Politics, Sex, Sentiment! (And a fulfilled GPAC Oral Requirement)
Hogarth, Beggar’s Opera |
Hogarth, Beggar’s Opera |
The English Department at George Washington University includes one of the largest all-undergraduate creative writing programs in the U.S. Each semester between 400 and 500 students study the writing of plays, filmscripts, short fiction, poetry, and creative non-fiction in small, 15-person classes. About half of these courses are at the introductory level, and appeal to…
Course descriptions for fall semester upper-division English classes may be accessed here. Please keep these courses in mind when making your choices: (1) The Folger Undergraduate Research Seminar on the History of the Book. The application deadline is this Friday, March 27. This is a one of a kind course. Info and application View an…
Going home for Thanksgiving is always great, but somewhere in between passing the cranberry sauce and dessert, things can get a bit… difficult. Here are five questions English majors are tired of being asked. 1. Wow it must be nice to have such an easy course load. Oh yeah, preparing a presentation on Pericles, writing a…
The English Department has received a $487,000 grant from the Mellon Foundation to support “Story for All: Disability Justice Collaboratories.” Led by Professor of English and Department Chair Maria Frawley, the project aims to provide marginalized populations with the empowering capacities of storytelling. The Mellon Foundation—the nation’s largest funder of the arts, culture…
ENGL 3530 group examines a painting. The National Gallery of Art—one of the finest institutions of its kind on the globe—is a mile and a half away from the George Washington University Campus. The gallery’s physical and financial accessibility (it’s free!), peacefulness, and gorgeous collection demand a visit, which is one of several reasons that…
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