2020 MLA Convention Sessions of Interest to Community College Faculty Members
This list of sessions was compiled by the Committee on Community Colleges.
Thursday
008. Career Pathways for Job Seekers in Languages
11:45 AM–1:15 PM, Jan 9, 2020
WSCC - Tahoma 1
021. Humanizing Online Literature Classes
12:00 PM–1:15 PM, Jan 9, 2020
WSCC - 617
036. Antiracist Pedagogy and Assessment at the Community College
12:00 PM–1:15 PM, Jan 9, 2020
WSCC - 205
055. Mentoring Workshop for Job Seekers in Languages
1:45 PM–3:00 PM, Jan 9, 2020
WSCC - Tahoma 1
052. The State of the Syllabus
1:45 PM–3:00 PM, Jan 9, 2020
WSCC - 607
068. Transformative Archives-Based Humanities Pedagogy
1:45 PM–3:00 PM, Jan 9, 2020
WSCC - 303
044. Making and Using the MLA International Bibliography for the Twenty-First Century: Human Expertise, Digital Tools
1:45 PM–3:00 PM, Jan 9, 2020
WSCC - Chelan 4
099. Corpus Data and Second-Language Education
3:30 PM–4:45 PM, Jan 9, 2020
WSCC - Chelan 5
103. Modern Latin American Poetries in the Classroom
3:30 PM–4:45 PM, Jan 9, 2020
WSCC - 201
115A. Making It More Social, More Just: The Liberal Arts Model and the Service of Teaching Writing
3:30 PM–4:45 PM, Jan 9, 2020
WSCC - 620
126. Advancing the Public Humanities
5:15 PM–6:30 PM, Jan 9, 2020
WSCC - 604
145. Bringing Translation and Interpreting to the World Language Curriculum
5:15 PM–6:30 PM, Jan 9, 2020
WSCC - 401
184. Pedagogy for the Justice-Involved: Teaching English in Jails and Prisons
7:00 PM–8:15 PM, Jan 9, 2020
Sheraton - Ravenna C
162. Intersections between Second-Language Studies and STEM
7:00 PM–8:15 PM, Jan 9, 2020
WSCC - 204
155. Regional MLAs: New Media, Multimedia, and the Public Humanities
7:00 PM–8:15 PM, Jan 9, 2020
WSCC - 401
181. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Your Department
7:00 PM–8:15 PM, Jan 9, 2020
WSCC - Skagit 1
180. Integrated Learning Experiences in the Humanities and Art with Science, Technology, Engineering, and Medicine
7:00 PM–8:15 PM, Jan 9, 2020
WSCC - 4C-3
Friday
191. Together Again: Literature, Creative Writing, and Composition
8:30 AM–9:45 AM, Jan 10, 2020
WSCC - 612
210. Second-Language Research and Practice: Looking Back, Moving Forward
8:30 AM–9:45 AM, Jan 10, 2020
WSCC - Chelan 5
220. Teaching Modern Drama I
8:30 AM–9:45 AM, Jan 10, 2020
WSCC - 615
213. MLA Style Workshop: Documenting Sources with the MLA Handbook
8:30 AM–9:45 AM, Jan 10, 2020
WSCC - 4C-1
261. Teaching Hemingway and Gender
10:15 AM–11:30 AM, Jan 10, 2020
WSCC – 613
270. The Ethics of Pedagogy: What Do We Owe Our Students?
12:00 PM–1:15 PM, Jan 10, 2020
WSCC - 607
300. Embodying Difference: Disrupting Disability in Language and Literature
12:00 PM–1:15 PM, Jan 10, 2020
WSCC - 201
306. Public Humanities: Regional MLAs and Their Communities
1:45 PM–3:00 PM, Jan 10, 2020
WSCC - Skagit 5
310. Career Opportunities in Two-Year Colleges
1:45 PM–3:00 PM, Jan 10, 2020
WSCC - Skagit 4
318. Inclusivity, Accessibility, Community: Teaching Business Communication Online
1:45 PM–3:00 PM, Jan 10, 2020
WSCC - 214
323. The Seal of Biliteracy and Implications for Language Programs in Higher Education
1:45 PM–3:00 PM, Jan 10, 2020
WSCC - 303
326. Human or Student? Faculty Members Respond to the Real Cocurriculum
1:45 PM–3:00 PM, Jan 10, 2020
WSCC - 615
339. Keywords for the Future
3:30 PM–5:15 PM, Jan 10, 2020
WSCC - 6A
346. Reading Women Writers
3:30 PM–4:45 PM, Jan 10, 2020
WSCC - 203
355. Poetry for Scientists and Welders: Teaching the Liberal Arts at Two-Year Colleges
3:30 PM–4:45 PM, Jan 10, 2020
WSCC - 303
361. Witness, Testimony, Story, Counterstory: Languaging Race and Racism in the Teaching of Writing
3:30 PM–4:45 PM, Jan 10, 2020
WSCC - 604
