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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dear colleagues:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The Medieval Iberian Forum of the MLA announces the following calls for papers for the 2024 MLA Convention (Philadelphia, Jan 4-7). Please note that presenters must be members
 of the MLA before registering for the conference.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333399;font-weight:normal">New Currents in Medieval Iberian Studies (in person)<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The LLC Medieval Iberian Forum invites submissions of 15 minute-long papers on any topic in Medieval Iberian Studies. Please send an abstract (max 250 words)
 and short bio (100 words) to session organizer.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;font-size:inherit"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Deadline for submissions:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> Wednesday,
 1 March 2023<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span class="name"><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Donald Wood</span></i></span><span class="presenter"><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">, </span></i></span><span class="affiliation"><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Oklahoma
 SU</span></i></span><span class="presenter"><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"> (<a href="mailto:donald.wood@okstate.edu"><span style="color:#006CCC">donald.wood@okstate.edu </span></a>)<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p>
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Celebration: Joy and Sorrow in Medieval Iberia I<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The Medieval Iberian forum invites submissions of 15-minute long papers on the topic of Celebration: Joy and Sorrow in Medieval Iberia. Please send an abstract
 (max 250 words) and bio (100 words) to session organizer.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;font-size:inherit"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Deadline for submissions:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> Wednesday,
 1 March 2023<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span class="name"><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">David Wacks</span></i></span><span class="presenter"><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">, </span></i></span><span class="affiliation"><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">U
 of Oregon</span></i></span><span class="presenter"><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"> (<a href="mailto:wacks@uoregon.edu"><span style="color:#006CCC">wacks@uoregon.edu </span></a>)</span></i></span><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333399;font-weight:normal">Celebration: Joy and Sorrow in Medieval Iberia II (virtual)<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The Medieval Iberian Forum invites submissions for 15-minute long papers on the topic (broadly construed) of Celebration: Joy and Sorrow in Medieval Iberia.
 Preference given to graduate students and scholars working outside the tenure system.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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 1 March 2023<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span class="name"><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Robin Bower</span></i></span><span class="presenter"><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">, </span></i></span><span class="affiliation"><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Penn
 State University, Beaver Campus</span></i></span><span class="presenter"><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"> (<a href="mailto:rmb29@psu.edu"><span style="color:#006CCC">rmb29@psu.edu </span></a>)</span></i></span><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Best wishes,<br>
David<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">David Wacks (he/him/his)</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">Head and Professor of Spanish<br>
Dept of Romance Languages<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">School of Global Studies and Languages<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">University of Oregon</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">General Editor, <i><a href="https://openiberiaamerica.hcommons.org/"><span style="color:#954F72">Open Iberia/América Teaching Anthology</span></a></i><br>
<a href="http://davidwacks.uoregon.edu/agenda" target="_blank" title="http://davidwacks.uoregon.edu/agenda"><span style="color:#954F72">agenda</span></a> / <a href="http://davidwacks.uoregon.edu/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#954F72">blog</span></a> / <a href="http://davidwacks.uoregon.edu/cv/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#954F72">cv</span></a> / </span><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#954F72"><a href="https://hcommons.social/web/@davidwacks"><span style="color:#0563C1">mastodon</span></a></span></u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">  / <a href="http://hcommons.org/members/davidwacks" target="_blank"><span style="color:#954F72">hcommons.org</span></a> / <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-wacks-b2b509aa/" title="https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-wacks-b2b509aa/"><span style="color:#0563C1">LinkedIn</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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 an appointment with me</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">Designated Reporter</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">: I am required to report all incidents of prohibited
 discrimination and harassment including sexual harassment and violence that I learn about to the
<a href="https://investigations.uoregon.edu/"><span style="color:#0563C1">Office of Investigations and Civil Rights Compliance</span></a>. I will also direct students to resources to help them.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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