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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…

Jennifer Nguyen is the winner of this year’s Student Poetry Contest Each year, the English department awards a variety of student prizes for achievement in creative writing. This year, senior Jennifer Nguyen is the winner of the Student Poetry Contest for her piece “Candy.” The judges were Profs. Jane Shore, Mary-Sherman Willis, and David McAleavey….

Read all about why this gravestone matters at the website for Professor Gayle Wald’s Shout, Sister, Shout! An excerpt: Sister Rosetta Tharpe, the pioneering gospel musician and instrumentalist, finally has a gravestone marking her resting place at Northwood Cemetery in Philadelphia. Since her passing in 1973, the gravesite of Sister Rosetta had been a barren…

Last fall, I had the privilege of attending the GW-Folger Seminar, and it was a truly amazing opportunity. In order to encourage other students to take advantage of this unique course, I’d like to share my experiences. The early modern book history course is an interdisciplinary study incorporating history and literature, and it will enhance…

You have likely been hearing a great deal about playwright Tony Kushner lately, as he is the screenwriter for Steven Spielberg’s new film Lincoln, starring Daniel Day Lewis.  Kushner rose to prominence two decades ago, when his play Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes, won the 1993 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.  Angels…

The English Department has arranged for interested majors to enjoy a 1 credit reading course with our esteemed British Council Writer in Residence Nadeem Aslam. The course will meet on four Tuesday evenings (10/23, 10/30, 11/6, 11/13) from 6:30-8 PM in Rome Hall 663 (English Dept. small conference room). The class is limited to no…