Critical Pedagogy and Global Literature: Worldly Teaching (New Frontiers in Education, Culture, and Politics) Edited by Masood Ashraf Rja, Zach VandeZande, Hillary Stringer Series Editor: Kenneth Saltman I just wanted to share the exciting news that our collection of essays focused on teaching of world literature has now been published and is available to order…
Announcements
CFP: “Language Speaks US”
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The College English Association—Caribbean Chapter welcomes proposals for presentations in English (20-minute papers) for our 2014 conference, which will be held at the University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez, on March 14-15, 2014. The title is “Language Speaks Us” and the topic is Language(s) and Identity. This event will be an opportunity to discuss the ways…
Pakistaniaat: Faiz Ahmed Faiz Issue Published!
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This is to let you all know that the Faiz Ahmed Faiz Special issue of Pakistaniaat has now been published and is available on our website. Two years in the making, this wonderfully comprehensive issue on one of the greatest poets of Pakistan was edited by Dr. Amina Yaqin. More about Dr. Amina Yaqin, Special…
Commonwealth Companion, call for contributions
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The editorial team of the Commonwealth Studies branch of the CAS research group at Toulouse 2 is pleased to announce a call for contributions to a scholarly reference book to be published by the Presses universitaires du Mirail in the spring of 2015. The ebook will be entitled A Companion to Commonwealth Studies: Cultural Relations…
University of North Texas Signs a Cooperative Agreement with National University of Modern Languages, Islamabad
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I take this opportunity to share some details about this exciting new cooperative agreement between UNT (my home institution) and NUML. The reason I did not offer you the usual doze of my public writings for the past few months is because I was busy writing a grant proposal to secure funds through the US…
New Blog: We Represent the 47 Percent
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This is to share the news that my friend and teacher Julianna Baggott has just recently launched a blog entitled “We Represent the 47 Percent. obviously, this blog was launched in an apt response to the inane stamens made by Mitt Romney during a fundraiser. Already, people from all walks of life have added their…