2013 ELECTION RESULTS
The MSA is pleased to announce the results of this year's MSA elections. The new 2nd Vice President will be Stephen Ross of the University of Victoria. He assumes office on the final day of MSA 15 in September, then proceeds to the position of 1st Vice-President on the final day of MSA 16 in 2014, and then to that of President on the final day of MSA 17 in 2015. The new Treasurer (previously titled Chair of Membership, Development, and Communications) will be Gayle Rogers of the University of Pittsburgh; he will serve a 3-year term commencing on the final day of MSA 15. Finally, the Association owes a great deal of gratitude to all of those who expressed their willingness to serve and to run.
VOTE IN THE 2013 ELECTIONS
Voting is now open for the 2013 MSA elections: http://msa.press.jhu.edu/cgi-bin/2013_msa_vote.cgi
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: MSA EDITOR OF MODERNISM/MODERNITY
Due date: June 15, 2013
This year, the Executive Committee of the MSA will appoint a new MSA Editor of the Association’s official journal, Modernism/Modernity. The MSA Editor will be appointed to a five-year term (January 1, 2015 thru December 31, 2019) and will serve as one of the journal’s two editors, the other having been appointed by Johns Hopkins University Press.
For more information, visit our Board Nominations page: http://msa.press.jhu.edu/about/nominations.html
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NOMINATIONS ARE NOW OPEN FOR 2 MSA EXECUTIVE BOARD POSITIONS
The MSA Executive Committee seeks nominations for two Board positions:
1. 2nd VICE PRESIDENT (the 2nd Vice President assumes office on the final day of MSA 15 in 2013, then proceeds to the position of 1st Vice-President on the final day of MSA 16 in 2014, and then to that of President on the final day of MSA 17 in 2015).
2. CHAIR, MEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNICATIONS & TREASURER (3-year term commencing on the final day of MSA 15 in 2013).
For more information, visit our Board Nominations page: http://msa.press.jhu.edu/about/nominations.html
Nominations Now Open for 2013 Book Prize
The Modernist Studies Association is now accepting nominations for its 2013 book prize. To nominate a book (self-nominations accepted), please follow the instructions here: http://msa.press.jhu.edu/prize/nominate.html
MSA 2012 Book Prize Announced
The Modernist Studies Association awards its 2012 Book Prize to Christopher GoGwilt's The Passage of Literature: Genealogies of Modernism in Conrad, Rhys, and Pramoedya (Oxford UP). Check out the full blurb and honorable mentions here: http://msa.press.jhu.edu/prize/archive.html
Final Program Schedule for MSA14
The final program schedule for MSA14: Modernism & Spectacle is now available at: http://msa.press.jhu.edu/conferences/msa14/program.html
Registration for MSA14: Las Vegas now open
We are pleased to announce that registration is now open for MSA14.
Winners of the 2012 Election Announced
The new 2nd Vice President will be Rebecca Walkowitz of Rutgers University. She will assume office on the final day of MSA 14 this November, then proceed to the position of 1st Vice-President on the final day of MSA 15 in 2013, and then to that of President on the final day of MSA 16 in 2014.
The new Chair of International Relations is Aaron Jaffe of the University of Louisville; he will serve a 3-year term commencing on the final day of MSA 14.
The new Chair of Interdisciplinary Approaches is Carrie Preston of Boston University; she will serve a 3-year term commencing on the final day of MSA 14.
VOTE IN THE 2012 MSA ELECTION
Voting is now open for the 2012 MSA elections. Voting will be open until 11:59 PM on April 30, 2012. We are electing officers for three positions:
1. 2nd VICE PRESIDENT (the 2nd Vice President assumes office on the final day of MSA 14 in 2012, then proceeds to the position of 1st Vice-President on the final day of MSA 15 in 2013, and then to that of President on the final day of MSA 16 in 2014).
2. CHAIR, INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACHES (3-year term commencing on the final day of MSA 14 in 2012).
3. CHAIR, INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS (3-year term commencing on the final day of MSA 14 in 2012).
