PMLA. November 2013 Volume 128 Number 5. Publications of the Modern Language Association of America

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1 November 2013 Volume 128 Number 5 PMLA Publications of the Modern Language Association of America Program of the 2014 Convention Chicago 9 12 January Published five times a year by the association

2 [ PMLA THE MODERN LANGUAGE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA [ Organized 1883, Incorporated 1900 ] Oficers for the Term Ending 12 January 2014 President: Marianne Hirsch Columbia University First Vice President: Margaret W. Ferguson University of California, Davis Second Vice President: Roland Greene Stanford University Executive Director: Rosemary G. Feal Executive Council FOR THE TERM ENDING 12 JANUARY 2014 Jonathan Arac University of Pittsburgh Lawrence I. Buell Harvard University Dorothea Heitsch University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Richard M. Ohmann Wesleyan University FOR THE TERM ENDING 11 JANUARY 2015 Barbara K. Altmann University of Oregon Debra Ann Castillo Cornell University María Herrera-Sobek University of California, Santa Barbara FOR THE TERM ENDING 10 JANUARY 2016 Samer M. Ali University of Texas, Austin Lanisa Kitchiner Howard University Lutz Koepnick Vanderbilt University Mecca Jamilah Sullivan Rutgers University, New Brunswick FOR THE TERM ENDING 8 JANUARY 2017 Alicia M. de la Torre Falzon Northern Virginia Community College, Annandale Campus Donald E. Hall Lehigh University Paula M. Krebs Bridgewater State University Trustees of Invested Funds Herbert Lindenberger San Francisco, California Malcolm B. Smith (Managing Trustee) New York, New York Catharine R. Stimpson New York, New York PMLA (ISSN ) is published ive times a year, in January, March, May, October, and November, by the Modern Language Association of America. Membership in the association is open to persons who are professionally interested in the modern languages and literatures. Annual (calendar- year) dues, which include subscription to PMLA, are $22 for graduate student members (up to a maximum of seven years) and are based on income for regular members: income under $15,000, $27; income $15,000 $20,000, $44; income $20,000 $30,000, $54; income $30,000 $40,000, $76; income $40,000 $50,000, $91; income $50,000 $60,000, $108; income $60,000 $70,000, $125; income $70,000 $80,000, $140; income $80,000 $100,000, $157; income $100,000 $120,000, $179; income $120,000 $140,000, $201; income $140,000 $160,000, $223; income $160,000 $180,000, $250; income $180,000 $200,000, $277; income over $200,000, $304. Joint membership, which provides one copy of the January, March, May, and October issues of PMLA but two copies of all other publications, is available to two individuals sharing the same household. he dues for a joint membership are $44 above the dues that would be paid by the higher-income member alone. Foreign members pay the same as regular members (use the Americandollar equivalent to ascertain the dues category). Membership applications are available on request and at the MLA Web site ( For libraries and other institutions, a subscription in 2014 to the electronic format of PMLA alone is $190 and to the print and electronic formats is $210 (domestic and Canadian) or $240 (foreign). Subscriptions also include online access to the volumes. For an additional $180, institutional subscribers receive a clothbound edition of the 2014 volume of PMLA. Agents deduct four percent as their fee. Claims for undelivered issues will be honored if they are received within six months of the publication date; thereater the single-issue price will be charged. To order an institutional subscription, call or write the Member and Customer Services Oice of the association ( ; subscrip@mla.org). Single copies of the January, March, May, and October issues can be purchased for $12 each; the November (Program) issue is $35. Issues for the current year and the previous one are available at the MLA Bookstore ( store/ CID70) and from the Member and Customer Services Oice of the association ( ; bookorders@mla.org). An online archive of PMLA issues from 1884 to 2007 is available through JSTOR ( Volumes up to 2000 can be obtained on microfilm from NA Publishing, Inc., PO Box 998, Ann Arbor, MI ( ; info@napubco.com; he oice of publication and editorial oices are located at 26 Broadway, 3rd loor, New York, NY ( ; pmlasubmissions@mla.org). All communications concerning membership, including change-of-address notiications, should be sent to the Member and Customer Services Oice, MLA, 26 Broadway, 3rd loor, New York, NY ( ; membership@mla.org). If a change of address also involves a change of institutional ailiation or a new address, that oice should be informed of this fact at the same time. Periodicals postage paid at New York, NY, and at additional mailing oices by he Modern Language Association of America. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. MLA and the MODERN LANGUAGE ASSOCIATION are trademarks owned by the Modern Language Association of America. Library of Congress Catalog Card Number United States Postal Service Number POSTMASTER: Send address changes to PMLA, Member and Customer Services Office, MLA, 26 Broadway, 3rd loor, New York, NY

