new year can usher in a healthier, safer, and more encouraging year for PAMLA, our members, and our many communities in need. With that being said, we wouldPAMLA DonationsSome friends of PAMLA asked if they could donate to PAMLA's General Fund during these difficult times via a Paypal donation. And after a bit of research, we have a yes for you all! If you can, please donate via our donation, membership, and registration Website, since that helps us to keep the best records.Thank-You to Roswitha BurwickThe PAMLA Executive Board and General Members would like to offer our our deepest gratitude and thanks to Roswitha Burwick for ten years of dedicated service as editor of our beloved Pacific Coast Philology journal. The job of PCP co-editor is a very difficult, thankless, and essential volunteer role that has truly helped the PAMLAWelcome to PAMLA’s New WebsiteWe are proud to present our new PAMLA website. Our pamla.org address remains the same, but as you will notice, we are working on a new, more user-friendly and helpful PAMLA website. If you have any questions or comments, email PAMLA Executive Director Craig Svonkin ([email protected]) and Assistant Director David Boyd ([email protected]).Job Search: University of Portland Ethnic Studies PositionThe University of Portland is conducting a search for a full-time, tenure-track associate or professor rank faculty position in ethnic studies, beginning in fall 2021 (see full description at website link below). The successful candidate will lead the formation and establishment of a new ethnic studies undergraduate major and minor that works across disciplines. WeA Podcast of InterestWe at PAMLA headquarters were excited to receive an email from Gabriel Rodriguez, a student at the University of Redlands, fan of Latinx and Latin American literature, and the creator of his own interesting podcast, "On the Road to Joy & Freedom." Rodriguez had read an essay published in our journal, Pacific Coast Philology, and thought itAn Important Letter from PAMLA Executive Director Craig SvonkinDear Friend of PAMLA, I hope this message finds you and your loved ones well. I write to request your help. The PAMLA Board made the difficult but necessary decision to postpone the 2020 PAMLA conference until November of 2021. It was the right decision, but as a result our membership numbers and finances havePAMLA Announcement: Conference Postponed Until 2021Dear PAMLA Friends and Members, In order to protect our members during the current pandemic, the PAMLA Board has voted to postpone the PAMLA conference until the fall of 2021. This was not an easy decision to make, but the health and safety of our members is the most important thing. As a result, weElection Results (2020): Congrats to All!The PAMLA community would like to congratulate all our election winners and wish them well in their new posts! We'd also like to thank all of our members who participated in the election including our nominees, Nomination Committee, and of course, our voters! We'd also like to give a round of applause to the 2019Call-For-Special Sessions [Postponed]: PAMLA 2021 Conference (Las Vegas, Nevada)PAMLA 2021 LAS VEGAS: “CITY OF GOD, CITY OF DESTRUCTION” (TBD, November 2021) Please propose your special sessions to pamla.ballastacademic.com by December 31, 2020. Please take a look at the bottom of this page* for a list of General/Standing Sessions, and be sure your special session proposal does not replicate the topics of PAMLA’s General/Standing 2019 Pacific Coast Philology AwardOn behalf of PAMLA’s Pacific Coast Philology Award Committee, we are honored to inform our community that there were two winners of PAMLA’s Pacific Coast Philology Outstanding Article Award for 2019: Jeremiah B.C. Axelrod’s “Mutiny… Freedom of Travel ResolutionPresident Donald J. Trump initiated Executive Order 13780 on March 6, 2017, restricting the citizens of six Muslim-majority nations including Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen from entry into the United States of America…
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