ALA Panels: Dates & Times
As we announced on January 31, we have our panels set for this year’s American Literature Association Conference in Boston, May 23-26, 2019. Come join us and other great societies …
Building the Worlds of David Foster Wallace by Ryan Blanck
Ryan Blanck graciously shared some of his scenes from Infinite LEGO with the International David Foster Wallace Society so that we may share it with all of you. We hope you enjoy his work as much as we do!
American Literature Association Conference Panels
Come join us and other great societies and scholars, get a sneak peak at The Journal of David Foster Wallace Studies, and maybe even walk away with some DFW Society swag.
Happy New Year, Changes to the Board, and Future Conferences
Happy New Year from all of us at IDFWS and The Journal of David Foster Wallace Studies! We hope that you are as excited for 2019 as we are. Our …
Journal of DFW Studies: Letter from the Managing Editor, Dr. Tony McMahon
As you may have noticed from Twitter, Instagram, or some other form of social media about which Wallace definitely would have had something to say, the first issue of the …
Call for…Tattoos?
Yes. You read that right. Not to be outdone by Tiny Ewell, the Diversity Team is putting out a call for DFW or DFW-adjacent tattoos. Diversity Team members Danielle Ely …
Watching to Death by Tom Winchester
Watching to Death by Tom Winchester The Entertainment is arguably what drives forward, or at least ties together, most of the narrative in in David Foster Wallace’s 1996 novel, Infinite Jest. …
MAPACA Follow-up: So, you took a blue pen…
So, you went to MAPACA 2018 and took a blue pen…now what? Thank you for your interest in the International David Foster Wallace Society! Or, thank you for your interest …
CFP for the ALA
The International David Foster Wallace Society will sponsor two panels at the 30th annual conference of the American Literature Association in Boston on May 23-26, 2019. We are seeking submissions …
How to Avoid being Totally Hosed: David Foster Wallace and Damien Echols
Written by Ándrea Laurencell Sheridan, Diversity Team Coordinator When I’m not spending my time diligently diversifying the International David Foster Wallace Society or teaching my seven sections of mainly introductory …