3 128.5 ] Contents NOVEMBER About the MLA Convention 1055 General Convention Information and Services 1066 Individual Convention Program 1067 Map of Chicago 1068 Exhibitors 1069 Floor Plan of the Exhibit Area 1070 Exhibit Hall Theater Schedule Indexes 1071 Sessions Open to the Public 1071 Forums 1071 Special Events and Creative Conversations 1071 Other Sessions Open to the Public 1073 Division Sessions 1074 Discussion Group Sessions 1075 American Literature Section Session 1075 Allied Organization Sessions 1077 MLA-Sponsored Sessions 1078 Subject Index to All Sessions 1093 Program Participants Program 1114 Thursday, 9 January (sessions 1 192) 1145 Friday, 10 January (sessions ) 1186 Saturday, 11 January (sessions A) 1225 Sunday, 12 January (sessions ) 1249 Executive Committees 1249 Division Executive Committees 1256 Discussion Group Executive Committees 1260 American Literature Section 1261 Index of Advertisers Cover: Flamingo, by the sculptor Alexander Calder, at Federal Center Plaza, John C. Klu czyn ski Federal Building, Chicago, Illinois. Photographs in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Con gress, Prints and Photographs Division. 1051

4 [ PMLA About the MLA Convention THE MODERN LANGUAGE ASSOCIATION CONVENTION, FIRST HELD in 1883, is an annual gathering of teachers and scholars in the ield of language and literature study. he convention enables members of the profession to share their ideas and research with colleagues from other universities and colleges. he many sessions present a range of approaches and examine a variety of languages and literary and critical traditions. Sessions will be held in the Sheraton Chicago (foreign language sessions, most comparative literature sessions, and exhibits), the Chicago Marriott (English sessions), and the Fairmont (the Job Information Center). Sessions begin at 12:00 noon on 9 January, with workshops at 8:30 and 11:45 a.m. he last sessions will end at 3:00 p.m. on 12 January. Convention sessions are organized by MLA members, but nonmembers are welcome to attend. All participants members and nonmembers alike must pay registration fees. Registrants receive badges, which entitle convention attendees to gain admittance to sessions, the Job Information Center, and the exhibit hall. Registrants who lose their badges may purchase replacements at the registration area. he Program begins with an Individual Convention Program for recording personal schedules. A list of Exhibitors displaying books and other materials during the convention and a Floor Plan of the Exhibit Area allow attendees to locate exhibits quickly; an Exhibit Hall heater Schedule lets attendees know about presentations, readings, and product demonstrations taking place during exhibition hours. Indexes of sessions open to the public, division sessions, discussion group sessions, sessions sponsored by MLA committees and MLA programs and oices, and allied organization sessions refer the reader to the number assigned to each event listed in the Program proper. A 1052 PMLA (2013), published by the Modern Language Association of America

5 128.5 ] About the MLA Convention 1053 Subject Index to All Sessions, in which sessions are organized by topic, and an index of Program Participants follow. he Program proper, divided into chronological units (see Contents, on p. 1051), provides the most complete description of the various sessions. A listing of the Executive Committees of divisions, discussion groups, and the American Literature Section and an Index of Advertisers and Index of Authors Advertised round out the Program. Sessions Most sessions at the MLA convention are arranged by the membership at large, either through the association s divisions and discussion groups or by individual members. Attendance is open to all convention registrants, but only current MLA members may organize or participate formally in sessions. On occasion, the membership requirement is waived for individuals whose main interests are in other disciplines. he policies for MLA divisions and discussion groups and the procedures for organizing convention meetings are on the MLA s Web site ( conv_ general_ info). he following is a brief description of the kinds of sessions arranged for this year s convention. Please note that as part of its continuing eforts to make the MLA Annual Convention more responsive to members needs, the MLA Executive Council has begun the process of examining the structure of divisions, discussion groups, and allied organizations. MLA President Marianne Hirsch has agreed to convene a small group of members who will study the current structures and make recommendations to the council on how to proceed. he council will then solicit comments from the full membership. While this study is taking place, over approximately two years, the council will not accept applications for division, discussion group, and allied organization status. Applications that were submitted before 1 May 2012 will be considered. An open hearing on the future of the MLA divisions and discussion groups will take place on hursday, 9 January, 5:15 6:30 p.m. (Chicago VI, Sheraton Chicago). Members are encouraged to attend. Further details will be shared with members on MLA Commons. Division Sessions Encompassing the primary scholarly and professional concerns of the association, MLA divisions represent major areas of membership interest. Divisions are responsible for promoting scholarly and professional activities within their areas of concern; to this end, their executive committees advise on speciic research and pedagogical needs, propose to the MLA Executive Council programs that might be undertaken on behalf of their divisions, compile information of interest to their members for publication in MLA periodicals or in special mailings, and elect division representatives to serve in the MLA Delegate Assembly. Divisions may organize two guaranteed sessions and may propose up to two additional sessions. For further details, see the Procedures for Organizing Meetings on the MLA Web site ( conv_ procedures). In any year a division s executive committee may decide to hold no program at all or to arrange a forum either alone or in conjunction with another division or a discussion group. Only MLA members may join divisions or participate in their projects and programs. Members interested in one of next year s division programs should correspond with the 2014 secretary of the appropriate division, since 2014 secretaries become chairs in 2015 (see list of executive committee members following the Program proper). Discussion Group Sessions MLA discussion groups accommodate the scholarly and professional interests of

