DFW in Translation
Considering that we are the International David Foster Wallace Society, we wanted to take the time and put forth the effort to identify the numerous translations of David Foster Wallace’s texts. These are …
Blog Series: CFP
The International David Foster Wallace Society invites submissions to our new blog! The blog is a space where people can publish shorter/lighter/more unconventional pieces that may not be journal-ready, are …
Alex Moran—Wallace as Genre Writer
Alex Moran: Wallace as Genre Writer Wallace and Genre While in graduate school, I was trying to find a few Jonathan Lethem books in my local library. Though I found …
DFW Society Statement Regarding the SCOTUS Travel Ban Decision
Everyone—regardless of religion, nationality, gender, sexual orientation, or any form of identity—should be able to travel and present their research and insights in every corner of the globe. The US …
CFP: DFW Panels—Mid-Atlantic Popular and American Culture Association
Mid-Atlantic Popular and American Culture Association “David Foster Wallace” Call for Proposals November 8–10, 2018 Lord Baltimore Hotel, Baltimore, MD The American Studies Area of the Mid-Atlantic Popular and American …
DFW Panel at SAMLA 2018
“I KNEW HIM … A FELLOW OF INFINITE JEST”: READING DAVID FOSTER WALLACE, [sic] TEN YEARS LATER It has been ten years since the untimely death of American writer David …
DFW18 CFP Deadline Extended to 1/16/2018
The abstract-submission deadline for the 5th annual International David Foster Wallace Conference at Illinois State University has been extended to January 16th. For more information, please see the conference website!
Call for Papers: “David Foster Wallace: Between Philosophy and Literature,” Department of Philosophical, Pedagogical, and Economic-Quantitative Sciences, G. d’Annunzio University of Chieti-Pescara
The Università degli Studi “G. d’Annunzio” Chieti-Pescara’s Department of Philosophical, Pedagogical, and Economic-Quantitative Sciences announces it will host the international conference “David Foster Wallace: Between Philosophy and Literature” from the 18th to …
Call for Papers: “Great Male Narcissists” Panel, ALA 2018
The John Updike Society and the International David Foster Wallace Society are co-sponsoring a panel at the 29th annual conference of the American Literature Association in San Francisco on May …
Call for Papers: “Wallace & Media” Panel, ALA 2018
The International David Foster Wallace Society was founded to promote and sustain the long-term scholarly and independent study of David Foster Wallace’s writing. Much has been said and published on …