The Program Committee seeks proposals for papers and panel presentations during the Seventh Annual Conference of The Norman Mailer Society to be held in Washington, D.C.
Norman Mailer’s literary, political, and personal relationships to the dramatic forces of power in our nation’s capital prompt the theme of our 2009 conference: “Washington Intersections: Ideology, Culture, and Biography.”
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Conference 2009: Call for Paper Abstracts
New Flickr Group
As you know, the Society has it’s own Flickr account where we post photos of Norman Mailer and Society conferences. Now we have our own group. The benefit of having a group is that anyone with a Flickr account can post photos to this group. However, you do not have to be a member of [...]
Two Announcements
From President J. Michael Lennon:
I am happy to announce that Professor Camille Paglia will be the keynote luncheon speaker at the Washington conference. She will speak on Friday, October 23. More details to follow.
Also, we had a cancellation on one of the leather-bound, signed (Kennedy, DeLillo, Doctorow and Gunter Grass) copy of the memorial issue [...]
Minutes of the 2008 Business Meeting
The annual business meeting of the membership of The Norman Mailer Society (“NMS”) was convened at the Provincetown Inn, Provincetown, Massachusetts, on October 17, 2008, with President J. Michael Lennon presiding. Other officers present were Barry Leeds, Vice President, David Light, Treasurer, and Marc Triplett, Secretary.
Secretary Marc Triplett requested approval of the minutes of the [...]
Conference 2008 Wrap-Up
First, I must thank all those who worked to make the 2008 conference one of our best. Program Chair Phil Sipiora and co-chair Deb Martinson put together a marvelous program. It was highlighted by a full day of tributes to Norman Mailer at the Provincetown Theater, the spirited Begiebing-Bufithis dialogue, and the films assembled by [...]