Scholarly Pieces by Women on DFW
This list is the first in a series of lists of women involved in David Foster Wallace studies and the DFW community. It is not complete, nor is it static. …
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Women’s Voices in the World of DFW
Written by Ashlie Kontos on behalf of the Diversity Team A few weeks ago, I was listening to With Friends Like These in which Ana Marie Cox interviewed Anil Dash, …
In Response to “One Woman, Who Loves DFW, Talks”
Written by Nina Berman, Guest Contributor A friend of mine shared Ashlie Kontos’s essay on being a woman who loves DFW. After typing and retyping a comment under the link, …
W/r/t
Written by Rishi Dastidar I’m sorry1, David2. I’m sorry that I didn’t pay proper attention3 to what you said, and now lack the time4 to write this note of appreciation5 …
A Short Meditation on the Whiteness of David Foster Wallace’s Writing
Written by Sean Gandert, Guest Contributor Every now and then I have a conversation with a friend about a book or movie or television show with all (or at least …
Quiet Passion
Written by Ryan Lackey, Diversity Team Member College classrooms are, sometimes, eerily quiet spaces. As a graduate teaching assistant, I often teach in the early morning or (especially during the long …
DFW & Diversity: Where are we now, and where are we going?
Written by Ándrea Sheridan, Coordinator, Diversity Team The following was my “application” email to be part of the IDFWS’s Diversity Team. I have edited slightly for the sake of currency, but …
First Steps, Ideas to Get Started, and Points of Departure
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 …
The De-democratization of Reading: Amy Hungerford’s Objection to Reading DFW
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. …
Reading from the “Blind-spots”
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 …