ALCO Sponsors American Studies Book Launch for Professors Anker, Cohen-Cole, and Nash

GW MEMSI, the Medieval and Early Modern Studies Institute, promotes and provides a venue for intellectual inquiry and debate for faculty and students. Headed by English Prof. Jeffrey Cohen, MEMSI sponsors a number of yearly events–including some geared toward the wider community of students and scholars. Here are two upcoming MEMSI events of particular interest:…

On Saturday, September 13, DC Library Presents: Professor Margaret Soltan talking about poetry and Charles Wright, the new poet laureate of the United States. The event is at 1 PM at the Georgetown Neighborhood Library, 3260 R Street NW. Share on FacebookTweet

Kali Fajardo Anstine is the author of the short story collection, Sabrina and Corina, a finalist for the National Book Award and winner of an American Book Award.  Her work has appeared in Harper’s Bazaar, The American Scholar, Boston Review, the Oprah Magazine and elsewhere. Please join us for a virtual reading and Q&A on April…

Professor Faye Moskowitz LUNCHTIME LECTURE Patchwork Quilts and the Jewish Concept of the Kapore GW ALUMNI HOUSE, 1918 F STREET, NW Wednesday, September 17, 12 PM  Faye Moskowitz, a professor in GW’s English Department, will discuss and read from her essay “And the Bridge is Love.” Moskowitz uses an antique patchwork quilt to illustrate the Jewish concept of…

The Jane Austen Society of North America announces: Registration for our September 7 program ends Tuesday, September 2 [now extended to September 6]. Cost $20.  Click here to pay with Paypal or download a reservation form. Professor Tara Wallace Austen’s Sea-Change: Re-Writing Sense and Sensibility with Tara Wallace, GWU Sunday, September 7 at 2:00 pm Classroom at Total Wine McLean Shopping…

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