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Discussion Group Executive Committees

The MLA has forty-eight discussion groups that are designed to accommodate the scholarly and professional interests of small constituencies concerned with discrete literatures or with literary and linguistic subjects that are not encompassed by one of the divisions. MLA members have the option of joining up to two discussion groups. (If you are an MLA member and wish to review or update your discussion group affiliations, please click here.)

Each discussion group is governed by an elected five-member executive committee. Listed here are the 2008 discussion group executive committees. The years after the names of executive committee members are the final years of their terms. Unless otherwise noted, the member whose final year is 2009 serves as the 2008 chair, the member whose final year is 2010 serves as the 2008 secretary and 2009 chair, and the member whose final year is 2011 serves as the 2009 secretary and 2010 chair.

Anglo-Irish Literature (A1)
Cheryl Herr, 2008
Gregory R. Castle, 2009
Paul K. Saint-Amour, 2010
Margot Gayle Backus, 2011
Enda Duffy, 2012

Arabic Literature and Culture (A6)
Anouar Majid, 2008
Shaden M. Tageldin, 2009
Samer M. Ali, 2010
Nouri Gana, 2011
Ibtissam Bouachrine, 2012

Arthurian Literature (A2)
Kathleen Coyne Kelly, 2008 (2008 Ch.)
Patricia Clare Ingham, 2009 (2008 Sec.)
Michelle R. Warren, 2010
Will Hasty, 2011
[position unfilled pending election report]

Bibliography and Textual Studies (B1)
Charles Bernstein, 2008
Peter Joseph Kalliney, 2009
Margaret Jane Kidnie, 2010
Matthew Gary Kirschenbaum, 2011
Sarah Brouillette, 2012

Canadian Literature in English (C1)
Eleanor R. Ty, 2008
Susan A. Rudy, 2009
Sarah P. Casteel, 2010
Julie Rak, 2011
Jennifer Anne Henderson, 2012

Catalan Language and Literature (C3)
Robert A. Davidson, 2008
Sharon G. Feldman, 2009
Sara Nadal-Melsió, 2010
Enric Bou, 2011
Paula A. Sprague, 2012

Celtic Languages and Literatures (C2)
Philip Thomas O'Leary, Jr., 2008
Lisabeth Claire Buchelt, 2009
Sarah Elizabeth McKibben, 2010
Abigail Palko, 2011
Richard Murphy, 2012

Classical Studies and Modern Literature (C4)
William Waters, 2008
Barbara Weiden Boyd, 2009
Daniel Selden, 2010
Ralph Hexter, 2011
Henry Erik Butler, 2012

Cognitive Approaches to Literature (C6)
Mary Thomas Crane, 2008
Frederick Luis Aldama, 2009
Elizabeth Hart, 2010
Michael Sinding, 2011
Isabel Jaén-Portillo, 2012

Comparative Romance Linguistics (R3)
Matthew L. Juge, 2008 (2008 Ch.)
[position unfilled on 2008 committee]
Kendra Douglas, 2010
Alejandra Gonzalez-Perez, 2011
Roslyn Sue Raney, 2012

Computer Studies in Language and Literature (C5)
Kenneth M. Price, 2008
Stephen J. Ramsay, 2009
Tanya Clement, 2010
David Lee Gants, 2011
Sara Steger, 2012

Cuban and Cuban Diaspora Cultural Production (C7)
Lillian Manzor, 2008
Sara E. Cooper, 2009
Dinora C. Cardoso, 2010
H. J. Manzari, 2011 (2008 Sec.)
Guillermina De Ferrari, 2012

Folklore and Literature (F1)
David A. Allred, 2008
David T. Lawrence, 2009
Alexander J. Hunt, 2010
Sharon R. Wilson, 2011
Jacqueline McGrath, 2012

General Linguistics (G1)
Rebecca S. Day Babcock, 2008
Iulia Pittman, 2009
Eric J. Hyman, 2010
Seunghun J. Lee, 2011
Marnie Jo Petray, 2012

