Humanities in Five: A Contest
The 2019 MLA Annual Convention in Chicago featured Humanities in Five: A Contest, an exciting new session that challenged scholars from different fields to present their research using language accessible to the general public—in five minutes. Local journalists and communicators chose winners. The contestants were Manu Chander, Ryan Cordell, Liam Corley, Erin Cowling, Vanessa DiMaggio, Sean Gerrity, Renata Kobetts Miller, and Lauren Shohet. Scott Jaschik of Inside Higher Ed served as the emcee.