18th Century and More with Professor Seavey
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Still from Chuecatown (2007), dir. Juan Flahn For the past ten years, GW English has offered a unique interdisciplinary in lgbtq studies and film studies; on Saturday, December 8, students from the class will come together to present their work-in-progress. Students from Professor Robert McRuer’s “Transnational Queer Film Studies and LGBTQ cultures” (English 3980) will…
Chuck Frank, GW English BA ’74 GW English Alum Charles “Chuck” Frank (BA, 1974) was recently featured on the GW Impact blog for his important philanthrophic work, particularly his establishment of The Charles and Deborah Frank Fund for Veterans Studying Sustainability. You can read the entire piece here. This excerpt provides a summary of Frank’s…
Dear English Majors and Alumni, The faculty of the English Department care about you — not just as intellectuals and artists (you wow us every day in those roles), but as young people navigating a difficult present. Please know that our office doors are always open to you. If you can, please try to join…
Dean’s Seminar, Spring 2013 ENG1000: Global Shakespeare || Prof. Alexa Alice Joubin(Taught on Foggy Bottom) Course Description The 2012 London Olympics and the multilingual World Shakespeare Festival brought global Shakespeares home to Britain. Beyond the English-speaking world, his plays and motifs are present in the performance cultures of Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Asia/Pacific,…
To: English Majors From: Marshall Alcorn and Robert McRuer Re: ENGLISH HONORS January 23, 2009 Dear English Major, Welcome back to campus! You are warmly invited to apply to the English Department Honors Program. Department Honors offers a unique opportunity to participate in an intensive and supportive year-long program, comprising the fall and spring semesters…
Faulkner and Morrison: Race, Memory, and Aesthetics ENGL 3820W (CRN 15624) Professor Evelyn Schreiber Tuesday/Thursday 12:45-2:00 PM This exciting Fall 2016 course will comprehensively examine the works of two renowned and integral American authors, William Faulkner and Toni Morrison, linking their fictional and discursive practices and analyzing how their works and ideologies reflect on each…