Two Pynchon conference announcements

[Jeff Severs]

Announcing *two *important save-the-dates to the Pynchon community!



1) Please join us on Zoom for *“Pynchon in 2021: An Online Symposium” on
Saturday, June 26, 2021*, 9:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. PDT. With the in-person
International Pynchon Week conference in Vancouver BC postponed till June
2022 (see below), I’ve organized this online symposium as a chance to
connect with fellow Pynchonians in digital form.



This online symposium will feature a morning roundtable on current
developments in Pynchon studies with Peter Coviello, Joanna Freer, and
Brian McHale; an afternoon series of small-group discussions in breakout
rooms, on special topics and led by veterans of IPWs and Pynchon
scholarship; and some chances for breakout-room socializing and “coffee
breaks” at a couple points throughout the day (or night, depending on your
time zone – our start time is 9:00 on the west coast, noon in NYC, 6:00 in
Berlin, and later still as you follow the fading lights eastward in the
Zone . . .).



The event is free, and all those interested in attending are welcome. No
academic affiliation required. Advance registration will be required,
though, to get the Zoom link, to select an afternoon small-group discussion
for yourself, and so I know the number to expect. Stay tuned for a link to
the simple registration form and further details – I’ll post again on this
email list in mid/late May when I have all that organized and ready to roll
out.



2) With planning for post-pandemic life and travel now thankfully much more
realistic, I am happy to announce that *International Pynchon Week in
Vancouver BC will be held the week of June 5-11, 2022*, on the campus of
the University of British Columbia. In the next month or two I will be
establishing IPW 2022’s web presence (with all the needed info) and posting
a call for papers, with a deadline for paper and panel abstracts likely to
be in November 2021. I’ll publish that news and send links on this list as
well. (And this announcement email will go soon to the Facebook WASTE
group.)



I look forward to seeing you at these events! If there are questions at the
moment you can email me at jeffsevers at gmail.com. Best wishes on health,
safety, and beating this damn pandemic.



--Jeff Severs