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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Spring 2011 Jewish Literature Live Line-up Announced
Prof. Faye Moskowitz has just announced the roster of acclaimed Jewish writers set to visit GW as part of next spring’s Jewish Literature Live (listed as ENGL 3970; old ENGL 188: Jewish American Literature). As of this writing, there are still a few spaces left, but sign up soon! Jewish Literature Live is a unique…
Nadeem Aslam in Residence from Feb 1-29, 2008
We are pleased to announce that Nadeem Aslam’s visa has been granted, and that the GW-British Council Writer in Residence has been rescheduled for Feb. 1-29. Mark your calendar now for the evening of Feb. 7, when Aslam will read from his work at the Marvin Center. Details will follow, along with a complete list…
Do Not Miss This Once in a Lifetime Course: Transnational Film Studies and LGBTQ Cultures
NEW COURSE FOR FALL 2008INTERESTED STUDENTS PLEASE CONTACTROBERT MCRUER ATrmcruer@gwu.edu English 179.60Transnational Film Studies and LGBTQ CulturesWednesdays 2-4 PM George Washington UniversityDepartment of English and Office for Study Abroad This course is offered through the short-term study abroad program at GW, and includes a week at the Prague International LGBTQ Film Festival, leaving Washington, DC,…
Prof. Kavita Daiya Profiled in Sigur Center Newsletter
Check out the profile of English Prof. Kavita Daiya in the fall 2010 issue of The Asian Connection, the newsletter of the Sigur Center for Asian Studies, covering Spring and Summer 2010. Prof. Daiya’s research investigates questions of violence, displacement, and ethnic nationalism in South Asia. Her book Violent Belongings: Partition, Gender, and National Culture…
Department creates Director of Undergraduate Study
As chair of the department I’m in frequent contact with our alumni, men and women who have gone on to an array of careers that — quite frankly — amaze me in their variety and their ambition. I noticed during my first year as chair, however, a puzzling phenomenon: our current majors and former majors…
“Newsweek” Dubs Mallon’s Novel “Watergate” One of 12 for 2012
In February, GW English Professor Thomas Mallon’s new novel Watergate will be published by Pantheon. (Go here to pre-order your copy.) A historical novel that “conveys the drama and high comedy of the Nixon presidency through the urgent perspectives of seven characters we only thought we knew before now,” Watergate is a highly anticipated work–and the first…