The Countdown Begins: SEVENTEEN

Media Credit: Anne Wernikoff Professor Julia McCrossin looks into how authors use fat characters in literature and film. Fat studies has gained national attention but is still considered an “emerging” field of identity issues, she said. by Caitie DawHatchet Reporter A GW professor is making waves in an emerging field you may not know existed…

Erica Jong Tomorrow Jewish Literature Live hosts a special evening with award-winning Author, Erica Jong. The reading will be at 7 p.m. in SMPA B07. A New York native, Jong is best known for her work in fiction and poetry. Her first novel, Fear of Flying, has sold more than 20 million copies worldwide. Jong has…

Happy Memorial Day to readers! I wish I had a dollar–no, make that $25–for every time someone has asked me whether, as a university professor, I “work” during the summers when I’m typically not teaching. For English graduate students and faculty, summer indeed offers a respite from the usual round of classes, office hours, meetings,…

Alex Frank is a graduating senior who’s working on his thesis with Prof. Wald. Below is Alex’s description of his current work. [My] thesis is about the philosophy, art, and life of jazz musician Sun Ra through the lens of various contemporary critical theories. Sun Ra thought human beings would have to travel to another…

The poem below is from senior Sam Chiron, who is a Political Science major. Sam is taking Jane Shore’s Advanced Poetry (117W) class, and this poem is the result of a fugue assignment. Spinnning for Jessica the teacher is a spinning smile is too skinny spinning yelling “keep spinning”i am spinning, the teacher is spinning,…

Congratulations to Joseph Fisher and Brian Flota on the publication of their co-edited volume The Politics of Post-9/11 Music, which will be available next month from Ashgate. Seeking to extend discussions of 9/11 music beyond the acts typically associated with the September 11th attacks – U2, Toby Keith, The Dixie Chicks, Bruce Springsteen – this…