The Philip Roth Society

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Month: April, 2012

Philip Roth Society Activity at the 2012 ALA Conference

The Philip Roth Society will be sponsoring both a panel and a roundtable discussion at the 23rd annual American Literature Association Conference.  This year, the conference will take place at the Hyatt Regency San Francisco in the Embarcadero Center, San Francisco, CA, May 24-27. The events are as follows: Saturday, May 26, 2012  11:10 am [...]

Election of Philip Roth Society Officers

The votes have been cast, and members of the Philip Roth Society have chosen their officers for the 2012-2015 term.  Beginning in May, the officers of the Philip Roth Society will include: President – Aimee Pozorski Secretary/Treasurer – Chris Gonzalez Newsletter Editor – Richard Sheehan Program Chair – David Gooblar Congratulations to all of these [...]

Teaching Resources Page Updated

The “Teaching Resources” page on the Philip Roth Society website has recently been updated with syllabi from various instructors who have taught courses devoted to the novelist.  For more information, visit the Society’s “Teaching Resources” site.  And if you have documents, handouts, syllabi, or any form of digital material that you’ve used in the classroom, and [...]

Roth Attempts to Stop Bryan Zanisnik Performance

Last month the Roth Society news blog mentioned Bryan Zanisnik’s (at the time) upcoming performance involving the work of Philip Roth.  But in early April, according to Artnet magazine, the novelist has attempted, through his lawyers, to stop Every Inch a Man, Zanisnik’s performance that involved him silently reading his work.  For the complete story go to the Artnet website.