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On Saturday, September 27, GW English is convening an afternoon symposium with six of our illustrious alums to talk about the many career paths available to students majoring in English.  Join us for a conversation and reception as we hear from a speechwriter, a journalist, a dancer and choreographer, a filmmaker, an educator, and a…

The English Department will host an informal reception for graduating seniors and their families Saturday, 17 May from 1:30 to 3 p.m. in Rome Hall 771. Snacks and champagne and a chance to say good-bye to your professors We look forward to seeing you! Share on FacebookTweet

Reading Distance:  Port Louis, Cairo, Beijing A Public Lecture by Michael Gibbs Hill Friday, February 24, 2017 from 4-5 pm National Churchill Library & Center, Gelman Library, 1st floor This lecture explores a startling coincidence in world literature: the overlapping careers of Lin Shu 林紓 (1852–1924) and Muṣṭafā Luṭfī al-Manfalūṭī (1876–1924). Both men—who died in the…

Don’t miss a reading with award-winning writer and filmmaker  David Bezmozgis Marvin Center Amphitheater 7:30pm Tuesday March 19th http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/a68a2684-f1fe-11e1-bba3-00144feabdc0.html#axzz2Np6oFdJg Bezmozgis is the author of the critically acclaimed books  The Free World and Natasha and Other Stories, and is visiting GW as a guest of the Jewish Literature Live program.  Natasha and Other Stories won the Toronto…

What are you waiting for? Come to Michael Bennett’s talk! Prof. Michael Bennett (BA ’02) will be returning to GW this week to speak about his book Reassessing the Theatre of the Absurd. His talk, on Tuesday, March 27 at 10:30 a.m. in Rome Hall 663, is open to all. Bennett is Assistant Professor of English…

Click to Enlarge. Thanks to David McAleavey and John O’Keefe for creating these great posters! Please note that the date and location for the first Suhayl Saadi reading has been changed. Share on FacebookTweet