Scenes from the GW English Celebration of Ann Romines’s Career
On October 2, GW English hosted “American Literature, Women’s Writing, Willa Cather Studies: The Work of Ann Romines. Full details of the event can be read here. Below are some photos from the successful event. Thanks to all who attended!
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| Professor Ann Romines (pictured here with GW English PhD Charmion Gustke) retired this year after 43 years of service to the department |
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| Composer and Pianist Gregory Spears talked about his operatic adaptation of Willa Cather’s “Paul’s Case” |
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| Soprano Millicent Scarlett performed “The Teacher’s Aria” from Spears’s opera |
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| Charmion Gustke (GW English PhD) of Belmont University opened a panel featuring former students of Ann Romines |
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| Michael O’Neill, current GW English PhD student was the second panelist |
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| Naomi Lesley (GW English PhD) of Holyoke Community College rounded out the panel of former students
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| Georgetown’s Lisbeth Fuisz (GW English Phd) was the fourth panelist |
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| The keynote address was delivered by Professor Guy Reynolds of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, who spoke about Ann Romines’s archival and historical work on the scholarly edition of Sapphira and the Slave Girl |