OFFICIAL DESCRIPTIONS of these positions may be found at the MSA Website (http://msa.press.jhu.edu/about/bylaws.html).
If you have any questions, please contact me at amckible@jjay.cuny.edu.
If you have difficulty accessing the site or completing your ballot, please contact JHUP for help:
--Toll free number at 800-548-1784 (U.S. and Canada only), all others please call 410-516-6987
--By email at jrnlcirc@press.jhu.edu
--By fax at 410.516.3866.
NOMINATIONS ARE NOW OPEN FOR THREE MSA EXECUTIVE BOARD POSITIONS
Deadline for receipt of Nominations: 1 March 2012 (Thursday)
The MSA Executive Committee seeks nominations for three Board positions.
1. 2nd VICE PRESIDENT (the 2nd Vice President assumes office on the final day of MSA 13 in 2012, then proceeds to the position of 1st Vice-President on the final day of MSA 14 in 2013, and then to that of President on the final day of MSA 15 in 2014).
2. CHAIR, INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACHES (3-year term commencing on the final day of MSA 14 in 2012).
3. CHAIR, INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS (3-year term commencing on the final day of MSA 14 in 2012).
For more information, visit our Nominations page
CFP: MSA14, Modernism & Spectacle, Flamingo Hotel, Las Vegas
The organizers of MSA 14 invite proposals for panels, roundtables, and seminars for inclusion in the fourteenth annual meeting of the Modernist Studies Association, to be held at the Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada, October 17-21, 2012. MSA’s Program Committee welcomes proposals on any topics related to modernist studies broadly conceived. We particularly encourage proposals related to the conference theme, as well as interdisciplinary proposals and international participants. For more information, please visit our conference website: http://msa.press.jhu.edu/conferences/msa14/cfp.html
MESSAGE FROM THE MSA PRESIDENT
Greetings to Members of MSA!
On behalf of the Modernist Studies Association, I would like to give a huge round of virtual applause and warm thanks to Cristanne Miller, Margaret Konkol, and the 35 volunteers from the University of Buffalo for hosting an exciting and beautifully run conference. With some 720 participants, MSA XIII was the second largest conference ever, just shy of the 750 participants in Montreal in 2009.
CONFERENCE FEEDBACK
Please fill out the conference survey form: http://msa.press.jhu.edu/cgi-bin/msa13_feedback.cgi; your feedback will help the Executive Committee and future hosts meet your needs in the future. Note as well the question about your experience submitting to Modernism/modernity.
2011 BOOK PRIZE
Winner of the 2011 Modernist Studies Association Book Prize is Michael Rubenstein, for Public Works: Infrastructure, Irish Modernism, and the Postcolonial (Notre Dame UP). Honorable Mention goes to Mark Goble for Beautiful Circuits: Modernism and the Mediated Life (Columbia UP). Shortlisted books include Rubén Gallo’s Freud’s Mexico: In the Wilds of Psychoanalysis (MIT); Maud Ellmann’s The Nets of Modernism: Henry James, Virginia Woolf, James Joyce, and Sigmund Freud (Cambridge); Matthew Hart’s Nations of Nothing But Poetry: Modernism, Transnationalism, and Synthetic Vernacular Writing (Oxford); and Alison Syme’s A Touch of Blossom: John Singer Sargent and the Queer Flora of Fin-de-Siecle Art (Penn State).
Congratulations to the prize-winning authors and special thanks to the hardworking MSA Prize Committee: Paul Young (chair), Enda Duffy, and Justus Nieland, who read over 60 books and essay collections published in 2010. The Prize Committee’s citations for the books are [link or below}. Pamela Caughie will chair the 2012 MSA Prize Committee, with committee members Holly Laird and Stephen Ross. Nominations are now open for the 2012 Book Prize: http://msa.press.jhu.edu/prize/nominate.html (deadline: April 1, 2012).
