Caucuses

Foreign Language Caucuses

As part of NeMLA's commitment to the teaching and study of foreign languages, there are active caucuses in four modern languages. In addition to assuring that there are quality panels offered each year, each caucus generally sponsors special events and receptions during the conference. Currently, NeMLA supports the work of these language caucuses:

Contingent / Adjunct / Independent Scholar / Two-Year Caucus (C.A.I.T.Y.)

Representative: Elizabeth Anderman

LGBTQ Caucus

Representative: Paolo Pucci

Graduate Student Caucus

The NeMLA Graduate Student Caucus welcomes participation by all NeMLA members who are pursuing a graduate degree. The Caucus offers graduate students an arena in which to socialize, share ideas, and learn about some of the professional demands of an academic career—such as publishing, delivering conference papers, writing grant proposals, and going on job interviews.

Representative: Grace Wetzel

Officers:

Grace Wetzel, University of South Carolina
President and Member of the Summer Fellowship Committee
wetzelg@mailbox.sc.edu
Johanna Rossi Wagner, Rutgers University
Vice President and Chair of the Graduate Caucus Roundtable
jrwagner@rutgers.edu
Rachel Spear, Louisiana State University
Secretary and Chair of the Graduate Caucus Prize
rspear1@lsu.edu
Maureen O. Gallagher, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Communications Director and Manager of Caucus Google Group
mogallag@german.umass.edu

Women's Caucus

The NeMLA Women's Caucus welcomes members interested in feminist scholarship, women's studies, and the status of women in the profession. The Caucus organizes panels, promotes publication, and fosters the establishment of networks linking senior and junior faculty. CONCERNS, the quarterly journal of WCML, contains scholarly articles, personal essays, news of conferences, research in progress, and jobs.

Representative: Sophie Lavin <blavin@optonline.net>, SUNY Stony Brook