6 1054 About the MLA Convention [ PMLA constituencies within the association whose concern is with discrete literatures or with literary and linguistic matters that are not encompassed by one of the divisions. Like divisions, discussion groups are responsible for promoting scholarly and professional activities within their areas of concern, and thus their executive committees also advise on speciic research and pedagogical needs and propose to the MLA Executive Council programs that might be undertaken on behalf of their groups. Discussion groups may organize one guaranteed session and may propose up to two additional sessions. For further details, see the Procedures for Organizing Meetings on the MLA Web site ( conv_ procedures). Members who have suggestions for next year s program or who would like to participate in that program should correspond with the 2014 secretary of the appropriate discussion group, since 2014 secretaries become chairs in 2015 (see list of executive committee members following the Program proper). Forums Arranged by divisions, discussion groups, or individual members, forums are meetings on topics of broad interest. he MLA executive director, with the assistance of the Program Committee, has final responsibility for approving forums. No more than four forums, including the Presidential Forum, may be arranged for a convention. A formal proposal that describes in detail the topic and nature of the proposed forum and includes biographical information on participants must be submitted to the executive director online by 1 April Special Sessions MLA members whose scholarly or professional interests are not adequately accommodated through convention programs arranged by the divisions and discussion groups may propose special sessions. hese sessions are the most specialized of all convention meetings and are intended to enable participants to exchange ideas on specific topics. Members who wish to organize a special session for the 2015 convention should carefully read the guidelines, available on the MLA Web site ( conv_ procedures), governing the organization of these sessions and should observe the deadlines for announced in the Fall MLA Newsletter and on the MLA Web site. Proposals for special sessions must be submitted on the forms provided for this purpose; the forms and other useful information about submitting a proposal will be available on the MLA Web site. Allied Organization Sessions Other scholarly, business, or social meetings are arranged in conjunction with the MLA convention by oicially recognized allied organizations. Typically, these organizations are learned societies or professional associations whose purposes are closely allied with those of the MLA. Allied organizations may organize one guaranteed session and may propose up to two additional sessions. For further details, see the Procedures for Organizing Meetings on the MLA Web site ( conv_ procedures). Allied organizations that plan to arrange meetings at the 2015 convention must submit complete inal program copy to the MLA convention oice online by 1 April.

7 128.5 ] General Convention Information and Services 1056 Registration and Housing Membership in the MLA; Fees; On- Site Registration; Registration Refunds; Hotels 1057 Transportation to and in Chicago 1057 Program Online 1057 Policies Audio- and Videotaping at Sessions; Badges; Fragrance; Guest Passes; Identiication; MLA s Policies against Discrimination and Harassment; Reading in Absentia; Smoking 1058 On-Site Resources Business Centers; Child Care; Convention Guide and Convention Daily; Disabilities, Facilities and Services for Persons with; Display and Video of 2013 MLA-Prize-Winning Books; Flickr; Friends of Bill W.; Headquarters Oices; Local Information and Restaurant Reservations; Lounges; Mail and Messages; MLA Registration and Welcome Centers; Press Oice; Print Copies of the Program; Shuttle Bus Service; Speaker Ready Rooms; Twitter; Who s Here Directory; Wi-Fi Access 1061 Job Information Center For Prearranged Interviews; Location and Hours 1062 Exhibits Exhibit Hall heater; Exhibitors; MLA Exhibit Booth Happenings (Booth 100) 1062 Event Highlights MLA Awards Ceremony; Presidential Address; Presidential Forum 1063 Informational Sessions and Workshops Chicago Humanities Summit; Council of Editors of Learned Journals; Electronic Literature Exhibit: Pathinders: Twenty-Five Years of Experimental Literary Art; Government Careers; MLA Commons; NEH Information 1064 Governance Delegate Assembly 1064 Emergencies Illness and Medical Emergencies; What to Do in Case of a Weather or Other Emergency 1065 Future Conventions Calls for Papers; Locations; Organizing Sessions PMLA (2013), published by the Modern Language Association of America 1055

8 1056 General Convention Information and Services [ PMLA Registration and Housing All persons wishing to attend meetings or use convention services must register for the convention. Persons who plan to attend the convention may register through the MLA Web site ( Membership in the MLA Individuals who join the association while registering for the convention are entitled to register at members rates. MLA membership runs from 15 January through 14 January of the subsequent year. For the convenience of those who would like to join the MLA, as well as for continuing members who would like to pay their 2014 dues, a membership desk will be located in both registration and welcome centers. Fees Early registration fees from 4 September through 2 October are as follows: regular members, $160; regular members outside the United States and Canada, $65; graduate student members, $55; emeriti members, $65; unemployed members and members employed part- time, $60. Registration fees from 3 October through 3 December are as follows: regular members, $190; regular members outside the United States and Canada, $65; graduate student members, $55; emeriti members, $65; unemployed members and members employed part- time, $60; nonmembers, $250; graduate student nonmembers, $80. Registration fees after 3 December are as follows: regular members, $220; regular members outside the United States and Canada, $75; graduate student members, $65; emeriti members, $75; unemployed members and members employed part- time, $70; nonmembers, $280; graduate student nonmembers, $90. Registrations will be accepted ater 3 December, but programs (for nonmembers) and badges may not be sent. On-Site Registration Attendees who have not registered may register during the convention at the registration areas located in the Chicago Marriott (5th loor) and the Sheraton Chicago (Lobby level 3). he registration area will be open on 9 January from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., on 10 and 11 January from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., and on 12 January from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. here will be a satellite registration and badge replacement center at the Fairmont (Imperial Ballroom Lobby, level B2). Registration Refunds Requests for refunds of registration fees must be made in writing, accompanied by unused convention badges, sent to the director of convention programs at the MLA oice, and postmarked no later than 10 January Refunds requested ater 10 January 2014 will not be granted. A $20 service fee will be deducted from all refunds. Hotels Hotel rooms at the special MLA rates are available only to persons who are registered for the convention. Each convention registrant can reserve one hotel room. Housing forms will not be processed if they include the names of persons in the profession who have not paid their registration fees for the convention. (Spouses, friends, and family members who wish to share a room with a registrant and who are also engaged in the study of language and literature must register and pay their registration fees for the convention.) Convention registrants who arrive in Chicago without hotel arrangements may go to the housing desk at the Chicago Marriott (5th floor). A representative of CMR, the MLA housing service, will be there to help such attendees ind housing and to assist attendees with any hotel issues they may have.

