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A Message from the Chair
Graduation is nearly here and GW English is very much looking forward to celebrating the Class of 2013. We are so proud of our graduates, and look forward to hearing about all of their accomplishments as they move on. One graduating senior (whom I did not have the pleasure of having in class during her…
Visiting Speaker: T. Kira Madden
On February 16th, author T Kira Madden hosted a conversation and Q&A with Professor Annie Liontas’ Creative Nonfiction writing workshop class. Her debut memoir Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls was a New York Times Editor’s Choice selection and finalist for the National Book Critics Circle John Leonard Prize. Student April Mihalovich created an alternate cover for the…
The Roots of Anti-Asian Racism in the U.S.: The Pandemic and “Yellow Peril”
COVID-19 has exacerbated anti-Asian racism—the demonization of a group of people based on their perceived social value—in the United States in the cultural and political life. Professor Alexa Alice Joubin recently published an article that analyzes the language of racism and misogyny. Her article also offers strategies for inclusion during and after the…
On the Road: Professor Wallace in Scotland
Professor Tara Wallace was recently in attendance at the Boswell Book Festival at the Dumfries House, Ayrshire, Scotland. Described by organizers as “The World’s Only Festival of Biography & Memoir,” the event was held May 8-10, 2015. Before the official events, Professor Wallace spent some delightful time in the company of Margaret Boswell Elliot (a…
Transforming Liberal Arts Education Through Engagement: Professor Kavita Daiya
Below is the reprinted version of an article, originally appearing on the CCAS’ Featured Stories page on April 5th, 2018, written by the English Department’s own, Professor Daiya. Read below to learn about the amazing success she had when she re-imagined one of her courses that inserted her student’s voices into public conversations about issues they are passionate…
Ann Romines on Willa Cather’s Selected Letters
Scholars working on Willa Cather, such as our own Professor Ann Romines, are very pleased with the beautifully-edited new edition The Selected Letters of Willa Cather, which Professor Romines calls an “amazing and transformative book.” From the Chronicle: Willa Cather’s letters are being made public for the first time. The Selected Letters of Willa Cather, due out…