370. Advocating for Foreign Language Departments
3:30 PM–4:45 PM, Jan 10, 2020
WSCC - Skagit 1
373. Exploring Strategies for LGBTQIA+ Inclusion in Language Classrooms
3:30 PM–4:45 PM, Jan 10, 2020
WSCC - Chelan 5
383. Political Commitments / Professional Responsibilities
5:15 PM–6:30 PM, Jan 10, 2020
WSCC - Skagit 5
402. On (Not) Breaking Our Bonds: Teaching Writing in English Departments in 2020
5:15 PM–6:30 PM, Jan 10, 2020
WSCC - 211
406. Teaching Feeling: Affect in the Humanities Classroom
5:15 PM–6:30 PM, Jan 10, 2020
WSCC - 205
415. The Presidential Address
6:45 PM–7:45 PM, Jan 10, 2020
Sheraton - Grand A
Saturday
424. MLA Human Library 2020
8:30 AM–9:45 AM, Jan 11, 2020
Sheraton - Ravenna AB
427. Public Engagement: Academics Writing in Public
8:30 AM–9:45 AM, Jan 11, 2020
WSCC - 608
461. Composing the Future of English Studies
10:15 AM–11:30 AM, Jan 11, 2020
WSCC - 611
479. Building Authentic and Articulated Learning Experiences that All Students Can Access
10:15 AM–11:30 AM, Jan 11, 2020
WSCC - 303
480. Helping Students Articulate the Value of Their Undergraduate Humanities Studies
10:15 AM–11:30 AM, Jan 11, 2020
WSCC - Skagit 1
486. From Exclusion to Access: Disrupting the Academic Prestige Economy
10:15 AM–11:30 AM, Jan 11, 2020
WSCC - 604
500. Humanities in Five
12:00 PM–1:15 PM, Jan 11, 2020
WSCC - 4C-4
501. Comparative Studies and Human Diversity
12:00 PM–1:15 PM, Jan 11, 2020
WSCC - 613
502. Prison Literature and Mass Incarceration
12:00 PM–1:15 PM, Jan 11, 2020
WSCC - 615
512. Curriculum Vitae Workshop
12:00 PM–1:15 PM, Jan 11, 2020
WSCC - Chelan 5
524. Theorizing the Teaching of Writing in the Literature Classroom
12:00 PM–1:15 PM, Jan 11, 2020
WSCC - 606
537. Research Projects from the MLA Reading-Writing Pedagogy Institutes
1:45 PM–3:00 PM, Jan 11, 2020
WSCC - 4C-2
613. The Future of the Humanities
5:15 PM–6:30 PM, Jan 11, 2020
WSCC - 4C-4
644. The Teacher-Scholar at the Two-Year College
5:15 PM–6:30 PM, Jan 11, 2020
Sheraton - Willow B
Sunday
675. Public-Facing Humanities, Literary Adaptation, and K–16 Connections
8:30 AM–9:45 AM, Jan 12, 2020
WSCC - 615
678. Working-Class Writing and Nostalgia
8:30 AM–9:45 AM, Jan 12, 2020
WSCC - 606
691. Teaching Texts in Translation: Theoretical and Pedagogical Approaches
10:15 AM–11:30 AM, Jan 12, 2020
WSCC - 211
694. Teaching the Difficult: Working with Social Justice, Modern Slavery, and Climate Change
10:15 AM–11:30 AM, Jan 12, 2020
WSCC - 303
697. When Texts Move: Teaching Digital Writing Projects
10:15 AM–11:30 AM, Jan 12, 2020
WSCC - 619
703. Confederate Monuments, Memory, and Memorial
10:15 AM–11:30 AM, Jan 12, 2020
WSCC - 205
715A. Teaching Humanity? The Cultural Work of Literature Instruction in the United States
12:00 PM–1:15 PM, Jan 12, 2020
WSCC - Chelan 4
716. Connecting the Humanities to Gainful Employment: Career Education and the Undergraduate Curriculum
12:00 PM–1:15 PM, Jan 12, 2020
WSCC - 201
726. Crossing the Divide: Political Polarization and the Humanities Classroom
12:00 PM–1:15 PM, Jan 12, 2020
WSCC - 214
737. Here We Are Now: Grunge and the Humanities, Thirty Years On
12:00 PM–1:15 PM, Jan 12, 2020
WSCC - Skagit 2
739. Our Changing Workplace: Contradictions and Strategies of Faculty Governance
12:00 PM–1:15 PM, Jan 12, 2020
WSCC - 617
742. Being Human after War: Veteran Writers and the Public Sphere
12:00 PM–1:15 PM, Jan 12, 2020
WSCC - 606
745. Writing Identity from Coast to Coast: Developing Self and Social Awareness through Creative Writing Pedagogy in Composition and Literature
12:00 PM–1:15 PM, Jan 12, 2020
WSCC - 618
770. Teaching in an Age of Populism
1:45 PM–3:00 PM, Jan 12, 2020
WSCC - 614
779. Decolonizing Language Education
1:45 PM–3:00 PM, Jan 12, 2020
WSCC - 617