As incoming MSA President, I also want to give special thanks to the MSA Executive Committee’s dedicated outgoing members: Pamela Caughie, past MSA President (2009-2010); Rebecca Walkowitz, Chair of the Program Committee (2009-2011); and Debra Rae Cohen, Chair of the Nominations and Election Committee (2008-2011). As MSA’s President in 2010-2011, Mark Morrisson will continue on the Executive Committee for another year. Their tireless efforts on behalf of MSA have consolidated the association as a vibrant and broad-based intellectual community. We welcome newly elected members David Chinitz, Second Vice President; Victoria Rosner, Program Chair; and Adam McKible, Nominations and Elections Chair. Thanks also to Ann Ardis, who has made a smooth transition from Cassandra Laity as MSA’s co-editor of Modernism/modernity and to J. Matthew Huculak, who has generously agreed to continue as MSA’s Webmaster through 2014. Please contact Executive Committee members with your ideas and concerns about MSA!
We hope to see you all at MSA XIV in Las Vegas, October 18-21, 2012, hosted by Beth Rosenberg. The theme, suitably enough, is Modernism & Spectacle.
Best wishes,
Susan Stanford Friedman
MSA President, 2011-2012
MSA 2011 BOOK PRIZE
The Modernist Studies Association awards its 2011 Book Prize to Michael Rubenstein's, Public Works: Infrastructure, Irish Modernism, and the Postcolonial (Notre Dame)
According to Michael Rubenstein, “Irish modernism was largely a literary engagement with the problem of how to forge an Irish modernity after colonialism.” How he goes about supporting this claim—by uncovering Irish modernism’s obsession with public utilities—is as audacious, stunning, and ultimately convincing as the claim itself. In Public Works, Rubenstein comes at this infrastructural unconscious from two directions: elegant close readings of key works by Joyce, Flann O’Brien, and Denis Johnston; and meticulous material history that turns lampposts, sewers, and other quotidian furniture of modernization into exemplars of a colonial process of modernization—a process about which the Irish had every right to be skeptical. This skepticism plays out within each author’s works, and across them, too. While O’Brien’s The Third Policeman pits tradition and Celtic revivalism against the “new dependencies” that electrification exacts from the unsuspecting populace, Joyce’s Ulysses, which Rubenstein recasts, brilliantly, as a “postcolonial comedy of development,” envisions waterworks and other utilities of circulation as harbingers of an independent Ireland: an Ireland possessing the ability to engineer itself via infrastructural control, thus solving “the problem of the Irish underdeveloped identity.” What makes this book especially remarkable is Rubenstein’s recuperation of infrastructure as a technology of citizenship in general—a mechanism for post-colonial self-definition well beyond Ireland and its era of development—and as an everyday vehicle of utopian thought.
Please visit our Nominations page to recommend a book for this year's prize.
Visit our archive to see previous winners.
MSA 2011 ELECTION RESULTS
Dear MSA Members,
I would like to announce the winners of this year's MSA elections:
2nd Vice President: David Chinitz
Programs Chair: Victoria Rosner
Nominations and Elections Chair: Adam McKible
The proposed amendment to the MSA constitution was overwhelmingly approved.
Many thanks to all of those who voted, and especially to those who were willing to step forward and run for office.
Debra Rae Cohen
Nominations and Elections Chair
MSA CONFERENCE AND YOM KIPPUR DATE CONFLICT
We would like to offer our sincere apology that this year's conference conflicts with Yom Kippur. The scheduling error was inadvertent, and the MSA will ensure that it is not repeated with future conferences. Regrettably, owing to hotel contracts and booking constraints, we are unable to reschedule this year's conference.
If you are observing Yom Kippur and would like to participate in the conference on Thursday, Friday before sundown, and/or Sunday, please let us know and we will accommodate you (msa13@buffalo.edu). Registration materials will also include a list of synagogues in Buffalo.
Sincerely,
Mark Morrisson, on behalf of the MSA Executive Committee and the MSA 13 Conference Organizers
VOTING NOW OPEN FOR 2011 ELECTIONS
Voting Ends 7 April 2011
The MSA is pleased to announce that voting is now open for the 2011 Elections. Please follow this link to see your ballot.
