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Humanist Discussion Group, Vol. 8, No. 0328. Monday, 28 Nov 1994.

Date: Fri, 18 Nov 94 10:43:06 EST
From: Mary Mallery <mallery@eden.rutgers.edu>
Subject: Sessions on E-Texts at the '94 MLA Conference

For those of you who have asked, here is the list of MLA Sessions on
Electronic Texts, which was originally posted to the ETEXTCTR list.
Thanks to Joel Goldfield for the additions!

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The following are sessions on electronic texts and related topics to
be discussed at the 1994 Modern Language Association Convention, in
San Diego, California from 27-30 December. The Session Numbers cited
below correspond to the numbers listed in the November 1994 _PMLA_
Program for the 110th Convention.

ELECTRONIC TEXTS, HYPERTEXTS, AND THE STUDY OF LITERATURE
Session 7 (Tues., Dec. 27, 3:30-4:45PM, 8, San Diego Convention Center)
Program arranged by the Association for Computers in the Humanities.
Presiding: Joel D. Goldfield, Fairfield University.
1. "Is There a Class in this Text? Creating Knowledge in the Electronic
Classroom, Part 2," John Slatin, U. of Texas, Austin
2. "Re-presenting Renaissance Dialectic in Hypertextual Poetic,"
Margaret Downs-Gamble, Virginia Tech
3. "The Author, the Law, and Technology in America," Catherine Taylor,
Duke University

HYPERTEXT AND THE RHETORICAL CONTRACT
Session 12 (Tues., Dec. 27, 3:30-4:45PM, 6C, San Diego Convention
Center)
Program arranged by the Association of Teachers of Technical Writing.
1. "Text/Hypertext and the Myths of Reading and Writing,"
Jonathan L. Price, Univ. of New Mexico; Scott P. Sanders, Univ.
of New Mexico
2. "Hypertext: Redefining the Reader," Nancy L. Bayer, Rensselaer
Polytechnic Inst.
3. "Links as Sources of Narrative Sequence in Technical Communication
Hypertexts," Henrietta Nickels Shirk, Boise State Univ.
4. "Worldwide Web and the Virtual Document: A New Rhetorical
Contract," William Dennis Horn, Clarkson Univ.

AN OPEN FORUM: EVALUATING COMPUTER-RELATED WORK FOR RETENTION,
TENURE, AND PROMOTION
Session 111 (Tues., Dec. 27, 7:00-8:15PM, Manchester Room, San Diego
Marriott)
Programs arranged by the MLA Committee on Computers and Emerging
Technologies in Teaching and Research Alternative Educational
Environments. Presiding: James J. Sosnoski, Miami Univ., Oxford
An open discussion at which committee members will seek feedback to
draft guidelines dealing with the evaluation of computer-related work
during hiring and promotion decisions.

For copies of draft guidelines, send an electronic request to
elaine_brennan@brown.edu

USING ELECTRONIC MEDIA IN CLASSES: ITS IMPACT ON PEDAGOGY AND STUDENTS
Session 204 (Wed., Dec. 28, 10:15-11:30AM, San Diego Ballroom C, San
Diego Marriott)
Program arranged by the MLA Committee on Computers and Emerging
Technologies in Teaching and Research. Presiding: Joel D. Goldfield,
Fairfield Univ.
1. "The Space of Literary Discourse: Using StorySpace in the
Literature Classroom," Ed Madden, Univ. of South Carolina; Gregory
VanHoosier-Carey, Univ. of Texas, Austin
2. "Video Films and Reading Comprehension: Getting Foreign Language
Environments Hyper," Rosa Volpe, Vanderbilt Univ.
3. "Virtual Immersion: Internet Resources and Second Language
Acquisition," Maurizio Oliva and Yvette Pollastrini, University of Utah

THE IMPORTANCE AND CHALLENGE OF PRESERVING RESEARCH MATERIALS IN THEIR
ORIGINAL FORMS
Session 254 (Wed., Dec. 28, 1:45-3:30PM, 6E&F, San Diego Convention Center)
A forum. Presiding: G. Thomas Tanselle, John Simon Guggenheim
Memorial Foundation
1. "The Importance of Physical Evidence," G. Thomas Tanselle
2. "Searching for Glimpses of the Post-Electronic Age: Texts,
Technophoria, and the Gee-Whiz Factor," Paul Mosher, Univ. of
Pennsylvania
3. "What Use Are Books in an Electronic Age," J. Hillis Miller, Univ.
of California, Irvine
4. "Part Two: Object Lessons," Ruth Perry, Massachusetts Inst. of
Tech.
5. "Digitally Seeking Shakespeare; or, Why We Still Need Card
Catalogs," Peter Donaldson, Massachusetts Inst. of Tech.
and more talks on Archives, etc.