Germanic Philology (G2)
Carlee Arnett, 2008
Hans Christian Boas, 2009
Tonya Kim Dewey, 2010
Yuri Yerastov, 2011
Richard Whitt, 2012

Hebrew Literature (H1)
Bernard Horn, 2008
Adam L. Rovner, 2009
Shai Ginsburg, 2010
Yael Halevi-Wise, 2011
Adriana X. Tatum, 2012

Hungarian Literature (H2)
Thomas Raymond Mark, 2008 (2008 Ch.)
Thomas Cooper, 2009 (2008 Sec.)
Gabriella Kecskés, 2010
Narcisz Fejes, 2011
Andras Kisery, 2012

Interdisciplinary Approaches to Culture and Society (A4)
Bruce Campbell, 2008
Gaurav G. Desai, 2009
Deborah Cohn, 2010
Lynne Huffer, 2011
Catherine Taylor, 2012

Italian American Literature (A5)
Michele A. Fazio, 2008
Dennis B. Barone, 2009
Peter Covino, 2010
JoAnne Ruvoli, 2011
Michael A. Antonucci, 2012

Jewish American Literature (J1)
Elaine B. Safer, 2008 (2008 Ch.)
Ann R. Shapiro, 2009 (2008 Sec.)
Derek Parker Royal, 2010
Monica Osborne, 2011
Miriam Jaffe-Foger, 2012

Jewish Cultural Studies (J2)
Lara A. Trubowitz, 2008
Lori Harrison-Kahan, 2009
Warren D. Hoffman, 2010
Robert Samuels, 2011
Jonathan Skolnik, 2012

Law as Literature (L4)
Andrew J. Majeske, 2008
Susan Heinzelman, 2009 (2008 Sec.)
Todd Wayne Butler, 2010 (2008 Ch.)
Constance A. Jordan, 2011
April Miller, 2012

Lexicography (L1)
Jeffery A. Triggs, 2008 (2008 Ch.)
Felicia Jean Steele, 2009 (2008 Sec.)
Katherine Martin, 2010
Chris P. Pearce, 2011
Erin M. McKean, 2012

Literature of the United States in Languages Other Than English (L2)
Dana A. Kress, 2008 (2008 Ch.)
Clint Bruce, 2009 (2008 Sec.)
Laura Isabel Serna, 2010
Sandra L. Dahlberg, 2011
Heidi Kathleen Kim, 2012

Lusophone Literatures and Cultures outside Portugal and Brazil (L3)
Luis Riordan Goncalves, 2008
Nechama Kramer-Hellinx, 2009
Luis Manuel Madureira, 2010
Kathryn M. Sanchez, 2011
Christopher Larkosh, 2012

Media and Literature (M1)
Ivan Kreilkamp, 2008
Matthew Gary Kirschenbaum, 2009
Kathleen Fitzpatrick, 2010
Lisa Gitelman, 2011
David A. Golumbia, 2012

Mexican Cultural and Literary Studies (M2)
Javier Durán, 2008
Laura G. Gutierrez, 2009
Robert McKee Irwin, 2010
Rosana Blanco-Cano, 2011
Maria-Socorro Tabuenca, 2012

Netherlandic Language and Literature (N1)
Simon Jan Richter, 2008
Inez Hollander Lake, 2009
Peter J. Schwartz, 2010
Bettina Brandt, 2011
[position unfilled on 2008 committee]

Old Norse Language and Literature (N2)
Thomas D. Hill, 2008
Robin Waugh, 2009
Kathryn A. Laity, 2010
Sarah May Anderson, 2011
Joseph C. Harris, 2012

Opera as a Literary and Dramatic Form (N3)
Downing A. Thomas, 2008 (2008 Ch.)
Jeongwon Joe, 2009 (2008 Sec.)
Nassim Winnie Balestrini, 2010
Caryl Emerson, 2011
Peter Brooks, 2012

Part-Time Faculty Members (P1)
Kandace L. Lombart, 2008
Lila M. Harper, 2009
Gwendolyn Bradley, 2010
Monica F. Jacobe, 2011
Andrew William Smith, 2012

