Alumna Lilly Rivlin Screens Film about Writer Grace Paley
Writer and Activist Grace Paley |
Writer and Activist Grace Paley |
Joseph Fisher and Brian Flota, who describe themselves as “surely two of the department’s most handsome students,” are collaborating on a collection of essays entitled “Catastrophe and the Cure”: The Politics of Post-9/11 Music. Their call for papers reads in part: In current debates about the War in Iraq, it has become commonplace for politicians…
[fig 1: The IMDb doesn’t know what Dante looks like]by J J Cohen So John Filardi, an alumnus of the GW English Department, is here teaching a course on screenwriting, focused upon comedy. By all accounts it has been a terrific class. Today he invited Emmanuella Chiriqui (Sloan from Entourage) to his class. When I…
The Five Year BA/MA Program allows GW English majors to earn both a BA and an MA in English within 5 years of study. The dual degree allows exceptionally strong and motivated students to move into advanced work early, to earn an expedited graduate degree, and to continue literary research with particularly helpful mentors. Eligibility…
This upcoming spring, two GW English PhD candidates will be teaching a series of unique classes that will be of particular interest to our undergrads. With registration just around the corner, now is a great time to learn about the special topics these classes cover! Maureen Kentoff will be teaching ENGL 3840.11- Women, Place & Time…
The last Medieval and Early Modern Seminar of the semester will be held on Friday, November 30th from 9-11 AM in Rome 771. Jehangir Malegam (GW History) will be presenting his paper entitled: No Peace for the Wicked: Conflicting Visions of Peacemaking in an Eleventh-Century Monastic Narrative As usual, please RSVP to me to receive…
In the spring semester a number of seats will be reserved in our Introduction to Creative Writing classes and awarded via application. The form is below, and can also be picked up in the English Department main office.—————–Application for ENGL 81W Date: Name: School: Major (if any): Hours completed: E-mail: Phone: Choose one: [ ]…