Shakespeare on Film (ENGL3445) Mon/Wed 12:45-2:00 pm taught by Professor Alexa Alice Joubin, offered this fall semester of 2017 Shakespeare’s plays have been adapted for the cinema since 1899 in multiple film genres, including silent film, film noire, Western, theatrical film, and Hollywood films. This course examines Shakespeare’s lesser-known romance play, histories, tragedies, and comedies…
Staying home this summer? Travel the globe with this Summer Online course: Eng 1710W CRN 91670 Professor Kavita Daiya Study modern global literature and cinema through the theme of travel and cross-cultural encounters. Encounter fiction, film, travel writing, music videos, and essays…
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Paul Cheney of MarketingExperiments The senior editor at MarketingExperiments, a Florida-based firm, recently wrote us to share why his company (and others) value English majors. Check out Paul Cheney’s guest blog below. Should You Major In English? 3 Highly Marketable Business Skills that English Majors Have in Spades I received my B.A. in English…
As the Spring 2013 semester begins, we asked GW English PhD candidate Elizabeth Pittman, to reflect on her experiences teaching an innovative service learning course. It was a successful semester, marking the beginning of a fruitful collaboration between GW English and the PEN/Faulkner Foundation. Her reflections on the course are included here. “Create dangerously for…
The English Department: Are You a Member? Faculty and majors in the English Department look forward to hosting potential majors this Wednesday and Thursday from 4-6 PM each day. For the first time ever, the Columbian College of Arts and Sciences is holding their annual majors fair in the actual departments. That means that students…
