Introduction,
2026
Collin College
Welsh On Wagons: Tolkien’S Introduction To The Welsh Language,
2026
Independent scholar
Welsh On Wagons: Tolkien’S Introduction To The Welsh Language, Clive Shergold
Journal of Tolkien Research
This photo-essay explores the history behind Tolkien’s discovery of the Welsh language on coal wagons in Birmingham. It displays typical wagons, and explains the meaning of the Welsh names.
The Enduring Need For Literature: Cognitive Benefits And The Prospect Of Its Disappearance,
2026
Universite Abou Bekr Belkaid, Tlemcen
The Enduring Need For Literature: Cognitive Benefits And The Prospect Of Its Disappearance, Imane Labiad
Department of French Studies Graduate Student Association Conference
One would think that defending the usefulness of teaching literature in schools and universities should no longer be a matter of debate. However, with the emergence of new media and technologies such as AI, this discussion resurfaces. This presentation argues that literature will not disappear from educational settings for two main reasons: the scientific evidence demonstrating its impact, and a fictional scenario that warns against its extinction. Numerous empirical studies have shown the wide range of benefits literature has fostered for centuries. One significant finding concerns the persuasive power of fiction reading (Braddock & Dillard, 2016). Research demonstrates that through …
Korean Words In The Oed: Race, Gender, And The Modern English Speaker,
2026
University of South Carolina
Korean Words In The Oed: Race, Gender, And The Modern English Speaker, Elaine W. Chun
Faculty Publications
This article examines representations of the Modern English Speaker of Korean (MESK) in the Oxford English Dictionary (OED), as lexicographers listened to and documented the language of this figure over the past century. I show that, until the early twenty-first century, the most salient type of MESK was the Koreanist, a white, masculine expert on and translator of Korean, the language of a racial other. By contrast, more recent Korean entries, influenced by the global spread of hallyu, have invoked the Korea Fan, a figure that potentially unsettles longstanding ideologies of language, race, and gender. I …
Exploring Two Approaches Towards Gender Inclusive Language In The Philippines,
2026
Ateneo de Manila University
Exploring Two Approaches Towards Gender Inclusive Language In The Philippines, Eduardo Victor J. Valdez
Marketing and Law Faculty Publications
In this paper, we shall take a look at the role of the Philippine government in encouraging the use of gender-neutral Philippine-English. We shall also glimpse at Philippine gayspeak as a player in the development of the Filipino language game. We endeavor to learn if a top to bottom program for language inclusivity from the government down to the citizenry is effective in promoting inclusivity in Philippine-English. On the other hand, a minority to majority development was the route that Philippine gayspeak took in adding their form of life into the gender-neutral Filipino language.
Tolkien's Oriental Sources? Renunciation Of Immortality And Fairy Nature,
2026
Friedrich Schiller University, Jena
Tolkien's Oriental Sources? Renunciation Of Immortality And Fairy Nature, Giovanni Carmine Costabile
Journal of Tolkien Research
Thompson motif F302.6.2.2. Fairy gives up her fairy nature and becomes mortal to be able to return to her mortal husband and its combination with H310. Suitor tests and H1010. Impossible tasks are Oriental motifs, to be found only in the Tibetan tale of The Boy with the Deformed Head in O'Connor's 1907 collection and in the 9th century CE Japanese Taketori Monogatari. In this light, it appears necessary, assuming that Tolkien had a source for his idea of Lúthien sacrificing her Elven immortality and Elven fate, that his source must be found in the aforesaid narratives, both available …
Queer Approaches To Tolkien: Essays On The Many Paths To Middle-Earth (2025), Edited By Robin Anne Reid, Christopher Vaccaro, And Stephen Yandell,
2026
Independent Scholar
Queer Approaches To Tolkien: Essays On The Many Paths To Middle-Earth (2025), Edited By Robin Anne Reid, Christopher Vaccaro, And Stephen Yandell, Taylor Driggers
