Dear colleagues,
As the incoming chair of the MLA’s forum on modern and contemporary Chinese literature, I’d like to invite you to consider submitting a proposal for the 2022 MLA conference in Washington, D.C. Calls for papers can be submitted now and will be accepted through February 28: submitting a call through MLA brings your session to the attention of potential participants (as described here). CFP are optional: complete special session proposals (described here) are due on April 1. The conference is committed to participant access and was completely virtual this year; I suspect that the risk of coronavirus will make next year’s conference hybrid physical/virtual. I will also point out that the MLA is one of the few conferences which allows for non-English presentations; I am available to revise proposal translations (which must be in English) for MCLC members and people in the field, just contact me off-list.
The forum leadership under outgoing chair Lee Haiyan has made some exciting plans for next year’s program. We would love to see you in D.C. (or online) in January.
Thanks,
Nick Admussen
Cornell University
尊敬的同事们，
作为美国现代语言协会(MLA)关于中国现当代文学论坛的新任论坛长，我邀请您向将于华盛顿特区举行的2022年度MLA年会提交一份论文小组提案。如您希望为某个专题征稿，可以从现在至2月28日之前通过MLA网站提交征稿启事(CFP)。通过MLA提交征稿启事将使您的专题吸引潜在参与者的注意（如此处所述）。您也可以跳过CFP，直接于4月1日以前提交完整的专题论文小组提案（如此处所述）。MLA致力于保证会员的参与权，刚结束的2021年度会议是完全在线举行的。我预计冠状病毒的风险将使明年（2022）的年度会议采用在场/在线的混合形式举行。我还要指出，MLA是为数不多的允许非英语演讲的会议之一。我愿意为MCLC成员和其他同行修改专题论文小组提案的翻译（您的会议演讲可以为中文，但是递交给MLA的专题论文小组提案必须为英文），请用Email （na347@cornell.edu）直接联系我，不要回复这个信息。
在前论坛长李海燕教授的领导之下，现当代文学论坛执行委员会已为明年的MLA年会制定了一些激动人心的计划。我们希望明年一月份在华盛顿城（或在线）见到您。
谢谢，
安敏轩
康奈尔大学