MCLC: Reciprocal Accessibility roundtable at MLA--cfp

[Denton, Kirk]

MCLC LIST
From: alex huang <acyhuang at gwu.edu>
Subject: Reciprocal Accessibility roundtable at MLA--cfp
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Call for Papers

MLA, 3-6 January 2013 in Boston

Session sponsored by the Division for East Asian Literatures after 1900

Roundtable: Reciprocal Accessibility: What can the MLA and East Asian
divisions achieve together?

Anglo-European and East Asian literary studies stand to gain from mutual,
reciprocal accessibility to the historical knowledge and theoretical
models produced in each other's field. However, the avenue of access is
usually blocked. On the rare occasions when it is not, there is little
reciprocity between the two, because Eurocentric theories and literary
examples are often perceived to be more effective in their explanatory
power. East Asian theories and materials often serve as the exceptional
particular. What can the more dominant fields at the MLA and East Asian
divisions achieve together? What structural and intellectual reform would
be needed to create an avenue of reciprocal access between these fields?
Speakers are invited to present their views and debate on relevant issues.

300-word abstract and brief CV to Alex Huang (acyhuang05 at gmail.com) or
Douglas Slaymaker (dslaym at gmail.com)

Note: This is a *guaranteed* session sponsored by the Division for East
Asian Literatures after 1900 as part of its effort to diversify the MLA.