The Philip Roth Society

CFP: Special Issue, Philip Roth Studies (18.1, Spring 2022), “Roth and Judaism” Guest editors: Samuel J. Kessler (Gustavus Adolphus College) and Timothy Parrish (University of Nebraska – Lincoln) A special issue (18.1, Spring 2022) of Philip Roth Studies will be devoted to the topic of “Roth and Judaism.” While readers of Philip Roth have long considered the ways in which Roth’s Jewish identity contributes to the tradition of American Culture he claimed, this Special Issue ad

The 2020 Philip Roth Lecture will feature Tracy K. Smith, who will be giving a talk entitled "The Role of Art in the Struggle for Racial Justice". The lecture will take place on Sept. 30 over Zoom. For more information on the event and to register: https://npl.org/PRL2020/

The annual Siegel/McDaniel Award, sponsored by the Philip Roth Society, recognizes high- quality graduate student papers written within the past year on any aspect of Philip Roth’s work. To be considered for the award, eligible graduate students have two options: 1. They can submit a clean copy of their 10-15 page essay, double-spaced, in 12 point Times New Roman font to Maggie McKinley, the Philip Roth Society Program Director, at mmckinle@harpercollege.edu. 2. They can subm

Society member Brett Kaplan is participating in a webinar on The Plot Against America (both the novel and miniseries) hosted by the University of Florida' Center for Jewish Studies. The seminar will take place on Sept. 8th, from 7pm-9pm ET and is open to the public. For more information and to register click on this link: https://jst.ufl.edu/the-plot-against-america-webinar/?fbclid=IwAR2Hw0btYE2U0XVgFdRabbYivx_i0wzRK5PIURDENVYZHI0m_ndpYVmxLSM