MSA CONFERENCE AND YOM KIPPUR DATE CONFLICT
We would like to offer our sincere apology that this year's conference conflicts with Yom Kippur. The scheduling error was inadvertent, and the MSA will ensure that it is not repeated with future conferences. Regrettably, owing to hotel contracts and booking constraints, we are unable to reschedule this year's conference.
If you are observing Yom Kippur and would like to participate in the conference on Thursday, Friday before sundown, and/or Sunday, please let us know and we will accommodate you (msa13@buffalo.edu). Registration materials will also include a list of synagogues in Buffalo.
Sincerely,
Mark Morrisson, on behalf of the MSA Executive Committee and the MSA 13 Conference Organizers
CALL FOR NOMINATIONS: THREE (3) MSA BOARD POSITIONS
Deadline for receipt of Nominations: 1 March 2011 (Tuesday)
1. 2nd VICE PRESIDENT (the 2nd Vice President assumes office on the final day of MSA 13 in 2011, then proceeds to the position of 1st Vice-President on the final day of MSA 14 in 2012, and then to that of President on the final day of MSA 15 in 2013).
2. CHAIR, PROGRAMS (3-year term commencing on the final day of MSA 13 in 2011).
3. CHAIR, NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS (3-year term commencing on the final day of MSA 13 in 2011).
Visit our Nominations page to view full announcement
CFP: STRUCTURES OF INNOVATION; MSA 13, OCTOBER 6-9, 2011
The organizers of MSA 13 invite proposals for panels, round tables, and seminars for inclusion in the thirteenth annual meeting of the Modernist Studies Association, to be held at the Hyatt Hotel in Buffalo, New York, October 6-9, 2011.
This year's theme, "Structures of Innovation," encourages the exploration of modernist innovation in literature, film, music, architecture, visual and performing arts, technology and industry, and the intersection of these fields with race, gender, the sciences, and law.
NEW PUBLISHER ADDED TO "SPECIAL OFFERS"--25% DISCOUNT ON BOOKS
The MSA is pleased to welcome Pickering & Chatto to our new "Special Offers" page. MSA Members now enjoy discounted books from Ashgate, JHUP, Oxford, Palgrave/Macmillan and Pickering & Chatto.
CONFERENCE FEEDBACK FORM NOW AVAILABLE
Member feedback is an important part of conference planning. Please let us know what you thought of MSA 12: Victoria by filling out this short Conference Feedback Form
NEW ONLINE FEATURES AVAILABLE TO OUR MEMBERS
The MSA is pleased to announce two new features available to our members. First, we have expanded our website so that publishers may offer special deals to our current members. Let the publisher of your book or magazine know that it may apply to participate in this program here. To see what special discounts you are entitled to as a current member, follow this link.
Second, we have created a "modernist jobs" page for all members. If you know of a job in the field of modernist studies, please take a moment to list it freely here.
Please let your department know that it may freely list modernist jobs on this interdisciplinary list.
GRADUATE STUDENT TRAVEL GRANT APPLICATIONS NOW BEING ACCEPTED FOR MSA 12
We are pleased to announce that graduate students may now apply for travel funding to participate in MSA 12: Victoria. Please follow this link to access the editable PDF application form. Deadline for applications: September 1, 2010.
REGISTRATION FOR MSA 12 NOW OPEN
We are pleased to announce that the registration process for MSA 12: The Networks of Modernism in Victoria, Canada is now open. Please visit the conference website for more information. And don't forget, you may now pay for conference and membership fees using our convenient "pay together" option.
MSA 12 IS GOING GREEN
Given Victoria's abundant natural beauty and the culture of conservation that prevails here, the Organizing Committee has determined to make this year's MSA the greenest ever. The need for such initiatives is too obvious to detail, and the Committee feels that the MSA can take the lead in showing other conferences and organizations how to keep their annual meetings while showing real responsibility by reducing the environmental impact they necessarily entail. As such, we have undertaken several new steps this year with the goal of giving the conference a much lighter touch than in years past, all while maintaining its quality. Click here to see what steps are being taken to make this our greenest conference yet!