For coordinated workshops, see Session 459 (Thurs., Dec. 29:
"Teaching in the Library: A Workshop on Using Primary Matierals in the
Classroom") and 499 (Thurs., Dec. 29: "Draft MLA Statement on the
Preservation of Research Materials in Their Original Form").

PLAGIARISM 2000: NEW PERSPECTIVES ON OLD PROBLEMS
Session 316 (Wed., Dec. 28, 3:30-4:45PM, Coronado Room, San Diego Marriott)
A special session; Session Leader: David Gewanter, Harvard Univ.
1. "Plagiarism and Postmodern Appropriation," Marilyn Randall, Univ.
of Western Ontario
2. "Intellectual Property in Technoculture: Retro Texts and Positive
Plagiarism," Cynthia Haynes-Burton, Univ. of Texas, Arlington
3. "Plagiarism and Copyright Infringement: Bad Borrowings Between
Academia and the Law," Martha Woodmansee, Case Western Reserve Univ.;
Peter Jaszi, American Univ., Washington Coll. of Law

VIRGINIA WOOLF IN THE AGE OF COMPUTERS AND MICROFORM
Session 327 (Wed., Dec. 28, 3:30-4:45PM, 4, San Diego Convention
Center)
Program arranged by the Virginia Woolf Society. Presiding: James M.
Haule, Univ. of Texxas, Pan American
1. "A Bloomsbury Multimedia Hypertext," Joan Benson, Univ. of Iowa;
Laurie Dickinson, Univ. of Minnesota, Twin Cities
2. "Computer Collation and Censorship Issues in _Roger Fry_," Diane
F. Gillespie, Washington State Univ., Pullman
3. "The Virginia Woolf Manuscripts on Microfilm," Lorie Freed,
Research Publications Inernational
4. "Arts Computing," Phil Smith, Jr., Univ. of Waterloo
5. "_Roger Fry_: Biography and Bibliography in the Age of Microfilm,"
Panthea Reid Broughton, Louisiana State Univ., Baton Rouge

GERMANIC PHILOLOGY, LINGUISTICS, AND THE COMPUTER
Session 369 (Wed., Dec. 28, 7:15-8:30PM, Manchester Ballroom H, Hyatt
Regency San Diego)
Program arranged by the Discussion Group on Germanic Philology.
Presiding: Evelyn S. Firchow, Univ. of Minnesota, Twin Cities
1. "The Philologist and the Internet," James Marchand, Univ. of
Illinois, Urbana
2. "Electronic File Transfer: Some Obstacles to Long-Distance
Collaboration in the Electronic Age and Some Solutions," Geoffrey B.
Muckenhirn, Univ. of Illinois, Urbana
3. "Wood Gatherers and Cottage Builders: Old Words and New Ways at
the Dictionary of Old English," Antonette diPaolo Healey, Univ. of
Toronto, Saint George Campus
4. "Computer Analysis of the Lexicon of Modern Spoken German,"
Randall Jones, Brigham Young Univ., UT

STRATEGIES OF DISCOURSE IN CYBERSPACE
Session 374 (Wed., Dec. 28, 7:15-8:30PM, Point Loma Room, San Diego
Marriott)
A special session: Session Leader: Charles J. Stivales, Wayne State
Univ.
1. "Transitional Realms: Using Internet Lists and MOO Spaces to Foster
Creative Discourse Communities," Leslie D. Harris, Susquehanna Univ.;
Cynthia A. Wambeam, New Mexico State Univ.
2. "'A Great Flame Follows a Little Spark': Metaflaming and Functions
of the 'Di' in the Rhetoric of a Discussion List," William B. Millard,
Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick
3. "Cyberqueen Speaks: Female Discursive Power on the IRC," Jennifer
L. Holberg, Univ. of Washington
4. "The Indeterminability of Points of Perception; or, A Short Stay in
a Small Hotel in Cyberspace," Micahel Joyce, Vassar Coll.

MULTIMEDIA TECHNOLOGY AND THE TEACHING OF LITERATURE
Session 404 (Thursday, Dec. 29, 8:30-9:45AM, 1B, San Diego Convention
Center)
Program arranged by the Division on the Teaching of Literature.
Presiding: Claire Kramsch, Univ. of California, Berkeley
1. "The Poetic M(o)use: Teaching the Hyperpoem," Ruth V. Gross, Univ.
of Texas, Arlington
2. "Teaching Symbolism with Multimedia Technology," Scott Mills,
Northwestern Univ.; William Nelles, Northwestern Univ.
3. "Multimedia Technology and the Teaching of Shakespeare," Randall
Louis Anderson, Yale Univ.

