still from Marguerite (Marianne Farley, 2017) Students in English 3980W and 3910 invite you to attend a public symposium where they will combine and present their work-in-progress Four sessions will be held Saturday, December 7, in Phillips Hall 412 (the Dean’s Conference Room), from 10:30 AM-5 PM. The schedule is below. Come out and support this…
Join us for an interactive workshop on thinking beyond blackness and whiteness in the history of race at the GW Diversity Summit 2019 Please RSVP Beyond Black and White: Race in the World Alexa Alice Joubin 3:40-4:30 pm, Thursday, November 7, 2019 Marvin Center, Room 308 800 21st St NW, Washington, DC 20052 George Washington…
Our Open House this afternoon brought together a wide variety of English Department community members, everyone from first-year students to graduating seniors, as well as graduate students, alums, and of course faculty. Thanks to all who came! We closed the event with a tribute to Toni Morrison led by Professor Evelyn Schreiber. It was moving…
Global Change through Shakespeare A TED-style plenary presentation by Alexa Alice Joubin Join us for a short, TED-style plenary on “Global Change through Shakespeare” during the Fulbright Association’s 42nd Annual Conference and Advocacy Day at 9:15 am, Saturday October 26, in Salon 4, Renaissance Arlington Capital View (Crystal City, Virginia). RSVP for a free ticket at…
SCHOLARLY PUBLISHING WORKSHOP Join us this Friday Oct 18 at 2 pm in Gelman Library 302 Open to All GW Students Publishing advice and perspectives How to locate publishing venues: traditional, non-traditional, open access Preparing to publish: how the library can help Research and writing tools Submitting your work: understanding author agreements, copyright Promoting your…
English Department majors and minors: Has your course work or reading sparked a desire to pursue some research of your own? The Luther Rice Undergrad Fellowship program at GWU provides financial assistance and structured support. With a deadline in early December, now is the time to begin thinking through your ideas and preparing an…
Same-Sex Star-Crossed Lovers in Global Shakespearean Web-Series is the topic of this year’s George Washington University 2019 Annual Shakespeare Lecture, to be delivered by Dr. Sujata Iyengar (University of Georgia). Please RSVP Friday, September 13, 2019 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM with a reception Post Hall, GW’s Mt Vernon Campus 2100 Foxhall Road NW Washington, DC…
Helen Deutsch, Department of English, UCLA The Wang Distinguished Lecture in Literary and Cultural Studies will be presented this year by Helen Deutsch, Professor of English at UCLA. Professor Deutsch will be in residency at GW September 18-19, and will deliver a lecture titled “Savage Indignation: Jonathan Swift, Edward Said and the Demands of Late Style.”…
Looking for some serious English Department nerd action this weekend? Look no further — The National Book Festival is upon us. Check out the incredible line up of authors that includes Henry Louis Gates, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg, Barbara Kingsolver, Sigrid Nunez, and many dozens more. Find your favorite author, discover news ones, and generally…
