Hello, All,
Please note the following CFP that may be of interest:
MLA ‘27 Guaranteed Session:
TITLE: Pedagogy of the Oppressed: Emancipatory Activities at the Crossroads of Academic Freedom
DESCRIPTION: In honor of the 60th anniversary of Paulo Freire’s Pedagogy of the Oppressed, the MLA Committee on Higher Education Practices (HEP) seeks paper proposals regarding contemplation, design, and/or implementation of emancipatory activities in literature, language, and writing classrooms.
Topics might include (but are certainly not limited to) the following:
- Improving student engagement in difficult times
- Maintaining academic freedom for both instructor and student
- Encouraging critical thinking (not to be confused with “indoctrination”) AND/OR Teaching the difference between critical thinking and indoctrination
- Designing and/or assessing course objectives that promote critical thinking and/or other critical course objectives
- Empowering students and instructors to engage safely in open dialog
- Valuing authenticity and critiquing the norms of academic writing
DUE: Friday, March 20, 2026, but earlier submission is strongly encouraged
CONTACT: Please email proposals to Claire Carly-Miles, c.carly-miles and Geraldine Fiss, gfiss with the subject line: MLA-HEP PAPER PROPOSAL
All best,
Claire
Claire Carly-Miles, PhD
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Instructional Associate Professor, English Department
Texas A&M University, College Station, TX. 77843-4227