9 128.5 ] General Convention Information and Services 1057 Transportation to and in Chicago MLA convention hotels are located in the North Michigan Avenue area. Airport Transportation. Chicago is served by O Hare International Airport and Midway Airport. For airport information, visit The rates for taxis to downtown Chicago are $40 $50 from O Hare and $30 $40 from Midway. Rates vary based on travel time and are subject to change. The Chi cago Transit Authority (CTA) serves both airports for easy and economical travel to downtown Chicago. The CTA Blue Line connects directly to O Hare, and the CTA Orange Line connects directly to Midway. Visit transitchicago.com/airports for fare information and maps. GO Airport Express ( service_ to_ from_ airports) provides shared ride services from the airports to all downtown hotels. Amtrak. Amtrak ( trains enter and leave downtown Chicago s Union Station. Nearby MLA hotels can be reached by CTA (transitchicago.com) or taxi. Program Online A searchable program for the convention will be available later this fall. A streamlined version for mobile devices will be available during the convention. Policies Audio- and Videotaping at Sessions Neither audiotaping nor videotaping of sessions is normally permitted. Occasional exceptions may be made for members of the media taping short segments designed to convey the convention atmosphere. Such arrangements must be made through the press oice and require the consent of all speakers at a session. When taping is approved, a representative of the media staf will accompany the reporter and crew. The session organizer will announce to the audience that audio- or videotaping will take place during a part of the session. Only background taping is allowed, not the taping of an entire session. Requests to ilm the convention as part of a creative or documentary project must have been submitted to the Executive Council by 17 October. Badges Badges are required for admission to convention sessions, the exhibit hall, and the Job Information Center. Badge holders are available at the MLA registration and welcome centers in the Chicago Marriott and the Sheraton Chicago and at the satellite registration and badge replacement center in the Fairmont. Lost badges can be replaced for $10 at the MLA registration and welcome centers. Fragrance The Committee on Disability Issues in the Profession reminds attendees that refraining from using scented products will help ensure the comfort of everyone at the convention. Guest Passes A convention speaker may obtain a pass for a family member or friend who has no professional interest in language or literature to hear a paper given by that speaker. These passes must be requested at the MLA registration and welcome centers by the speaker on the day of the session. The speaker must provide his or her name, session details (session number, room, date, and time), and the guest s name. Passes may not be requested by guests of speakers, MLA members who have not registered for the convention, or by speakers for guests for any reason other than to see that person speak in a particular session. All MLA members and members of the profession that the MLA serves are required to register in order to participate in or attend sessions. Please note that if you need a pass for an

10 1058 General Convention Information and Services [ PMLA evening session you must obtain it before the MLA registration and welcome centers close. MLA convention registrants may obtain free passes to the exhibit hall for guests they accompany in the hall. Persons who are not registered for the convention and who are not accompanied by registrants may purchase a one- day pass to the exhibit hall for $10. hese passes are available at the Exhibit Registration booth, Sheraton Chicago (River Exhibition Hall, level 1). Identification You may need to have a government- issued photo ID when you check in to your hotel. Security personnel may ask to see a hotel room key or may ask that you be accompanied by a hotel guest with a room key. MLA s Policies against Discrimination and Harassment he MLA prohibits discrimination in employment, including discrimination in the form of harassment, against any person on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, sexual orientation, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic predisposition or carrier status, military status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Sexual harassment (such as unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, or other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature) is a specific type of discriminatory harassment and is prohibited. he MLA has policies in place to ensure that any violations involving MLA employees will be handled in an appropriate manner. If you believe you have been subjected to unlawful discrimination by an MLA employee, please contact Terrence Callaghan, Nelly Furman, or Judy Goulding. The MLA reminds participants in the convention that federal law prohibits discrimination in employment, including discrimination in the form of harassment, against any person. Please ensure that all individuals in your organization who are participating in the MLA s convention as your representatives are made aware of and understand that they must comply with applicable law. Reading in Absentia To encourage discussion and dialogue among panelists and attendees at convention sessions, reading in absentia (whether by Skype, videoconferencing, audio delivery, or presentation by surrogates) is not normally permitted. Presenters who are unable to attend the convention because of unforeseen emergencies are reminded that they may include a link to their papers in the online Program. Smoking Smoking is prohibited in most buildings in Chicago. On-Site Resources Business Centers Chicago Marriott, Fed Ex Oice, 2nd loor Sheraton Chicago, Fed Ex Oice, Lobby level 3 Fairmont Business Center, B1 Child Care Convention participants who would like to have child care during the convention should preregister for a possible on-site child care service through KiddieCorp. If a sufficient number of children are registered for child care by 31 October, a daytime child care center will operate in the Fairmont. If a suicient number of children are not registered for the service by that date, the service will not be ofered. For more information on child care arrangements or to obtain a preregistration form, visit If daytime child care is not offered through KiddieCorp, the MLA will have funds available to reimburse up to $300 each to members who use child care services

