The International David Foster Wallace Society
Written by Diego Báez, Coordinator, Diversity Committee My approach to Wallace scholarship and the world around DFW is from the perspective of a skeptical fanboy. Skeptical, because the work so …
Written by Ashlie M. Kontos ashlie.kontos@protonmail.com DISCLAIMER: This essay will in no way defend the misogynistic thoughts, attitudes, and/or behaviors exhibited by David Foster Wallace or any other male author. …
Written by Danielle Ely, Diversity Team Member I first read David Foster Wallace in the summer of 2009. At the same time, I was a graduate student studying for my …
Written by Cynthia Zhang, Diversity Team Member For those who weren’t yet aware, there are some very distinct assumptions that come with liking David Foster Wallace: mainly, that you’re white, …
Why are so many men afraid of women’s voices? Maybe it’s not a conscious fear, or intentional silencing of voices, but it exists. For sure. I attended an all women’s …
[1] Quote from Josh Radnor’s Liberal Arts by Zibby: “You think it’s cool to hate things, but it’s not. It’s boring. Talk about what you love.” Written by Ashlie Kontos, …
Hello, World! Greetings from the International David Foster Wallace Society’s Diversity Team! We’re excited to work with the Society on a variety of initiatives to diversify engagement with and responses …
The ALA has posted the draft of their 2017 conference program. The panels organized by IDFWS will be held on Saturday, May 27th, back-to-back. A special thanks to Ryan Marnane for charing both of them! …
Equality and Inclusion By Matt Bucher, President, International David Foster Wallace Society Anyone who has participated in any sort of online discussion about David Foster Wallace and his writing will …
IDFWS to Host Two ALA Panels The International David Foster Wallace Society will host two panels at the American Literature Association’s annual convention, which will be held May 25th–28th in …