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Conferences and
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deadlines expire in calls for papers, calls will be listed as "upcoming
events."
UPCOMING EVENTS
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The Philip Roth Society will be sponsoring a panel at the upcoming ALA Symposium on American Fiction, to be held in Savannah, GA, on October 8-9, 2010.
For more information about the symposium, please visit the ALA Website at http://americanliterature.org. |
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CALLS FOR PAPERS
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Roth and Women
A Call for Papers for a Special Issue of Philip Roth Studies
In Philip Roth’s 1990 novel Deception, the author (or someone like him) is hauled into the dock, put on trial for “sexism, misogyny, woman abuse, slander of women, denigration of women, defamation of women, and ruthless seduction, crimes all carrying the most severe penalties.” If twenty years later, the subject of Roth’s treatment of women in his fiction is no longer handled quite so bluntly, it is still rarely given the serious consideration it deserves. Critical attention to the subject of women in Roth rarely rises above vague broadsides and one-liners, knee-jerk name-calling and knee-jerk denials. Roth’s career now stretches over fifty years; it’s high time for some new life to be breathed into this broad and intriguing subject.
For this fall 2011 special issue, Philip Roth Studies seeks articles between 4,000 and 8,000 words in length, and shorter note-length pieces not exceeding 2,500 words, on the topic "Roth and Women." This special issue will attempt to be a jumping-off point for a new depth of serious criticism on this subject.
Possible areas for investigation could include, but are not limited to:
· Roth’s representation of female fictional characters;
· feminist criticism of Roth’s fiction;
· female ‘types’ in Roth’s oeuvre;
· sexual politics in Roth's fiction;
· gender theory in relation to Roth's fiction;
· Roth’s alleged misogyny;
· the representation of actual women in Roth's life (e.g. Bess Roth,
· Margaret Martinson, Janet Hobhouse, Claire Bloom) in his writing
Articles that deal with parts of Roth’s career that have been neglected in recent years are particularly encouraged.
Manuscripts must be prepared according to MLA Style and should contain endnotes rather than footnotes. Address electronic submissions via email (as attached Word files) to:
David Gooblar, Guest Editor
RothAndWomen@gmail.com
Submission deadline is 31 January 2011 |
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Special Call for Papers – Philip Roth Studies
Philip Roth Studies publishes essays that cover the entire span of Roth’s oeuvre. In past volumes we have featured a variety of essays on the author’s post-1990 fiction, such as pieces focusing on Operation Shylock, American Pastoral, The Human Stain, and The Plot Against American.
However, we are particularly interested in receiving more submissions that concentrate on Roth’s earlier fiction and/or those texts that have received little scholarly attention over the past decade—e.g., Letting Go, When She Was Good, Our Gang, My Life as a Man, The Professor of Desire, The Prague Orgy, The Facts, and Deception.
The journal is also interested in publishing note-length essays (1,000-2,500 words) that are more limited or pointed in their focus.
If you would like to contribute work reflecting these interests—either novels that receive little attention or note-length pieces that cover any topic—or if you have any questions regarding the journal, contact the executive editor at rothstudies_AT_rothsociety.org.
Philip Roth Studies is a peer-reviewed journal published by the Purdue University Press, in cooperation with the Philip Roth Society. It welcomes all writing pertaining entirely or in part to Philip Roth, his fiction, and his literary and cultural significance. Essays should be between 5,000-8,000 words in length, and notes should not exceed 2,500 words. A brief abstract (approximately 50 words) should accompany each submission. Manuscripts and book reviews must be prepared according to the MLA Style Manua Guide to Scholarly Publishing, 3rd ed. (2008), and should contain endnotes rather than footnotes. All submissions must be sent via email as an attached document. Please address all submissions and queries to the executive editor, Derek Parker Royal, at rothstudies_AT_rothsociety.org.
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