THE ROLE OF ELECTRONIC TEXTS ARCHIVES IN THE STUDY OF LITERATURE
Session 548 (Thurs., Dec. 29, 1:45-3:00PM, 4, San Diego Convention
Center)
Program arranged by the Association for Computers in the Humanities.
Presiding: Paul A. Fortier, Univ. of Manitoba
1. "A Chronological Common-Words Vector in a Corpus of English
Renaissance Tragedy," David Hugh Craig, Univ. of Newcastle
2. "Developing Electronic Text Archives for Literary Research," Gina
L. Greco, Portland State Univ.; Toby Paff, Princeton Univ.

EDITING BEOWULF
Session 562 (Thurs., Dec. 29, 3:30-4:45PM, 6C, San Diego Convention
Center)
Program arranged by the Division on Old English Language and
Literature. Presiding: Roberta Frank, Univ. of Toronto, Saint George
Campus

1. "Old Philology, New Philology, and Trends in the Editing of
_Beowulf_," Peter S. Baker, Univ. of Virginia
2. "Editing the Prose Texts of the _Beowulf_ Manuscript: Implications
for a New Edition of the Poem," Joseph McGowan, Univ. of San Diego
3. "The Electronic _Beowulf_," Kevin S. Kiernan, Univ. of Kentucky,
Lexington

PRACTICE AND IDEAL IN ELECTRONIC SCHOLARLY EDITIONS
Session 581 (Thurs., Dec. 29, 3:30-4:45PM, Manchester Ballroom F,
Hyatt Regency San Diego)
Program arranged by the MLA Committee on Scholarly Editions.
Presiding: Peter L. Shillingsburg, Mississippi State Univ.
1. "Vellum to Video: The _Piers Plowman_ Electronic Archive," Hoyt
Duggan, Univ. of Virginia
2. "Two Contrasting Electronic Editions: _The Collected Voltaire_ and
the _Canterbury Tales_," Peter Robinson, Oxford Univ.
3. "Editing Renaissance Electronic Texts," Ian Lancashire, Univ. of
Toronto, Saint George Campus
4. "Publishing Electronic Scholarly Editions," John Unsworth, Univ. of
Virginia

EDITING AND PEDAGOGY
Session 626 (Thurs., Dec. 29, 7:15-8:30PM, 10, San Diego Convention
Center)
Program arranged by the Division on Methods of Literary Research.
Presiding: Philip Cohen, Univ. of Texas, Arlington
1. "Teaching Textual Criticism," Michael Groden, Univ. of Western
Ontario
2. "Beyond Editing: Textual Ontology, Literary Interpretation, and
Pedagogy," David Holdeman, Univ. of North Texas
3. "Editorial Theory for Undergraduates? What Will They Think of Next?"
George Bornstein, Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor
4. "Future Programs in English Studies: Incorporating Technology in the
Pursuit of Text-Knowledge," Susan Lang, Emory Univ.
5. "Textual Scholarship in the Classroom," Philip Cohen

CONTRIBUTIONS OF COMPUTER METHODS TO THE STUDY OF LITERATURE
Session 723 (Friday, Dec. 30, 10:15-11:30AM, Manchester Room, San
Diego Marriott)
Program arranged by the Discussion Group on Computer Studies in Language and
Literature. Presiding: Paul A. Fortier, Univ. of Manitoba
1. "Computer-Aided Approaches to Prosodic Styles in German Literature,"
David H. Chisholm, Univ. of Arizona
2. "Computer-Aided Analysis of German Records of the Thirteenth and
Fourteenth Centuries," Annegret Fiebig, Freie Universitat, Berlin
3. "Statistics and Authorship Attribution," Joseph Rudman, Carnegie
Mellon Univ.

ELECTRONIC SCHOLARLY EDITIONS
Session 736 (Friday, Dec. 30, 10:15-11:30AM, 5B, San Diego
Convention Center)
Program arranged by the MLA Committee on Scholarly Editions.
Presiding: Charles B. Faulhaber, Univ. of California, Berkeley
1. "Before the Computer: The Search for Non-linearity," Charles B.
Faulhaber
2. "Electronic Critical Editions: How Do People Use Them?" Susan
Hockey, Center for Electronic Texts in the Humanities
3. "Textual Criticism and the Text-Encoding Initiative," Michael
Sperberg-McQueen, Univ. of Illinois, Chicago

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