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A Gift of “Tennessee” to the English Department
An alumnus of the GW English department, David Bruce Smith, recently donated to the faculty a copy of Tennessee, a deluxe edition of three plays by Tennessee Williams with six beautiful illustrations by Clarice Smith. The presentation is stunning. A large and elegant box wrapped in soft black leather and imprinted with gold lettering opens…
English Department Welcomes E.L. Doctorow
E.L. Doctorow reading at Funger Hall last week. E.L. Doctorow’s campus visit and reading last week were a high point of the spring semester for the English Department. Doctorow visited Prof. Faye Moskowitz’s Jewish Literature Live class in the morning, talking to students about his novel The Book of Daniel, and then gave a public…
From the Hatchet: Kathleen Rooney
Apparently some staff of the GW Hatchet read our blog. From today’s paper, a short piece on Kathleen Rooney, our featured alumna of a few weeks back: —————– Stripping the Cover Kathleen Rooney is proof that there are plenty of jobs out of college. She is also proof that someone with a major in English…
“The Gas Chamber and the Metro: Space, Mobility, and Disability”
As announced previously, on Friday October 23 at 5 PM, Rosemarie Garland-Thomson will deliver the inaugural GW English Distinguished Lecture in Literary and Cultural Studies. She will be introduced by Wang Visiting Professor of Contemporary English Literature José Muñoz. GW President Steven Knapp will give the university welcome. Professor Garland-Thomson is a founder of Disability…
“A Kind of Map of Life” at Gelman
Gelman Library Exhibit Opening: “A Kind of Map of Life”: The Fiction of Edward P. Jones Stop by Café G on the first floor of Gelman Library to see “A Kind of Map of Life”: The Fiction of Edward P. Jones, a new exhibit that explores the connections between Jones’ work and the history of…
Ann Romines on Eudora Welty’s Cake
We scholars publish much that can be described charitably as dry. It’s a pleasure to post here some scholarship that is not only moist, it is also sweet and beautiful. Below you will find a recipe that Professor of English Ann Romines created from references in Eudora Welty’s Delta Wedding. Professor Romines also provides a…