Beth Lattin in Forbes
English Department alumna Beth Lattin (class of 2008) has her first article in Forbes: “Blue States Would Sing Obama Tax Blues.” Congratulations, Beth!
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Recent Faculty Media Mentions & Other News
Although you wouldn’t know it from the mild manner of those of us who inhabit Rome 760, the English Department has been quite busy lately. This is not Prof. Tongson at GW last week, although the set up was remarkably similar and the photo is in the commons! Last week, in addition to seeing the…
Recent Graduate Student Accomplishments
Mark DeCicco won the award for best graduate paper at the recent meeting of the International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts (check out the guest speaker). His prize: publication in the Journal for the Fantastic in the Arts, a scholarly journal with a substantial readership. Lowell Duckert was selected for Honorable Mention in…
Two Publications of Note
After having penned a cover review of Cynthia Ozick’s recent novel Foreign Bodies for the New York Times Book Review a little over a week ago, Prof. Thomas Mallon is featured in the latest New Yorker article, reviewing Jim Carroll’s posthumous offering, The Petting Zoo. Carroll, famous for his memoir The Basketball Diaries, was a…
What Does Asian American Literature Have to Tell Us about ‘Tiger Moms’?: Part II
“What Does Asian American literature have to say about the issues raised by the recent discussion of Amy Chua’s book?” — This blog post is the second in a series by Prof. Patricia Chu. Read the first post here. Part Two: Generational Confusion—Tiger Sisterhood by Patricia Chu So mothers and daughters in Asian American lit…
Update from Ann Romines
Although on sabbatical, professor of American literature Ann Romines has been busy. She writes that the following projects have been her preoccupations: “Why We Read–and Re-read–My Antonia,” talk for National Endowment for the Arts Big Read program, Aurora, IL Oct. 2007. “Letters Home to Red Cloud: Willa Cather Writes to Her Parents.” Western Literature Association….
Book Launch Celebration for José Esteban Muñoz
Please join us for a book launch celebration José Esteban Muñoz Wang Visiting Professor of Contemporary English Literature Cruising Utopia: The Then and There of Queer Futurity Thursday November 12 2 PMEnglish Department Seminar RoomRome Hall 771 Professor Muñoz will read from and discuss his new book. Champagne, sparkling cider, and snacks will be served….