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Gail Paster to Deliver Inaugural Dean’s Lecture on Shakespeare
The English Department is pleased to announce one of the very first events of the new academic year. On Friday, September 7, at 3:30 PM, former GW English professor and Director Emerita of the Folger Shakespeare Library, Gail Kern Paster, will deliver a lecture co-sponsored by the Dean’s Scholars in Shakespeare Program, directed by Alexa Alice…
Jane Shore on the Newshour with Jim Lehrer
Poet and faculty member Jane Shore will appear on The Newshour this Thursday night. She will be reading Elizabeth Bishop poems to accompany Lloyd Schwartz’s interview about editing the Elizabeth Bishop Library of America volume coming out on Valentine’s Day. Share on FacebookTweet
Final Nadeem Aslam Event Monday!
A reminder that this Monday evening the English Department will be sponsoring a panel discussion, FICTION AND SURVIVAL: IMAGINATION, MIGRATION, AND DIASPORA, featuring Nadeem Aslam, H. G. Carrillo, and Joanne Leedom-Ackerman. Nadeem Aslam is our inaugural British Council U.K. Writer in Residence; H. G. Carrillo teaches Creative Writing here at GW; Joanne Leedom-Ackerman is a…
Reading Distance: Port Louis, Cairo, Beijing Public Lecture
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…
Lisa Zeidner Reading: Thursday, January 24th
Lisa Zeidner Lisa Zeidner, the critically acclaimed author of Layover and Love Bomb, will be visiting GW on January 24th! Lisa Zeidner is the author of five novels as well as two books of poetry. She teaches Creative Writing at Rutgers University in Camden, New Jersey. Zeidner is the first author in a series this spring at GW,…
Stay Lit: (9/22-9/24) Weekend Happenings in DC for the English Major
Hello, English majors and weekend warriors! If you’re looking for something stimulating to get into this weekend, and every weekend, know that GW English News has got your back. Every Thursday we will be posting information on engaging, thought-provoking, fun events that are happening around the city. If you have a favorite open mic night or…
