The Jack London
Society
The Jack
London Society, Inc., an international non-profit organization that promotes
study of the life and work of Jack London, was founded in 1990 as an author
society affiliated with the American Literature Association. It numbers over
200 members and continues to grow each year. Membership is open to anyone
interested in London.
The Society publishes a biannual magazine, The Call, which features short articles, announcements, news about member activities, book collecting information, photographs, notices of recent publications, reviews, and research notes. It is indexed by the Library of Congress and mailed out in late winter and late summer each year. Kenneth Brandt, Savannah College of Design, serves as editor of The Call. For more information on submissions, contact him by e-mail.
Beginning in
1992, the Society has held biennial Symposia: in Sonoma, California (1992); the
Huntington Library in San Marino, California (1994, 1998, 2008); Santa Rosa,
California (1996, 2000, 2004), Lihue, Hawaii (2002), and Alaska (2006). The
Symposia offer formal papers, workshops, films, and plenary speakers, as well
as informal excursions and social events. Speakers include leading London
scholars from major universities as well as presentations designed for high
school instructors and interested readers. The Symposia are known for their
combination of outstanding scholarly presentations and relaxed pace.
Upcoming Meetings
The Society offers one or two panels each year at
the American Literature Association meetings, which are held on the East and
West Coasts in alternate years, and its biennial Symposia.
PLANS are underway for the next Symposium, to be held in Santa Rosa, California, and featuring events on the Jack London Ranch in Glen Ellen. The 9th Biennial Jack London Society Symposium was held October 10-11, 2008 at the Huntington Library and Westin Pasadena Hotel. PRESENTATIONS included lectures, film, video, and slide showings, academic papers, panel discussions, and informal discussion groups on many aspects of London’s life and works. The Symposium was held in conjunction with the National Endowment for the Arts Big Read Program for 2008 on London’s The Call of the Wild and presented some of the world’s leading experts on the multi-faceted career of Jack London. For information on participating, go to 2010 Biennial Symposium.
AMERICAN LITERATURE ASSOCIATION
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
The Jack London Society will sponsor a panel at the 2009 ALA Conference at the Westin Copley Place, Boston, Massachusetts, May 28-31, 2009. Papers are welcome on any aspect of London's life and work. Send one-page abstracts or completed papers to Jeanne Campbell Reesman, Executive Coordinator, at jeanne.reesman@utsa.edu by the proposal deadline of December 31, 2008. Include complete mailing and email information, affiliation, and paper title. Papers are to be no longer than 15 minutes, about 8-9 double-spaced 12 pt. font pages. Chairs are also sought for the panels. If you wish to propose an entire panel, include information on all participants. Graduate students are encouraged to submit proposals.
Of interest to members, a new journal, Studies in American Naturalism, is now being published.
Jack London
Society dues are payable on a calendar basis: $15 students and first-time
members; $25 regular; $50 sustaining.
For information contact:
Jeanne Campbell Reesman
Executive Coordinator
The Jack London Society
Department of English
The University of Texas at San Antonio
One UTSA Circle
San Antonio, TX 78249
PH. 210-458-5133; FAX 210-458-5366
E-mail to
Jeanne Reesman.
Officers
President: Thomas R. Tietze, Wayzata
High School
Advisory Board
Sam S. Baskett, Michigan State University
Lawrence I. Berkove, University of
Michigan-Dearborn
Kenneth Brandt, Savannah College of Design, Editor, The Call
Donna
Campbell, Washington State University
Daniel Dyer, Western Reserve University
Sara S. Hodson, Huntington Library
Holger Kersten,
University of Magdeburg
Earle Labor, Centenary College of Louisiana
Noël Mauberret, Lycée Alain Colas, Nevers, France
Susan Nuernberg, University of
Wisconsin-Oshkosh
Christian Pagnard, Lycée Alain Colas, Nevers, France
Gina Rossetti, Saint Xavier University
Jacqueline Tavernier-Courbin, University of Ottawa
Earl Wilcox, Winthrop University
Vil Bykov, Moscow University
Milo Shepard, Jack London Ranch
Site maintained at
http://london.sonoma.edu/ by Roy Tennant, Dr. Clarice Stasz, and Ted Byrnes.
Sponsored by
the Sonoma State
University Library.
Last update 27 January 2009.