Present-Day English Language (P2)
[position unfilled on 2008 committee]
Yolanda Chavez-Cappellini 2009
Janina Brutt-Griffler, 2010
Sarah Catherine Dean, 2011
Dulce M. Estevez, 2012

Provençal Language and Literature (P3)
Agathe E. Sultan, 2008
Simon B. Gaunt, 2009 (2008 Sec.)
Levente Seláf, 2010
Eric T. Matheis, 2011 (2008 Ch.)
[position unfilled on 2008 committee]

Puerto Rican Literature and Culture (P4)
Dara E. Goldman, 2008 (2008 Ch.)
[position unfilled on 2008 committee]
Guillermo Bey Irizarry Díaz, 2010
María Mercedes Carrión, 2011
[position unfilled pending election report]

Romance Literary Relations (R1)
Laura Benedetti, 2008
Kathy Richman, 2009
Mary Malcolm Gaylord, 2010
Anna Klobucka, 2011
Andrea Baldi, 2012

Romanian Studies (R2)
Amy Diana Colin, 2008
Monica Popescu, 2009
Adriana Varga, 2010
Rodica C. Ieta, 2011
Jeanine Teodorescu, 2012

Scandinavian Languages and Literatures (S1)
Andrew K. Nestingen, 2008
Anne G. Sabo, 2009
Kristine J. Anderson, 2010
Jennifer Watson, 2011
Anna W. Stenport, 2012

Science Fiction and Utopian and Fantastic Literature (S5)
Rachel H. Haywood Ferreira, 2008
Phillip Edward Wegner, 2009
Dale Knickerbocker, 2010
Shoshana Milgram Knapp, 2011
Sharon R. Wilson, 2012

Scottish Literature (S7)
Fiona J. Wilson, 2008 (2008 Ch.)
John Corbett, 2009
Kenneth Michael McNeil, 2010
David Radcliffe, 2011
Donna Heddle, 2012

Sephardic Studies (S2)
Stacy N. Beckwith, 2008 (2008 Ch.)
Dvir Abramovich, 2009 (2008 Sec.)
Gloria J. Ascher, 2010
Nechama Kramer-Hellinx, 2011
Kenya C. Dworkin y Méndez, 2012

Slavic Literatures and Cultures (S3)
Benjamin Sutcliffe, 2008 (2008 Ch.)
[position unfilled on 2008 committee]
Ilya Vinitsky, 2010
William S. Nickell, 2011
Elizabeth Skomp, 2012

South Asian Languages and Literatures (S6)
Lejla Tricic, 2008
Lopamudra B. Basu, 2009
Bed Prasad Giri, 2010
Moumin Quazi, 2011
Karni Pal Bhati, 2012

Southern Literature (S4)
Jon Smith, 2008
Judith Jackson Fossett, 2009
Riché D. Richardson, 2010
Annette Trefzer, 2011
Leigh Anne Duck, 2012

Translation (T1)
Corinne Laura Scheiner, 2008
Suzanne Jill Levine, 2009
Michael Berry, 2010
Christopher Larkosh, 2011
Michael Henry Heim, 2012

Travel Literature (T3)
M. Soledad Caballero, 2008 (2008 Ch.)
Ann T. Gardiner, 2009 (2008 Sec.)
Gary Totten, 2010
Barclay Everett Green, 2011
Jennifer Hayward, 2012

The Two-Year College (T2)
Amy Vondrak, 2008
Andrea Broomfield, 2009
Jo Ann Buck, 2010
Michelle S. Pacht, 2011
Susannah Mary Chewning, 2012

West Asian Languages and Literatures (W1)
Randa B. Wahbe, 2008 (2008 Ch.)
Julie C. Sears, 2009 (2008 Sec.)
[position unfilled on 2008 committee]
Hussam S. Timani, 2011
Kamala Platt, 2012

Yiddish Literature (Y1)
Anne Eakin Moss, 2008 (2008 Ch.)
Esther Leysorek Goodman, 2009 (2008 Sec.)
Amelia Glaser, 2010
Ken Frieden, 2011
Naomi Prawer Kadar, 2012