11 128.5 ] General Convention Information and Services 1059 provided by one of the convention hotels or another service during convention hours. If more requests are received than can be reimbursed with available funds, preference will be given to graduate students and members in lower-income categories. Members should submit a request for reimbursement, along with supporting documentation such as a receipt from a child care service, no later than 29 January 2014 to Maribeth Kraus, Director of Convention Programs, Modern Language Association, 26 Broadway, 3rd loor, New York, NY Convention Guide and Convention Daily he Convention Guide, containing city and hotel maps and providing general information pertinent throughout the convention, will be available as a PDF on the MLA Web site in December and at the convention. he Convention Daily prints special notices, changes in schedule, and brief reports on convention activities and appears hursday, Friday, and Saturday during the convention. Copies are available free at the MLA registration and welcome centers; the 9 January issue will appear on the MLA Web site before the convention. Disabilities, Facilities and Services for Persons with he MLA is committed to making arrangements that allow all members of the association to participate in the convention. Meeting Rooms. Meeting rooms at the convention are accessible by elevator, and the doors are wide enough to accommodate wheelchairs. here will be a desk in the convention registration and welcome centers at the Chicago Marriott (5th floor) and the Sheraton Chicago (Lobby level 3) stafed with personnel who can provide assistance to convention attendees with disabilities. here will also be a desk at the Fairmont (Lobby level). Hotel Rooms. To reserve hotel rooms that are speciically equipped for persons with permanent or temporary disabilities, participants must have checked the appropriate boxes on the convention registration form and the housing reservation form or written or called Karin Bagnall in the MLA convention oice by 15 November. Shuttle Bus. A complimentary transportation service will be available throughout convention meeting hours to transport attendees with disabilities. Arrangements may be made at the desks for persons with disabilities in the Chicago Marriott (5th loor), the Sheraton Chicago (Lobby level 3), and the Fairmont (Lobby level). Further details and phone numbers will be posted at the headquarters hotels. Sessions. Speakers are asked to bring ive copies of their papers, even in drat form, for the use of members who wish to follow the written text. Speakers who use handouts should prepare some copies in a large- print format (14- to 16- point type size). Speakers should indicate whether they want their papers and handouts returned. Sign language interpreters and real- time captioning are available on request. he deadline to arrange for an interpreter is 15 November, though the convention oice will make every efort to accommodate late requests. To arrange for either of these services, write or call Karin Bagnall in the MLA convention oice. Scooter Rentals. Scooters, for navigating the convention more easily, can be rented from Scootaround ( or Karin Bagnall coordinates arrangements for persons with disabilities; she can be reached at the MLA convention oice at kbagnall@mla.org. Display and Video of 2013 MLA- Prize- Winning Books A display of the books that are 2013 MLA prize winners and a video featuring material

12 1060 General Convention Information and Services [ PMLA from the winners will be located near the exhibit hall (River Exhibition Hall, level 1, Sheraton Chicago). Many of the prizewinning publishers are exhibiting and will have copies of these books for sale at their booths. he winners will receive their awards at the MLA Awards Ceremony, which will take place Saturday, 11 January, at 6:45 p.m. in the Sheraton Chicago (Sheraton IV V) and will be immediately followed by a reception. Flickr We encourage attendees to tag their convention photos with mla14 on Flickr. Friends of Bill W. In the Chicago Marriott, Navy Pier (10th floor) is set aside for the Friends of Bill W. throughout convention hours. Headquarters Offices Headquarters offices will be located in the Chicago Marriott (Scottsdale, 5th floor) and the Sheraton Chicago (Parlor A, Lobby level 3). Members of the MLA convention staf will be available in these offices whenever sessions are in progress to handle problems that might arise with meeting rooms or meeting facilities. Program organizers are asked to refer questions on such matters to one of the headquarters offices, not to the hotel management. More general questions will be answered by staf members at the MLA registration and welcome centers. Lounges Areas furnished with comfortable chairs and tables where members may congregate for discussion or relaxation will be provided in the Chicago Marriott (North Alcove, 5th floor) and the Sheraton Chicago (Ballroom Promenade East End, Ballroom level 4). A graduate student lounge will be located in the Chicago Marriott (River North, 2nd loor). Mail and Messages Although the hotels will make every effort to deliver mail and messages received during the convention, the MLA can assume no responsibility for failure in delivery. Determine the recipient s hotel by referring to the Who s Here listing (see Who s Here section) posted near the members lounge in the Chicago Marriott and the Sheraton Chicago, then leave messages with the desk clerk at the appropriate hotel. Bulletin boards where convention attendees may post messages for their colleagues will also be provided in the lounge. MLA Registration and Welcome Centers General questions about the convention and the association will be answered at the MLA registration and welcome centers in the Chicago Marriott (5th floor) and the Sheraton Chicago (Lobby level 3). Copies of the Program will be sold at the centers; the Convention Guide and the Convention Daily will be available free at the registration and welcome centers and at the satellite registration and badge replacement center in the Fairmont (Imperial Ballroom Lobby, level B2), and through the MLA Web site. These will be open on 9 January from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., on 10 and 11 January from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., and on 12 January from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. Press Office The press office is located in the Chicago Marriott (Printers Row, 2nd loor). Print Copies of the Program Copies of the Program can be purchased for $15 at the MLA registration and welcome centers. Free copies are available only to those who received in their registration packets a card entitling them to a complimentary program or to foreign registrants who did not receive their programs.

