LOVE BITES: Valentine’s Day Lunch Break With English Faculty Come and celebrate love (or not) with English profs at our Valentine’s Day themed lunch break. Meet English profs who will recite some of their favorite love (or anti-love) poems. Valentine’s Day themed treats and donuts too! Thursday, February 13 12-1:30 pm in Phillips 624G (Suite section…
When the feature film Crazy Rich Asians (dir. Jon Chu, Warner Bros, 2018), a romantic comedy set in Singapore, was released, it was said to have made history for Asian-American representation in the United States. On January 23, English faculty Patty Chu (deputy chair) and Alexa Alice Joubin were featured in a talk-back after a screening…
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…
