Monstrous Knowledge in Medieval and Early Modern Europe
Join GW English and GW MEMSI next week for the Monstrous Knowledge Symposium! More details available on GW MEMSI’s blog here.
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Join the GW English Department for a screening of the Globe Theatre’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream at 2 pm, Saturday, September 25, 2021. This event takes place online and is live streamed from the Globe Theatre. The running time is approximately 2 hours and 20 minutes with no interval. Stay tuned afterwards for a talk back with…
UK Author Courttia Newland to Read at GW
Acclaimed British writer Courttia Newland will read from his work on Thursday, March 22, 2007 at 8:00 p.m. in Funger Hall, Room 220 (2201 G St. NW). The reading is free and open to the public. Here is a brief biography of Newland from the British Council website: Courttia Newland was born in 1973 in…
Workshop on Publishing Your Research October 19
WORKSHOP on Publishing Your Research by Ben Doyle, Global Head of Literature, Palgrave Macmillan Publishing your first article or book can seem like a daunting prospect and, for the uninitiated, the process can see somewhat arcane and unclear. Ben Doyle, Publisher and Global Head of Literature for Palgrave Macmillan’s Scholarly division, will be speaking about the publishing experience at…
The Jenny McKean Moore Reading Series Presents: Dolen Perkins-Valdez
The Jenny McKean Moore Reading Series picks up again this Thursday, on November 9th, with a reading from New York Times Bestselling Author, Dolen Perkins-Valdez. Her latest book, Balm, has received widespread acclaim. The Washington Post wrote, “In gorgeous, compassionate prose, Perkins-Valdez continues our national conversation about people working together to heal our communities,” and…
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Gay Panic Attack: David L. Eng
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