13 128.5 ] General Convention Information and Services 1061 Shuttle Bus Service A free shuttle service will operate among the Chicago Marriott, the Sheraton Chicago, and the Fairmont. Further details will be available at the convention and on the MLA Web site. here will be a shuttle service available throughout the convention meeting hours to transport attendees with disabilities. Speaker Ready Rooms Space in the Chicago Marriott (Denver, 3rd floor) and the Sheraton Chicago (Parlor B, Lobby level 3) has been reserved to allow speakers to run through their audiovisual presentations before their sessions. Those who have computer presentations are strongly encouraged to pretest their presentations in one of the speaker ready rooms during convention hours. Please contact Karin Bagnall (kbagnall@ mla.org) with audiovisual questions. Requests for audiovisual equipment were due 1 April; we are unable to accommodate late requests. Twitter We encourage attendees to tweet sessions using the convention hashtag (#mla14) and session hashtags (e.g., #S380). Who s Here Directory he Who s Here directory will be posted in the members lounge in the Chicago Marriott (North Alcove, 5th loor), the Sheraton Chicago (Ballroom Promenade East End, Ballroom level 4), and near the Job Information Center in the Fairmont (level B2). he directory will include the names and convention addresses of persons who make hotel reservations through the housing bureau or send their local addresses to the MLA oice before 10 December. Only the names of hotels listed on the convention housing form or local addresses are listed. Members are advised to check their own Who s Here listings for accuracy and to make any necessary revisions. he information used to compile the list comes from the housing service, not from the MLA. Wi-Fi Access he MLA is providing free wireless Internet access in the meeting rooms and public areas of the Chicago Marriott and the Sheraton Chicago. Job Information Center For Prearranged Interviews Consult the interviewer s sign-in ile in the Fairmont (Imperial Ballroom, level B2) if you do not know whether your interview is scheduled for a hotel room or the interview area or if you need to ind out the hotel room number for your interview. Allow yourself ample time to obtain this information. If your interview is scheduled for the interview area, proceed directly to the Fairmont (Imperial Ballroom, level B2), and ask a staf member for the table number. If the interviewer has not signed in, consult the Who s Here directory in the members lounge in the Chicago Marriott, the Sheraton Chicago, or near the Job Information Center in the Fairmont (level B2). Once you know where the interviewer is staying, you can call the hotel information desk and be connected with the interviewer s hotel room. (For reasons of safety, hotel staf members will not give guests room numbers to callers.) If the interviewer is not in, use the hotel s message facilities. A message let in a hotel mailbox will be lashed on the guest s room telephone. If the person is not listed in the Who s Here directory, check the Program Participants section of the convention program to see whether that interviewer is speaking at or chairing a session and can be reached at a speciic time and place or ask a Job Information Center staf member for help. he MLA Job Information Service will operate a center at the Fairmont (Imperial

14 1062 General Convention Information and Services [ PMLA Ballroom, level B2). A list of available positions will be posted, and a counseling service for job candidates will be available in the interview area on 10 and 11 January. An interviewers sign in ile will be maintained. Space will be available for interviews, but candidates and interviewers are urged to arrange interviews in advance. Job candidates are reminded that almost no unscheduled interviews take place at the convention. herefore, members are advised not to attend the convention for the sole purpose of seeking employment if they do not have scheduled interviews. Location and Hours he Job Information Center (Imperial Ballroom, level B2, Fairmont) will be open on 9 January from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., on 10 and 11 January from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., and on 12 January from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. Exhibits Be sure to schedule time to visit the exhibit hall (Sheraton Chicago, River Exhibition Hall, level 1). he hall is open from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on 10 and 11 January and from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on 12 January. Take advantage of special promotions and visit the new Exhibit Hall heater. View the Exhibit Hall heater schedule in the online Program for presentations and product demonstrations by your favorite exhibitors, and incorporate these events into your convention calendar. Connect with nearly one hundred irms that represent a variety of materials and services of interest to teachers and students of language and literature. Admission to the exhibit area is restricted to persons wearing badges or carrying appropriate passes. To view a list of the 2014 exhibitors, please refer to the Convention Guide or visit Exhibit Hall Theater In the Exhibit Hall Theater (MLA Exhibit Hall, Sheraton Chicago, River Exhibition Hall, level 1), exhibiting companies will conduct scheduled presentations, readings, and product demonstrations during exhibit hall hours. View the Exhibit Hall heater schedule on page 1070 for details; presentations, to take place during the breaks between sessions, will also be listed in the Program. Exhibitors To view a list of the 2014 exhibitors, go to MLA Exhibit Booth Happenings (Booth 100) All MLA titles ordered at the booth will be discounted 30%. A reception will be held on 10 January, at 3:30 p.m., celebrating new titles released by the MLA in Drop by, raise a glass, and take home a free MLA Commons microiber cloth. MLA International Bibliography staff members will be on hand during exhibit hall hours to answer questions, provide demonstrations, and help with searches. Please check the Convention Daily and the MLA Annual Convention Twitter feed for upto date information on exhibit booth activities. Event Highlights MLA Awards Ceremony The awards ceremony will take place at 6:45 p.m. on 11 January in the Sheraton Chicago (Sheraton IV V, Ballroom level 4). First Vice President Margaret W. Ferguson will present awards to the recipients of the William Riley Parker Prize, James Russell Lowell Prize, MLA Prize for a First Book, Kenneth W. Mildenberger Prize, Katherine Singer Kovacs Prize, Morton N. Cohen Award, MLA Prize for a Scholarly Edition, Aldo and Jeanne Scaglione Prize for Comparative Literary Studies, Aldo

