2012 MLA Convention Sessions of Interest to Graduate Student Members

From the Committee on the Status of Graduate Students in the Profession (CSGSP)

Lounge

A lounge where graduate students can meet for discussion or relaxation will be located in 210, level 2, Washington State Convention Center (WSCC). The lounge’s hours will be 12:00 noon–8:00 p.m. on 5 January, 8:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m. on 6 and 7 January, and 8:00 a.m.–12:00 noon on 8 January.

Sessions

The CSGSP encourages graduate student members attending the convention to use the hash tag #MLAGrads, as well as #MLA12, if they comment on Twitter on sessions of interest to graduate students. To tag individual sessions, use "#S" and the session number (e.g., #S160).

4. Preconvention Workshop for Job Seekers in Foreign Languages
Thursday, 5 January, 11:45 a.m.–1:15 p.m., 2A, WSCC
5. Preconvention Workshop for Job Seekers in English
Thursday, 5 January, 11:45 a.m.–1:15 p.m., 2B, WSCC
43. Making a Case for the Humanities: Advocacy and Audience
Thursday, 5 January, 1:45–3:00 p.m., 612, WSCC
68. What Works? Integrating Culture into First-Year English and Foreign Language Courses
Thursday, 5 January, 1:45–3:00 p.m., 613, WSCC
69. The Future of Higher Education
Thursday, 5 January, 3:30–5:15 p.m., Grand C, Sheraton
93. Professional Employment Practices for Non-Tenure-Track Faculty Members
Thursday, 5 January, 3:30–4:45 p.m., 617, WSCC
127. The Job I Got
Thursday, 5 January, 5:15–6:30 p.m., 616, WSCC
159. Rhetoric and/of the Job Market
Thursday, 5 January, 7:00–8:15 p.m., 616, WSCC
160. Demonstration Interviews for Job Seekers in Foreign Languages
Thursday, 5 January, 7:00–8:15 p.m., Aspen, Sheraton
167. The Fight for Public Higher Education
Friday, 6 January, 8:30–9:45 a.m., 310, WSCC
194. Activism in the Academy: Generational, Historical, and Theoretical Perspectives
Friday, 6 January, 8:30–9:45 a.m., Willow B, Sheraton
196. How to Search the MLA International Bibliography like an Expert
Friday, 6 January, 8:30–9:45 a.m., 306, WSCC
276. Getting Funded in the Humanities: An NEH Workshop
Friday, 6 January, 1:30–3:30 p.m., 3B, WSCC
289. Communicating Contingent Realities
Friday, 6 January, 1:45–3:00 p.m., 308, WSCC
315. The New Dissertation: Thinking outside the (Proto-)Book
Friday, 6 January, 3:30–4:45 p.m., 606, WSCC
323. Disability in the Composition Class: Inclusion and Adaptation
Friday, 6 January, 3:30–4:45 p.m., 620, WSCC
341. Learning to Connect the Multiple Fields of an English Department
Friday, 6 January, 3:30–4:45 p.m., 614, WSCC
361. "An Injury to One": Fighting the Exploitation of Graduate Student Labor
Friday, 6 January, 5:15–6:30 p.m., 309, WSCC
380. The Presidential Address
Friday, 6 January, 6:45 p.m., Metropolitan A, Sheraton
392. The New Normal: The Changing Nature of the Academic Job Search
Saturday, 7 January, 8:30–9:45 a.m., 612, WSCC
408. What Do Graduate Students in Spanish Need to Learn, and Why?
Saturday, 7 January, 8:30–9:45 a.m., Issaquah, Sheraton
435. Issues Facing Graduate Students of Color in the Profession
Saturday, 7 January, 10:15–11:30 a.m., 309, WSCC
460. The Academic Workplace 101
Saturday, 7 January, 10:15–11:30 a.m., Columbia, Sheraton
467. The Future of Teaching
Saturday, 7 January, 12:00 noon–1:15 p.m., Grand C, Sheraton
496. Career Opportunities in Two-Year Colleges
Saturday, 7 January, 12:00 noon–1:15 p.m., 307, WSCC
501. Using Your Foreign Language Proficiency and Cultural Expertise in the Federal Government
Saturday, 7 January, 1:30–3:30 p.m., 2B, WSCC
502. Emerging Paradigms for Teaching Literature, Language, and Culture
Saturday, 7 January, 1:45–3:00 p.m., Issaquah, Sheraton
539. #alt-ac: Alternative Paths, Pitfalls, and Jobs in the Digital Humanities
Saturday, 7 January, 3:30–4:45 p.m., 3B, WSCC
545. German Graduate Education 2020: Strategies for the Future
Saturday, 7 January, 3:30–4:45 p.m., Issaquah, Sheraton
595. #alt-ac: The Future of "Alternative Academic" Careers
Saturday, 7 January, 5:15–6:30 p.m., 3B, WSCC
611. MLA Awards Ceremony
Saturday, 7 January, 6:45 p.m., Metropolitan A, Sheraton
612. Reception Arranged by the Graduate Program in Spanish and Portuguese at Northwestern University
Saturday, 7 January, 7:00–8:15 p.m., Seneca, Sheraton
645. "Any Volunteers?": Graduate Student Service Work
Sunday, 8 January, 8:30–9:45 a.m., 614, WSCC
685. Staging a Woman's Life in Academia
Sunday, 8 January, 10:15–11:30 a.m., 620, WSCC
696. The Faces behind the Data: Humanizing the MLA Report Data on Humanities Doctorate Recipients and Faculty Members by Race and Ethnicity
Sunday, 8 January, 12:00 noon–1:15 p.m., 614, WSCC
731. Common First-Year Readings and Themes: Theory, Practice, Problems, Promise
Sunday, 8 January, 1:45–3:00 p.m., 608, WSCC