Michael Chabon is many things. A 45 year old male. A Pulitzer Prize-winner. A Jewish-American author. A true geek. The author, best known for 2000’s The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, doesn’t like to be referred to by a single, restrictive label. Multiple labels he can tolerate, however. If you keep up with this…
by J J Cohen Among my favorite perks as chair of the GW English Department is the chance to spend time with visiting novelists. Because so much of my own writing proceeds through slow research and diligent translation — through processes that seem like patient peering through a microscope — I’m fascinated by how a…
The GW English Department is pleased to announce our first annual Student Poetry Contest. Anyone can enter, and the prize (generously donated by a departmental supporter) is an astonishing $500. RULES: Poems are judged anonymously. Students should submit one poem, no more than 200 lines long. A separate cover sheet should include the author’s name,…
Course descriptions for fall semester upper-division English classes may be accessed here. Please keep these courses in mind when making your choices: (1) The Folger Undergraduate Research Seminar on the History of the Book. The application deadline is this Friday, March 27. This is a one of a kind course. Info and application View an…
Come to a discussion of Edward Jones’s The Known WorldIt’s the second session of THE BIG READ. Interested? Just show up! Thursday, March 26th at 4-5:30. FACULTY PANEL with presentations by Professors Catherine Allen (Anthropology), Herman Carrillo (Creative Writing), David DeGrazia (Philosophy), Melani McAllister (American Studies), and Andrew Smith (Classics). This session is designed especially…
Kwame Alexander’s And Then You KnowNew and Selected Poems at Gelman Library’s Special Collections Research CenterPoetry Reading and Reception On April 9 from 7 PM to 9 PM, the Special Collections Research Center of the Gelman Library invites the community to a poetry reading and reception celebrating the publication of Washington poet Kwame Alexander‘s And…
Gelman Library Exhibit Opening: “A Kind of Map of Life”: The Fiction of Edward P. Jones Stop by Café G on the first floor of Gelman Library to see “A Kind of Map of Life”: The Fiction of Edward P. Jones, a new exhibit that explores the connections between Jones’ work and the history of…
Professor Margaret Soltan, via Columbia News Service, talking about Gchat and professor-student interaction: For Margaret Soltan, an English professor at George Washington University, Gchat is wonderful for connecting with students outside of class. Over the years, the tech-savvy teacher has accumulated dozens of students on her Gchat list, and she chats with them frequently. While…
MICHAEL CHABON MONDAY MARCH 23 7 PMJACK MORTON AUDITORIUM Michael Chabon’s first novel The Mysteries of Pittsburgh (1988) was a New York Times bestseller. His second Wonder Boys (1995), was made into a critically-acclaimed film featuring Michael Douglas and Tobey Maguire. His young adult novel, Summerland, won the 2003 Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children’s Literature….
