Aravind Adiga wins Man Booker Prize

Nice cover, eh? I like the little man peering out of the tower best. And if a volume possesses a cover, it must be real. There’s a smallish problem: the author line is supposed to read “Edited By Jeffrey Jerome Cohen.” I’m told the error will be swiftly fixed. The book is on schedule for…

Connie Kibler, without whom the day to day running of the English Department would be impossible, celebrates thirty five years of service to GW today. She was presented with a plaque at a special luncheon (to which she was accompanied by a VERY handsome date). Congratulations, Connie! Share on FacebookTweet

Please join us on Thursday April 24 for a talk by Kathleen Biddick: “The Political Theology of the Archive: Reflections on a Project” The author of The Shock of Medievalism (Duke 1998) and The Typological Imaginary: Circumcision, History, Technology (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2003), Kathleen Biddick is professor of history at Temple University. The talk…

Professor Margaret Soltan has just returned from Nashville, where she covered the annual convention of the NCAA for the online newspaper Inside Higher Education. Soltan, who attended Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, was delighted to be a member of the press corps, and especially delighted to take part in a press conference, during which…

I am happy to confirm that esteemed novelist Nadeem Aslam will indeed be joining us for a month-long residency this February. The kick-off event is a public reading from his work, Thursday February 7 at 7 PM in the Marvin Center. A dessert reception will follow. If you’re interested in attending the reception, please follow…

To: English MajorsFrom: Professor Jonathan Gil HarrisRe: ENGLISH HONORS January 4, 2008 Dear English Major, You are invited to apply to the English Department Honors Program. Department Honors offers a unique opportunity to participate in an intensive and supportive year-long program, comprising the fall and spring semesters of the senior year. In the fall semester,…