Questions about "Our Gang"
Richard Dickerson, who is Professor Emeritus at UCLA, is working on a project on "Our Gang" and would like help from Society members who are familiar with Roth's take down of the Nixon administration. Prof. Dickerson, writes, "Posting on the Society webpage my questions about identities of the pseudo-named characters in “Our Gang” sounds like an excellent idea. One never can tell just who might have taken an interest in the identities of the characters. Even if the responses
Society Member David Hadar publishes essay in Narrative
Essay focuses on Roth and Nicole Krauss: https://muse.jhu.edu/article/703194/pdf?casa_token=kd2d7e3wGhkAAAAA:yRtyUsi-q4myEQB0exB84C2NqHQtqZE106GLLa-lctq9dLT5LFxiL5XbQnTRSvKBlJU92kcuak4Q
Society Member Steven Sampson's new novel, Moi, Philip Roth, reviewed on the front page of En at
https://www.en-attendant-nadeau.fr/2018/09/11/steven-sampson-delivre/
CFP: 2018 Siegel McDaniel Award--Submissions due November 30th
CFP: 2018 Siegel McDaniel Award for Graduate Research on Philip Roth The annual Siegel/McDaniel Award, sponsored by the Philip Roth Society, recognizes high-quality graduate student work written within the past year on any aspect of Philip Roth’s work. We recommend that faculty encourage their students to submit papers, and we welcome submissions from Roth Society members and non-members alike. Eligible graduate students should submit a clean copy of their 10-15 page essay, d
Deadline Extended for Roth Remembered Conference--Proposals now due October 1st
We are extending the deadline for proposals for our upcoming Roth Remembered conference; proposals now need to be submitted by October 1. Proposals (not exceeding 250 words) for individual papers should be emailed to the Roth Society Program Chair, Maggie McKinley, at mmckinle@harpercollege.edu. Proposals for full panels (three or four papers) will also be accepted. Please include institutional affiliation and full contact details. If you’re interested in chairing a session
