“And the Bridge Is Love” and More Books
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| Faye Moskowitz at Politics and Prose on Nov. 13. |
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| Recent books by English faculty on display at the Celebration of Scholarship Nov. 11 |
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| Faye Moskowitz at Politics and Prose on Nov. 13. |
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| Recent books by English faculty on display at the Celebration of Scholarship Nov. 11 |
GW English Alum Esther Cohen (BA ’69) ESTHER COHEN ON NOT BEING AFRAID OF LIFE, OR OF YOUR OWN WORDS New York writer, teacher, and activist Esther Cohen reflects on her time as an English major, and on the remarkably varied writing life she’s led since she graduated: When did you graduate from GW? I…
Professor Michael Bérubé From October 25-30, GW’s English Department is pleased to host Professor Michael Bérubé as this year’s Wang Distinguished Professor-in-Residence. Michael Bérubé is Edwin Erle Sparks Professor of Literature and Director of the Institute for the Arts and Humanities at Pennsylvania State University. He is the author of seven books to date, including…
Professor James A. Miller in his English Department office The English Department is mourning the loss of Professor Jim Miller, our colleague, teacher, mentor, and friend, who died on June 19, after a year-long battle with cancer. Jim was a highly-respected scholar and beloved teacher in English, American Studies, and Africana Studies whose work focused on…
GW English Alum Nishi Chawla (PhD, 1996) NISHI CHAWLA: “A NATION SHOULD BE JUDGED BY HOW WELL IT RESPECTS ITS WOMEN.” Professor Margaret Soltan: Let’s start with the big news first. Your play, Indira, will be presented here in DC, at Spectrum Theater, on Oct 18 at 4 PM. Is this your first play? Give us a quick description…
GW English PhD candidate Tawnya Ravy GW English congratulates PhD candidate Tawnya Ravy, who has been selected to attend a National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Institute for Advanced Topics in the Digital Humanities. Tawnya, who has also been teaching as a member of the faculty at Northern Virginia Community College as she finishes her…
Dr. Laura Greenfield GW English PhD ’07 Laura Greenfield (GW English PhD 2007) is founder and executive director of Women’s Voices Worldwide, Inc., a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting social justice around the globe by educating women and girls to be powerful speakers in all areas of personal, academic, professional, and civic life. Since 2013, she…