Professor Jonathan Hsy has been awarded the first Writing in the Disciplines (WID) Distinguished Teaching Award. In her announcement of this new and prestigious award, Professor Rachel Riedner of the University Writing Program and Women’s Studies wrote, “I am very pleased to announce that the winner of the Writing in the Disciplines Distinguished Teaching Award this year is Jonathan…
Andy, Kathryn, and their officiant Chris It’s almost Valentine’s Day and the English Department happened to notice that one of its very own alums, Kathryn Frazier, Class of 2003, is featured in the most recent edition of Colonial Cable: News for GW Alumni and Friends. Kathryn was married to Andy Stone (a GW Political Communication major,…
Vaddey Ratner Reading February 12th 7:30 PM Honors Townhouse (714 21st St NW) Author of the New York Times bestselling novel In the Shadow of the Banyan, Vaddey Ratner will be giving a reading at George Washington University TOMORROW! “Full of beauty, even joy. . . What is remarkable, and honorable, here is the absence of anger, and…
Professor Gayle Wald is part of an upcoming American Masters presentation on PBS. Readers of this blog are already familiar with Professor Wald’s important book on African American guitarist and singer Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Shout, Sister, Shout! The Untold Story of Rock-and-Roll Trailblazer Sister Rosetta Tharpe. Tharpe’s story is now detailed in a new film…
A beautiful peacock-in-residence in the arts building on the campus of University of Western Australia, Perth. He clearly owns the place. Alexa on Shakespeare Around the Globe, Part 2 Speaking on touring performances while grappling with demanding international travel itineraries and writing several talks over the Atlantic and Pacific definitely brought home the idea of…
Professor Alexa Alice Joubin on Shakespeare Around the World (Part 1): Four continents. Three oceans. Two hemispheres. One summer. Lots of tasteless pretzels and “chicken or beef?” moments (otherwise known as in-flight meals) in between. Shakespearean chatter between Scott Newstok and Alexa Alice Joubin via text messages. Alexa spoke on Hamlet and Ophelia…
Professor Daiya on Mumbai, Migration and More Professor Kavita Daiya I traveled to Mumbai (India) over the December holidays to continue my research: Mumbai as a city plays a central role in my current book in progress Peripheral Secularisms. This work in part follows up on my first book Violent Belongings: Partition, Gender and National…
The English Graduate Student Association welcomes graduates and undergraduates to attend the 2013 EGSA Symposium “Temporal Slippages and Spatial Slidings: A Symposium on Failed Fixities” The Symposium will be held on February 15th in Rome 771 and will start at 9 am and end at 5:30 pm! Here’s a sneak peek at some of the panels!…
GW English extends a hearty congratulations to Professor Renee Calarco, whose play, The Religion Thing, was nominated for a 2013 Helen Hayes Award! Professor Calarco is nominated in the category of Outstanding New Play or Musical. Since 1983, the Helen Hayes Awards have recognized professional theater in the Washington, D.C. region. They are named for…
Louis Bayard will be giving a reading Thursday January 31st at 7:30pm in the Honors Town House (714 21st St NW). Bayard teaches Creative Writing here at the George Washington University and is the author of The School of Night, The Black Towers, The Pale Blue Eye, and other critically acclaimed novels. As a child, Professor…
