Updated CFP: Transcultural Roth International Conference in Le Mans, France
The Philip Roth Society will be hosting an international conference at Le Mans University, France in association with The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens on April 7-8, 2027. Viewing Roth through a transcultural lens, as developed by transcultural theorists, such as Wolfgang Welsch, Mikhail Epstein, Arianna Dagnino, Ellen Berry, Afef Benessaieh, since the 1990s, can complement Jewish American and national readings by highlighting cultural interpenetration rather
Philip Roth Studies Announces a CFP for a Special Issue on American Pastoral at 30
As 2027 marks the 30th anniversary of the novel's original publication, this special issue welcomes full length articles or notes that consider the legacy and resonance of the novel, as well as evaluations of previously unexplored or under-explored themes and contexts. Approaches might address the ways the novel speaks to our current political moment, the evolving narrative voice of Nathan Zuckerman, the novel's representation of the natural world, intergenerational conflict
