Talk:An American Dream Expanded

Welcome to the digital Humanities project, AAD Expanded. This page will facilitate the discussion on the development of this project, beginning in the spring of 2019.

Purview

This project aims to create a critical and cultural context around the composition and subsequent reaction to Norman Mailer’s novel An American Dream. It will begin with J. Michael Lennon’s 2004 Norman Mailer's Letters on An American Dream, 1963–1969. Additional interviews, reviews, essays, and miscellany will be added as they are collected, permissions cleared, and digitized.

Access

Participation requires:

1. An account on Project Mailer. This cannot be created by users, but must be done by the editor, Gerald R. Lucas. Send him an email requesting an account (please include the username you would like).
2. Access to original documents. Original documents are stored on Google Drive. Please request access using your Google account. There will be numerous source documents we will be working with on this project.

To Do

See the to-do list on the talk page for Norman Mailer's Letters on An American Dream, 1963–1969.

Discussion

. . . @Grlucas: Link to my PM Sandbox. Please give feedback when you can and let me know if I have linked this to the wrong location. Thanks! Dmcgonagill/sandbox for PM(Dmcgonagill (talk) 12:43, 30 March 2019 (UTC))

@Grlucas: My article is ready to be moved from my sandbox to PM. Am I supposed to move it or are you supposed to review it and then move it?--Dillbug (talk) 17:53, 2 April 2019 (UTC)

@Dillbug: OK, looking good, but it's not quite ready. All citations should be formatted correctly using the citation templates for whatever it is you're citing, like a book or journal article. Simply cut and paste the template and fill in the info for each reference (many can already be found on the site's crit bibliography). Use McKinley's article as a guide. The notice up top does not really make sense, either. Next, you need to convert all parenthetical citations to shortened footnotes. Again, use the McKinley article for your reference. I'll do one or two for you as an example. Finally, I see some typos. Be sure you proof it well. Thanks. (I fixed the beginning for you and gave you some examples to work with.) —Grlucas (talk) 21:25, 2 April 2019 (UTC)

@Grlucas: Dr. Lucas, I tried to add two articles from the Misc. drive and am having issues with getting the image. I am going to continue to try and add the images.--Dillbug (talk) 18:28, 10 April 2019 (UTC)

@Grlucas: I have attempted to post a review, an article to the Gallery, and a Snippet. Please advise if I have done so correctly. I would like to do more but do not want to until I am sure I am on the right track.--Dillbug (talk) 16:57, 16 April 2019 (EDT)

@Dillbug: Looking good. I cleaned up the language a bit. —Grlucas (talk) 07:51, 17 April 2019 (EDT)

@Grlucas: Please take a look at the news paper review by William F. Buckley, Jr. at User:Dillbug/sandbox.review#Sort_of_Conservative and see if the review is ready to be moved to the main page. Thank you.--Dillbug (talk) 20:22, 16 April 2019 (EDT)

@Dillbug: Check spelling of his name. Mailer should only be linked once — usually the first time he is mentioned. Otherwise, proofread and it looks good. —Grlucas (talk) 07:51, 17 April 2019 (EDT)

@Grlucas: I have made the necessary corrections. I do believe, the article is now ready to be moved. Do you want me to try to move it, or will you?--Dillbug (talk) 11:59, 17 April 2019 (EDT)

@Grlucas: Feeling ready to post this review or edit with further direction or model from you on desired formatting. Please take a look and advise. Thanks! User:Dmcgonagill/sandbox/review ~~(Dmcgonagill (talk) 12:01, 17 April 2019 (EDT))

@Grlucas: I uploaded envelope from misc folder but due to lack of access to a pdf convertor, it stays in that form and appears to be of little value on Wiki. Searched internet for work arounds but found nothing. I'm leaving upload but not adding it to gallery. Please advise. Thanks! ~~(Dmcgonagill (talk) 14:51, 17 April 2019 (EDT))

@Dmcgonagill: Yes, that's right. I would have to install the PDF viewer here. Do you think I should? —Grlucas (talk) 19:52, 17 April 2019 (EDT)

@Grlucas: Yes, please. Increased group contribution would result. Thank you! ~~(Dmcgonagill (talk) 09:07, 18 April 2019 (EDT))

MR Articles for this Project

These are available in the shared Google drive under Mailer Review.

• Vol 3: Laist: “An American Dream: American Existentialism”
• Vol 5: Sermeus: “Norman Mailer’s Mythmaking in An American Dream and ‘The White’”
• Vol 6: McKinley: “Mailer’s Modern Myth: Reexamining Violence and Masculinity in An American Dream”
• Vol 7: Batchelor: “Visions of the American Dream: F. Scott Fitzgerald, Bob Dylan, and Norman Mailer Probe at the Heart of the National Idea”

Press

@Dillbug, Dmcgonagill, JVbird, JenniferMGA, Mango Masala, Namir Riptide, Roger C. Byrd, Sherita Sims-Jones, and Waebo: We might be getting some press about our recent contributions to this project. As you know, Project Mailer is an official site of the Norman Mailer Society, so what we do here is important. Mailer’s biographer Mike Lennon has expressed his appreciation for our efforts and others have shown interest in writing about our project! I just wanted to let you know. I’m putting together a press release about what we’ve accomplished this semester, so be sure we’re finishing up with our best, most conscientious work. Your efforts, as always, are very much appreciated. Thanks for all the hard work and congratulations for a great showing! Let me know below if there's anything you think I should add to the press release. —Grlucas (talk) 20:45, 17 April 2019 (EDT)

@Grlucas: Excellent news! -JVbird (User talk:JVbird|talk]]) 09:53, 18 April 2019 (UTC)