15 128.5 ] General Convention Information and Services 1063 and Jeanne Sca glione Prize for French and Francophone Studies, Aldo and Jeanne Scaglione Prize for Slavic Languages and Literatures, Aldo and Jeanne Scaglione Prize for a Translation of a Scholarly Study of Literature, Aldo and Jeanne Scaglione Prize for Italian Studies, Aldo and Jeanne Scaglione Publication Award for a Manuscript in Italian Literary Studies, Lois Roth Award, William Sanders Scarborough Prize, and MLA Prize in United States La tina and Latino and Chicana and Chicano Literary and Cultural Studies. Rosemary G. Feal, MLA, will present the MLA International Bibliography Fellowship Awards. Rosemary G. Feal will announce the recipients of the seal of approval from the Committee on Scholarly Editions. Timothy Scheie, of Rochester, Eastman School of Music, ADFL President, will present the ADFL Award for Distinguished Service to the Profession to Elizabeth Bernhardt, Stanford Remarks by Bernhardt will follow. Susan Miller, Santa Fe Coll., ADE President, will present the ADE Francis Andrew March Award to Carol T. Christ, Smith Coll. Remarks by Christ will follow. Marianne Hirsch will present the Phyllis Franklin Award for Public Advocacy of the Humanities to John Sayles, Anarchists Convention, Inc. Remarks by Sayles will follow. he session is open to the public and will be followed by a reception. Presidential Address The Presidential Address will take place at 6:45 p.m. on 10 January in the Sheraton Chicago (Sheraton IV V, Ballroom level 4). Executive Director Rosemary G. Feal will report on the association s 2013 activities, and President Marianne Hirsch will deliver the Presidential Address. he session is open to the public and will be followed by a reception. Presidential Forum The Presidential Forum will take place at 10:15 a.m. on 10 January in the Sheraton Chicago (Sheraton IV V, Ballroom level 4). Informational Sessions and Workshops Chicago Humanities Summit The MLA, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the Chicago Humanities Festival are cosponsoring a Humanities Summit that will take place on Thursday, 9 January. For more information, please visit chicagohumanities.org/. Council of Editors of Learned Journals Officers and experienced editors who are members of the Council of Editors of Learned Journals (CELJ) will be available for consultation and advice for other editors and scholars who have questions about what to expect in journal submission, peer review, and publishing processes. Beginning scholars (graduate students and entry- level professors) are particularly welcome. Editors from CELJ will be available to provide informal information and private consultations on 10 and 11 January from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in Tennessee, Sheraton Chicago. Please visit node/ 1829 for more information. hose interested in meeting with a CELJ editor at the MLA convention should contact Richard Kopley at rxk3@ psu.edu. Electronic Literature Exhibit: Pathfinders: Twenty- Five Years of Experimental Literary Art Pathinders: Twenty-Five Years of Experimental Literary Art continues the work of Pathinders: Documenting the Experience of Early Digital Literature by featuring the work of the pioneering experimental literary artists and technologies of the late 1980s and early 1990s, as well as highlighting innovative contemporary artists experimenting today with cutting- edge computing technologies for literary production. The first part of the exhibit will show Stuart Moulthrop s Victory Garden, John Mc- Daid s Uncle Buddy Phantom Funhouse, Judy Malloy s Uncle Roger: The Blue Notebook, and Shelley Jackson s Patchwork Girl (on the