Journal of Tolkien Research
Book review, by Taylor Driggers, of Queer Approaches to Tolkien: Essays on the Many Paths to Middle-earth (2025), edited by Robin Anne Reid, Christopher Vaccaro, and Stephen Yandell
Numenor, The Mighty And Frail: Proceedings Of The Tolkien Society Seminar 2023 (2025), Ed. By Will Sherwood,
2026
Valparaiso University
Numenor, The Mighty And Frail: Proceedings Of The Tolkien Society Seminar 2023 (2025), Ed. By Will Sherwood, Douglas Charles Kane
Journal of Tolkien Research
Book review, by Douglas Charles Kane, of Numenor, The Mighty and Frail: Proceedings of The Tolkien Society Seminar 2023 (2025), ed. by Will Sherwood
Understanding Rhetoric Using Meth,
2026
Collin College
Understanding Rhetoric Using Meth, Hugo Castellano
English Student Showcase
Professor: Khimen Cooper-DeHoyos Faculty Readers: Tawnya Hillin-Smith and Jason Carney Class: English 1301/Spring 2026
Review Of Digital Literary Redlining: African American Anthologies, Digital Humanities, And The Canon,
2026
University of Wisconsin - Green Bay
Review Of Digital Literary Redlining: African American Anthologies, Digital Humanities, And The Canon, Tracy A. Fernandez Rysavy
Feminist Pedagogy
No abstract provided.
Media Review Of Recovering The U.S. Hispanic Literary Heritage Digital Collections,
2026
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Media Review Of Recovering The U.S. Hispanic Literary Heritage Digital Collections, Lingyan Yang
Feminist Pedagogy
This media review of Recovering the U.S. Hispanic literary heritage digital collections encourages feminist teacher scholars to use them to teach and research Latino/a American culture and history, esp. in feminist classes.
A Reader's Archive: Embodied Experiences And Digital Records,
2026
None
A Reader's Archive: Embodied Experiences And Digital Records, Olivia Brooks, Suzanne M. Edwards
Feminist Pedagogy
No abstract provided.
How Questions Of Editing Shape Our Learning: Introducing Students To Digital Manuscripts,
2026
Lewis-Clark State College
How Questions Of Editing Shape Our Learning: Introducing Students To Digital Manuscripts, Marlowe Daly-Galeano
Feminist Pedagogy
This article presents a pedagogical approach for introducing literature students to digital manuscripts and editorial processes through hands-on engagement with archival materials. The teaching activity centers on May Alcott Nieriker's essay "London Bridges," using four different versions of the text—two handwritten manuscripts, one nineteenth-century periodical publication, and one contemporary republication—to illuminate how editorial decisions shape literary canons and student learning. The four-part assignment integrates literary analysis, manuscript transcription, variant identification, and editorial decision-making to help students understand the material conditions that determine which texts survive and become part of academic curricula. Through this assignment, students gain critical insights into the …
"In Her Own Words: Annotating A 19th-Century Southwest Florida Diary",
2026
Florida Gulf Coast University
"In Her Own Words: Annotating A 19th-Century Southwest Florida Diary", Jordan L. Von Cannon
Feminist Pedagogy
No abstract provided.
(Introduction To The Special Issue) Restoring Women’S Literary Past: Exploring Digital Recovery Pedagogy Through An Intersectional Feminist Lens,
2026
Western Carolina University
(Introduction To The Special Issue) Restoring Women’S Literary Past: Exploring Digital Recovery Pedagogy Through An Intersectional Feminist Lens, Alice Martin, Tracy A. Fernandez Rysavy
Feminist Pedagogy
In Roopika Risam (New Digital Worlds, 2018) and Lauren Klein and Catherine D’Ignazio’s (Data Feminisms, 2020) recent work, they call for more attention to the intersecting relationships between feminist practice, content, and technical specifications through an awareness of the ways the design and implementation of technology can exclude and objectify people. In response to this, we introduce a special issue on teaching digital recovery in the classroom, with a focus on recovering women writers of America through digital projects.
