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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Please feel free to share with those who might be interested. Thanks!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Margaret<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></b><span style="color:black">Sarah Orem <sorem@usc.edu><br>
<b>Date: </b>Monday, March 10, 2025 at 2:44</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span style="color:black">PM<br>
<b>To: </b>Sarah Orem <sorem@usc.edu><br>
<b>Cc: </b>Sony Coranez Bolton <scoranezbolton@amherst.edu><br>
<b>Subject: </b>MLA CFP<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">I'm on the executive committee for the MLA's forum on the Medical Humanities and Health Studies. With the Disability Studies forum, we're soliciting a CFP on illness + disability narratives in the wake of climate
change for a panel at MLA 2026. <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/mla.confex.com/mla/2026/webprogrampreliminary/Paper29919.html__;!!KGKeukY!xeWst6ZW-6DRtvg5qFNNHgTZGR-4_6VA1nmS11fFwqdFEcS3VUNNDZ5dhZd7SA-rp8V83l3DDfj2cU6hCg$" title="https://mla.confex.com/mla/2026/webprogrampreliminary/Paper29919.html">
Here's the CFP</a>: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">"This session will explore narratives of illness and disability in the wake of climate change. Of special interest are papers examining climate change’s impact on people of color, low-income communities, and global
south nations. Contacts: <i>Sarah Orem, University of Southern California (</i></span><i><span style="color:#006CCC"><a href="mailto:sorem@usc.edu"><span style="color:#006CCC">sorem@usc.edu
</span></a></span></i><i><span style="color:black">) Sony Coráñez Bolton, Amherst College (</span></i><i><span style="color:#006CCC"><a href="mailto:scoranezbolton@amherst.edu"><span style="color:#006CCC">scoranezbolton@amherst.edu
</span></a></span></i><i><span style="color:black">)." </span></i><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">If you know of anyone interested in submitting, please encourage them to reach out to us with a 200-word abstract and CV. Feel free to forward this email along to your networks. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Sarah Orem, PhD<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Assistant Professor (Teaching) of Writing <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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