16 1064 General Convention Information and Services [ PMLA computers the works were originally viewed on at the time of their publication) and will screen the documentation videos produced for the Pathinders project. The second part of the exhibit will feature various contemporary artists who have produced narratives, poetry, drama, and essays through physical computing technologies, augmented reality, social media, mobile media, and other innovative approaches. he archival Web site will be located at wsuv.org/wp/pathinders/exhibit. The exhibit, located in the Sheraton Chicago (Sheraton II, Ballroom level 4), will be open hursday, 9 January, 12:00 noon to 7:00 p.m.; Friday, 10 January, 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.; and Saturday, 11 January, 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Government Careers On 9 January from 1:45 to 3:45 p.m. in the Fairmont (Gold), representatives from federal government agencies will offer a workshop highlighting federal careers that utilize skills in languages and cultural expertise translator, interpreter, instructor, intelligence analyst, language analyst, foreign language program manager, foreign service oicer, and law enforcement oicer. Aterward, from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m., representatives will be available at the Fairmont (Gold) to answer questions about government careers that use skills in languages and cultural expertise. On 11 January from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. in the Sheraton Chicago (Chicago X), oicials from federal government agencies will ofer a workshop describing training requirements the federal government is looking to sponsor as well as future employment possibilities for students. Designed for professors and university program administrators of federal programs in foreign languages, this session provides an overview of what federal training requirements universities may propose and of what federal programs are available to undergraduate and graduate students. MLA Commons MLA Commons is designed to facilitate active member to member communication, to support the work of divisions and discussion groups, and much more. Live presentations on the platform will be held in the Exhibit Hall heater from 4:50 to 5:10 p.m. on 10 January and from 9:50 to 10:10 a.m. on 11 January. Volunteers will be available to demonstrate the platform s function and to assist with account activation in the registration and welcome center at the Chicago Marriott (5th loor). NEH Information On 10 January from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. in Chicago VIII, Sheraton Chicago, representatives from the NEH will offer a workshop that highlights recent awards and outlines current funding opportunities. Governance Delegate Assembly Established in 1971 as an elected body representing the membership at large, the Delegate Assembly, composed of over 270 delegates, debates issues of concern to the membership and advises the Executive Council on the association s policies, direction, goals, and structure. Formal deliberations of the assembly, at which any MLA member can speak, are scheduled for 1:00 p.m. on 11 January in the Chicago Marriott (Grand III, 7th loor). An open hearing of the Delegate Assembly, at which MLA members may present their views, will be held at 10:15 a.m. on 10 January in the Chicago Marriott (Ar mitage, 4th loor). Members who wish to submit formal resolutions to the Delegate Assembly should attend the open hearing on resolutions held on 10 January at 12:00 noon in the Chicago Marriott (Armitage, 4th loor). Procedures for submitting resolutions, which are general statements of membership sentiment, are described in article 11.C.3 of

17 128.5 ] General Convention Information and Services 1065 the MLA constitution; copies of this section of the constitution will be available at the MLA registration and welcome centers. Emergencies Illness and Medical Emergencies Procedures may vary from one location to another. Chicago Marriott. Dial 0 from any house phone. Sheraton Chicago. Dial 88 from any house phone. Fairmont. Dial 0 from any house phone. What to Do in Case of a Weather or Other Emergency If weather or an emergency in Chicago should delay or otherwise affect the scheduling of convention sessions, full information on such changes will be posted on the MLA Web site. If a local or personal emergency should cause you to have to delay or cancel your attendance at the convention, you should contact your hotel as early as possible. Registrants who booked their travel through MacNair Travel should call ; others should call their carrier directly. Requests for registration refunds must be postmarked by 10 January. Visit conv_ registration for more information. If you are scheduled to speak or participate in a session, please notify the session organizer. You may also want to annotate your session listing in the online Program. MLA sessions should only be canceled if nearly all the participants are unable to attend the convention. In such a situation, please contact the MLA convention office immediately (convention@ mla.org) so that convention attendees can be informed of the cancellation. Organizers should also inform all the session participants of the cancellation. Future Conventions Calls for Papers Calls for papers may be submitted online at or reviewed online at conv_ papers for the 2015 MLA convention in Vancouver (8 11 January 2015). Locations he 130th MLA Annual Convention will take place in Vancouver from 8 to 11 January he 133rd MLA Annual Convention will take place in New York City from 4 to 7 January Locations for conventions beyond 2015 will be determined at a later date. Please visit for updates. Organizing Sessions Forms and instructions for organizing sessions for the 2015 convention in Vancouver will be available on the MLA Web site in March 2014.

18 [ PMLA Individual Convention Program This form has been provided to assist attendees in planning their schedules for the 2014 MLA convention. Name Convention Address 9 January 10 January 11 January 12 January 8:30 9:45 a.m. 9:50 10:10 a.m. 10:15 11:30 a.m. 11:35 11:55 a.m. 12:00 noon 1:15 p.m. 1:20 1:40 p.m. 1:45 3:00 p.m. 3:05 3:25 p.m. 3:30 4:45 p.m. 4:50 5:10 p.m. 5:15 6:30 p.m. 7:00 8:15 p.m. Remember to visit the exhibit hall in the Sheraton Chicago, River Exhibition Hall, level

19 128.5 ] Map of Chicago Grant Park Hotels 1 Chicago Marriott 2 Conrad Chicago 3 DoubleTree 4 Embassy Suites 5 Fairmont Chicago 6 Inn of Chicago Magniicent Mile 7 InterContinental Chicago 8 Omni Chicago Hotel 9 Palmer House Hilton bk Radisson Blu bl Sheraton Chicago bm Swissôtel Chicago 1067