A Pool House for Roth
Architect (and friend of Philip Roth) George Ranalli reflects on his relationship with Roth and the pool house he almost built for him: https://www.domusweb.it/en/architecture/gallery/2020/11/24/indoor-swimming-pool-house-philip-roth-george-ranalli-anne-valentino-america.html
ALA CFP: Philip Roth and the Return of History
The Philip Roth Society invites submissions for a panel entitled “Philip Roth and the Return of History” at the American Literature Association Conference, currently scheduled to be held July 7-11, 2021, in Boston, MA. The concept of “the end of history” has been addressed by a range of scholars, across disciplines and centuries, theorized perhaps most recognizably (and controversially) in recent decades by Francis Fukuyama. In The End of History and the Last Man (1992), Fuku
Congratulations to the Siegel McDaniel Award Winners
This year we had an exceptional group of contenders for the Siegel McDaniel Award. Considering the quality of the submissions, the Board named co-winners: Madeline McCluskey, for her essay "Eating Across Borders: Dietary Politics in 'Goodbye, Columbus' and Absurdistan," and Jacqueline Krass, whose submission was entitled "'Why do you pretend to be so detached from your Jewish feelings?' Toward an Affective Reading of Jewish Diaspora." Naomi S. Taub's essay "An Embarrassment
Roth’s Hope after Trump’s Insurrection
By: Micah Benson The chaotic coup in Philip Roth’s The Plot Against America disturbingly predicts Wednesday’s mob attack on the Congress. Yet, as some of President Trump’s most loyal allies forsake him, there are signs that the curious snap back to normalcy that concludes Roth’s novel may also be prophetic. Last semester at Washington University in Saint Louis, I took Matthew Shipe’s seminar “Power and Protest in Contemporary American Fiction,” where my classmates and I discu
