Celebrating the Oscars—the MLA Way

Learn how to cite the ten films of 2022 nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture Read More

How do I cite a time line?

How you cite a time line will depend on where it was published.  Published in a Print Work If the time line is included as… Read More

Can e.g. be used at the end of a sentence?

If a writer wants to use e.g. in a sentence, then by convention the MLA would place it only within parenthetical text and before the… Read More

How do I cite a work translated into more than one language?

If you are writing about a book that has been translated into more than one language, you can differentiate between the translations by citing the… Read More

Should I include “Jr.” in an in-text citation?

The MLA Handbook advises, in section 6.2, “In parenthetical citations, use only the part of an author’s name—usually the surname only—necessary to find the entry… Read More

Descriptions Used as Titles of Persons

Writers sometimes use short descriptive phrases in place of formal titles before people's names. Read More

How should I style the title of a short film?

Treat a short film as a self-contained work and italicize its title in your citation and in your prose. Read More

Understanding Back-Formations: Established Expressions or Curious Coinages?

A post describing what back-formations are Read More

Parts of the Whole: Using Comprise and Compose

Learn how to use the verbs comprise and compose. Read More

A Reflection on Disability Studies: Enabling the Humanities on Its Twentieth Anniversary

Two of the editors of Disability Studies reflect on their book. Read More