ELECTION RESULTS FOR 2010 BOARD POSITIONS
We are pleased to announce the results of this year's MSA elections:
The new 2nd Vice President will be Paul Saint-Amour of the University of Pennsylvania. He will assume office on the final day of MSA 12 this November, then proceed to the position of 1st Vice-President on the final day of MSA 13 in 2011, and then to that of President on the final day of MSA 14 in 2012.
The new Chair of Membership Development and Communications will be Jesse Matz of Kenyon College; he will serve a 3-year term commencing on the final day of MSA 12.
VOTING NOW OPEN FOR 2010 BOARD POSITIONS
We ask all members to cast their votes in this year's election.
CALL FOR MSA BOARD NOMINATIONS
The MSA Executive Committee seeks nominations for two Board positions:
1. 2nd VICE PRESIDENT (the 2nd Vice President assumes office on the final day of MSA 12 in 2010, then proceeds to the position of 1st Vice-President on the final day of MSA 13 in 2011, and then to that of President on the final day of MSA 14 in 2012).
2. CHAIR, MEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNICATIONS (3-year term commencing on the final day of MSA 12 in 2010).
Please visit our Nominations Page for more information
CALL FOR MSA BOOK PRIZE NOMINATIONS
The Modernist Studies Association seeks nominations for this year's MSA Book Prize, to be awarded to a book with a printed copyright date of 2009. The prize is given each year to a book that makes a significant contribution to modernist studies. Authors need not be members of MSA to be considered for the prize. Please visit our Nominations page for more information.
MSA 12 (Victoria) Call for Papers
The organizers of MSA 12 invite proposals for panels, roundtables, and seminars for inclusion in the twelfth annual meeting of the Modernist Studies Association, to be held at the Fairmont Empress Hotel in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, November 11-14, 2010. Please visit the new MSA 12 web site to read the full text.
MSA 11 Conference Survey
The Modernist Studies Association would like to hear from you. Please take our online survey to rate your experience at MSA 11 (Montreal) and let us know what you think about our potential conference sites in Las Vegas and Sussex.
2009 MSA Book Prize Winner
Congratulations to William Chapman Sharpe, winner of this year's MSA Book Prize. Check out our Book Prize page to see the full announcement.
Graduate Student Travel Grants
The Modernist Studies Association will offer a limited number of awards to assist in travel funding for graduate students participating in this year's conference. Learn more at the official conference website.
Membership Renewal Reminder
Have you had trouble logging into the website? Remember that our membership year ended on June 30, 2009. Renew for the 2009-10 membership period, visit our renewal form online.
2009 MSA Conference
Registration for “The Languages of Modernism,” the 2009 MSA Conference, is now open. The conference will take place at the Delta Centre-Ville, Montréal, Canada, November 5-8, 2009. Visit the conference website.
Executive Board Election Results
Congratulations to the new members of the MSA Executive Board. Susan Stanford Friedman from the University of Wisconsin-Madison is now the 2nd Vice President. The 2nd Vice President assumes office on the final day of MSA 11 in 2009, proceeds to the position of 1st Vice-President on the final day of MSA 12 in 2010, and then to the position of President on the final day of MSA 13 in 2011.
Christopher Reed from Penn State University is the new Interdisciplinary Approaches Chair. The new International Relations Chair is David Ayers from the University of Kent, Canterbury. Each will serve a three-year term beginning at the end of MSA 11.
Book Prize Nominations Open
Nominations for the 2009 MSA Book Prize are now being solicited. Please visit our Book Prize page for details. Deadline for nominations: April 27, 2009; Deadline for receipt of books: May 15, 2009.
Call for Papers Website Active
The MSA is pleased to offer its members access to a new CFP database for Modernist Studies. Visit the Call for Papers page for more information.