The Tower And The Ruin: J.R.R. Tolkien’S Creation (2025) By Michael D.C. Drout,
2026
NYU
The Tower And The Ruin: J.R.R. Tolkien’S Creation (2025) By Michael D.C. Drout, Nicholas Birns
Journal of Tolkien Research
Book review, by Nicholas Birns, of The Tower and the Ruin: J.R.R. Tolkien’s Creation (2025) by Michael D.C. Drout
Unlocking L2 Mastery: Mobile-Assisted Vocabulary And Grammar Learning Among Efl Undergraduates,
2026
The British University in Egypt
Unlocking L2 Mastery: Mobile-Assisted Vocabulary And Grammar Learning Among Efl Undergraduates, Nour Ibrahim Metwally, Wesam Khairy Morsi
English Language and Literature
As the demand for the implementation of mobile-assisted learning (MALL) in education is increasing, various research and studies have been conducted to examine the effectiveness of MALL on Second Language Acquisition (SLA) within different university settings. In various higher education contexts, MALL has proved its effectiveness in enhancing various linguistic skills, including grammar and vocabulary, while showing an increase in students’ motivation, autonomy, and engagement. However, research on MALL’s effectiveness and implementation in Egypt is limited. The main objective of this annotative bibliography is to explore how MALL effectively enhances university students’ vocabulary and grammar skills and fills the gap …
Tiny But Moral: How "The Adventures Of Little Tiny And The White Mouse" Portrays Children’S Moral And Social Responsibilities In The Civil War Era,
2026
Gettysburg College
Tiny But Moral: How "The Adventures Of Little Tiny And The White Mouse" Portrays Children’S Moral And Social Responsibilities In The Civil War Era, Abigail Hagopian
CAFE Symposium 2026
Estimated to have been published between 1860 and 1866, The Adventures of Little Tiny and the White Mouse was one of many works for children published by Thomas W. Strong in New York during the American Civil War. The eight-page picture book examines morality and consequences through the misfortunate adventures of a young, yet moral, abnormally small boy named Little Tiny. The youngest of a Broom Maker’s three sons, Tiny’s jealous older brothers sell him to a circus, where he performs alongside a myriad of animals. Missing his father, the animals jump through a series of hoops to help Tiny …
Little Red Riding Hood Rewritten: The Abject In Angela Carter’S “Company Of Wolves”,
2026
Gettysburg College
Little Red Riding Hood Rewritten: The Abject In Angela Carter’S “Company Of Wolves”, Samantha Frohring
CAFE Symposium 2026
This project considers Julia Kristeva's theory of abjection to bring attention to the content within Angela Carter's "The Company of Wolves." This postmodernist rendition of "Little Red Riding Hood" brings attention to feminist topics such as female sexuality and agency. In consideration with Kristeva's theory of abjection, it sheds light on potentially cringeworthy aspects of our bodies and embraces all of the "filth."
Learning For “Serious Employment”: Reinforcing The Social Hierarchy Through Anna Barbauld And John Aikin’S “Things To Be Learned”,
2026
Gettysburg College
Learning For “Serious Employment”: Reinforcing The Social Hierarchy Through Anna Barbauld And John Aikin’S “Things To Be Learned”, Grace Sewell
CAFE Symposium 2026
This poster will explore the role of class in Anna Barbauld and John Aikin’s short story “Things To Be Learned.” “Things To Be Learned” was published in the early 19th century and follows a dialogue between mother and daughter as the two discuss the importance of education. It will be argued that through their use of practical diction, lack of interesting visual components, and rigid didactic structure, Barbauld and Aikin aim to promote the maintenance of a social hierarchy based on class. Additionally, an exploration of Anna Barbauld's own thoughts on female education will be included to develop this analysis.
