Modern Language Association

Thank you for contributing to the volume! And for the dog photo! 😄

PS Folks can save 20% off with code MLA20 (or 30% off as an MLA member): www.mla.org/Publications...

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This volume will give instructors teaching a wide range of courses exciting ways of exploring Galdós's writing with their students. Use code MLA20 for 20% off or get 30% off as an MLA member: www.mla.org/Publications...

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Updated with AI Guidance, this classroom guide helps students understand why digital literacy is a crucial skill for their education, future careers, and participation in democracy. Use code MLA20 for 20% off or get 30% off as an MLA member: www.mla.org/Publications...

View our new web page for resources for teaching about current events, supporting students during crisis, and information related to immigration issues. mla.org/Teaching-Crisis

“It became clear to us that if faculty members are to continue to design pedagogy to cultivate human reading and writing, we need to have a say in shaping digital learning environments, and we need tech companies to cooperate." Read the statement at www.mla.org/Resources/Ad...

In the new MLA Newsletter, @annamillsoer.bsky.social and @mkirschenbaum.bsky.social, members of the committee that drafted the MLA Statement on Educational Technologies and AI Agents, reflect on the importance of the statement and how to put it into action. news.mla.hcommons.org/2026/01/30/e...

"Undergraduate research is vital to the future of languages and literature, and it gives students essential opportunities to develop transferable skills, build their intellectual identities, and make learning meaningful," said @paulakrebs.bsky.social. These students "are an inspiring bunch!"

Eastern is top presenter at first MLA undergrad research session Six English majors at Eastern Connecticut State University made history on Jan. 9, presenting their research at the Modern Language Association (MLA) convention’s inaugural undergraduate research post...

ICYMI, #MLA26 hosted an undergraduate research poster session that included six students from Eastern Connecticut State University. Learn more about their experience presenting and attending sessions: www.easternct.edu/news/_storie...

Why We Need the Lessons of Banned Books Now More Than Ever Join our free webinar about what we gain from reading and teaching banned books and how we can respond to censorship.

Reminder: we’re hosting a free webinar, Why We Need the Lessons of Banned Books Now More Than Ever, today, 27 January, at 2:00 p.m. EST. Join us as our panel considers what we gain from reading and teaching banned books and how we can respond to censorship. webinars.mla.org/webinar/why-...

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Reminder: survey responses and essay proposals for our latest volume in development, Approaches to Teaching Melville’s Moby-Dick, second edition, are due one week from today, on 1 February. Learn more: www.surveymonkey.com/r/YHK8VJ8

#MLA26 registrants can find all the recordings of virtual sessions at mla.confex.com/mla/2026/mee...!

Teaching with Science Writing in the Humanities Classroom cover

This volume showcases the value of science writing as a mode of cultural analysis, as an object of close reading, and as a foundation for justice-oriented pedagogies. Use code MLA20 for 20% off or get 30% off as an MLA member: www.mla.org/Publications...

Why We Need the Lessons of Banned Books Now More Than Ever Join our free webinar about what we gain from reading and teaching banned books and how we can respond to censorship.

Join us one week from today (27 Jan.) for a free webinar, Why We Need the Lessons of Banned Books Now More Than Ever. Speakers will share lessons from considering frequently banned texts and strategies from the communities affected by—and resisting—book bans.
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UF workshop uses comics to build community and support transfer students Immersive program invites students to campus.

We were excited to catch up w/ an MLA Pathways grant winner from the U of Florida in the #MLA26 Innovation Room! The project—Comics and Community—is a workshop that helped transfer students visualize a future at UF and introduced them to the study of comics. More at news.ufl.edu/2025/07/comi...

2026 MLA Annual Convention

Thanks for joining us in Toronto for the 2026 MLA convention! Join us at mla26.com in the coming weeks for on-demand sessions until March. See you in Los Angeles in 2027!

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Swing by PubCentral today for your last chance to receive 50% off paperback titles! The exhibit hall closes at 1 p.m. #MLA26

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We were thrilled to celebrate the winners of MLA prizes last night, including teacher Ben Wiebracht from Stanford Online High School and his students, who won the MLA Prize for a Scholarly Edition for their The Tour of Doctor Syntax in Search of the Picturesque, by William Combe. 🎊 #MLA26

Want to submit your work to the MLA International Bibliography? Stop by PubCentral to speak with an editor. #MLA26 www.mla.org/Publications...

Interested in Handbook Plus for your institution? Visit PubCentral to chat with our sales manager and learn about getting access to handbook content and much more for your campus community. #MLA26 mlahandbookplus.org/pages/about

Plan ahead—renew your membership today and enjoy uninterrupted member discounts and services through the 2027 MLA convention in Los Angeles (7–10 January 2027)! Get the code at the membership desk to open the Renew tile in the MLA 2026 Game.

Coming up at 10:15 a.m. in MTCC 606, "The Humanities Funding Landscape": Leaders from major US humanities funders discuss the role of philanthropy in supporting the humanities in higher education today and the challenges they and we are facing. #MLA26 mla.confex.com/mla/2026/mee...

We're excited to announce the first winner of the #MLA26 game: Keith Anthis from Houston Community College! We'll be giving out more prizes today, so keep playing! mla.confex.com/mla/2026/mee...

Grab your badge and head to the exhibit hall in Hall E on Level 800 (9:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. today and 9:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. tomorrow). The concession stand is open until 4:00 p.m. for refreshments, with events beginning at 10:15 a.m. Joining us online? Visit the online exhibit pages.

Looking to expand your syllabus? Come by PubCentral to browse our new and forthcoming titles. We’ll be at the booth from 9 to 6. #MLA26

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Cheer on the award winners! The MLA Awards Ceremony (session 370) starts in 45 minutes (7:15 p.m., Concert Hall, Fairmont Royal York). Check out the prizewinning publications on display at the Publication Prize table in the MLA registration and welcome center.
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Starting now (1:45 p.m. in MTCC 718A): Undergraduate Research in the Humanities: A Poster Session for Students. Hear student researchers present their work and reflect on their own learning outcomes in this #MLA26 interactive poster session. mla.confex.com/mla/2026/mee...

PubCentral Reception Need an afternoon pick-me-up? Swing by PubCentral in the exhibit hall for light bites, coffee, and tea beginning at 4:30 p.m.

Refuel in PubCentral with healthy snacks, coffee, and other nonalcoholic drinks Friday, 9 January, at 4:30 p.m.! #MLA26 mla.confex.com/mla/2026/mee...

Stop by the Los Angeles table (Level 600, across from MLA registration) for treats and to learn about where MLA 2027 will take place. Thinking ahead to 2027? Check out the calls for papers for developing sessions seeking submissions, or post a call for papers of your own.

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The #MLA26 exhibit hall is open! Come by PubCentral to get 50% off new and forthcoming titles, including Manual MLA.
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Books, MLA café, and more! Make time to visit the exhibit hall beginning at 9:00 a.m. Connect with exhibitors, visit the concession stand, attend sessions, and meet friends. The exhibit hall is open Friday and Saturday, 9:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.; Sunday, 9:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.