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Generative Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) tools have the potential to alter profoundly the ways we work, create, think, and behave. They raise such questions as:
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World Literature Residency Ends with Embassy Reception
The month long residency of South African writer Nokuthula Mazibuko has come to an end. The Embassy of South Africa hosted a valedictory reception Tuesday evening at the residence of the ambassador, Her Excellence Barbara Masekela. Nokuthula returns to South Africa today. We wish her the best, especially as she looks forward to the birth…
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Rebecca Bushnell to Deliver Dean’s Scholars in Shakespeare Annual Lecture
The English Department is pleased to announce one of the very first events of the new academic year. On Friday, September 5, at 3:00 PM, Professor Rebecca Bushnell will deliver the Dean’s Scholars’ in Shakespeare Annual Lecture. The Dean’s Scholars in Shakespeare Program is directed by Professor Holly Dugan. This lecture will take place in the…
Nadeem Aslam to be writer in residence (autumn 2007)
Renowned British author Nadeem Aslam will be the GW English Department’s inaugural British Council Writer in Residence during the fall 2007 semester. Beginning in mid-October, he will spend a month in Washington through a new program sponsored by the department and the council. Mr. Aslam achieved international recognition with the publication of his brilliant novel…