2013 Sessions Open to the Public

Forums and Linked Sessions

• 112. The Presidential Forum: Avenues of Access: Non-Tenure-Track Faculty Members and American Higher Education

  Thursday, 3 January, 5:15–7:00 p.m., Constitution Ballroom, Sheraton

353. Avenues of Access: Digital Humanities and the Future of Scholarly Communication
       Friday, 4 January, 3:30–4:45 p.m., Republic Ballroom, Sheraton
570. Avenues of Access: The State of Disability Studies
       Saturday, 5 January, 1:45–3:00 p.m., Republic Ballroom, Sheraton

• 222. The Twenty-First-Century MLA: Reimagining the Order of Things

  Friday, 4 January, 10:15 a.m.–12:00 noon, Republic Ballroom, Sheraton

404. The Future of Chinese in the MLA
       Friday, 4 January, 5:15–6:30 p.m., 201, Hynes
461. The Future of Writing Studies in the MLA
       Saturday, 5 January, 10:15–11:30 a.m., Back Bay D, Sheraton

• 296. Tuning In to the Phoneme: Phonetic and Phonological Nuances in Second Language Acquisition

  Friday, 4 January, 1:45–3:30 p.m., 306, Hynes

• 334. Gao Xingjian on Literature and Theater

  Friday, 4 January, 3:30–5:15 p.m., 202, Hynes

Special Events and Creative Conversations

• 182. A Creative Conversation between Michael Erard and Dennis E. Baron

  Thursday, 3 January, 7:00–8:15 p.m., Republic Ballroom, Sheraton

• 340. Flying Words Project: A Creative Conversation

  Friday, 4 January, 3:30–4:45 p.m., Back Bay B, Sheraton

• 418. A Reading by Soledad Puértolas [canceled]

  Friday, 4 January, 7:00–8:15 p.m., 209, Hynes

• 419. Global Shakespeares Open House

  Friday, 4 January, 7:00–8:15 p.m., Back Bay D, Sheraton

• 597. A Creative Conversation with Mark Doty

  Saturday, 5 January, 3:30–4:45 p.m., Independence East, Sheraton

• 638. A Creative Conversation with Gao Xingjian

  Saturday, 5 January, 5:15–6:30 p.m., 206, Hynes

• 649. Film Premiere: May 4 Voices

  Saturday, 5 January, 7:00–8:15 p.m., Republic Ballroom, Sheraton

• 658. Giannina Braschi: United States of Banana

  Saturday, 5 January, 7:00–8:15 p.m., 206, Hynes

Other Sessions Open to the Public

• 103. Native Literary Boston

  Thursday, 3 January, 3:30–4:45 p.m., Beacon A, Sheraton

• 198. Convergent Histories of the Book: From Manuscript to Digital

  Friday, 4 January, 8:30–9:45 a.m., Hampton, Sheraton

• 283. Duality of Assessment: Tool of Instruction, Weapon of Destruction

  Friday, 4 January, 12:00 noon–1:15 p.m., Independence West, Sheraton

• 323. Cultural Contexts: In Honor of Galal Walker’s Contribution to the Study of Chinese

  Friday, 4 January, 1:45–3:00 p.m., 205, Hynes

• 394. Reforming Doctoral Study

  Friday, 4 January, 5:15–6:30 p.m., Back Bay D, Sheraton

• 408. The Presidential Address

  Friday, 4 January, 6:45 p.m., Constitution Ballroom, Sheraton

• 504. New England DIY (Do-It-Yourself) Comics

  Saturday, 5 January, 12:00 noon–1:15 p.m., The Fens, Sheraton

• 536. The Simple Art of Boston Murder

  Saturday, 5 January, 1:45–3:00 p.m., Liberty B, Sheraton

• 565. What Is the Next Thing? Postmodern Pedagogies in the Composition Classroom

  Saturday, 5 January, 1:45–3:00 p.m., Liberty A, Sheraton

• 581. Getting an Education at Occupy Boston: A Roundtable on Intellectual Activism

  Saturday, 5 January, 3:30–4:45 p.m., Back Bay D, Sheraton

• 645. MLA Awards Ceremony

  Saturday, 5 January, 6:45 p.m., Constitution Ballroom, Sheraton

• 694. "This Is Not the Ivy Tower": Scholarship at Community Colleges

  Sunday, 6 January, 8:30–9:45 a.m., Liberty B, Sheraton

• 776. Beat Poetics' Cambridge-Boston Origins

  Sunday, 6 January, 1:45–3:00 p.m., Independence East, Sheraton