Bilingual Poetry Reading with Yaki Setton and Sergio Waisman October 16

The English Department is pleased to announce one of the very first events of the new academic year.  On Friday, September 5, at 3:00 PM, Professor Rebecca Bushnell will deliver the Dean’s Scholars’ in Shakespeare Annual Lecture.  The Dean’s Scholars in Shakespeare Program is directed by Professor Holly Dugan.  This lecture will take place in the…

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GW English PhD (’08) Myra Remigio-Leonard is among the DC librarians working to organize a series of events in January titled “Orwellian America.” “Orwellian America is a series of programs focused on government transparency and personal privacy in the digital age during the last two weeks of January.  Events include a screening of “The Internet’s…

DC author David Baldacci will be having a book launch of his latest thriller True Blue on Wednesday, October 28th at 6pm. The book is about a high profile homicide entangled with the shady side of national security. The launch will be held at the Washington Post Conference Center. Although the event will be open…

George Pelecanos Reading  Thursday, January 23rd in Marvin Center 301 at 7:30pm http://diariodellafenice.blogspot.com/2011/09/in-libreria-george-pelecanos-il.html A Washington native, Pelecanos worked many odds and ends jobs before publishing his first crime novel, A Firing Offense, in 1992. His novels plunge readers into the gritty world of murder and drugs that he constructs from personal observation and research. In a conversation Pelecanos explained, “My…

The Department of English invites you to an afternoon focused on the multi-faceted work of Professor Ann Romines, who retired this year after 43 years of service to our department.  Professor Romines will be present at this event honoring her work; the afternoon will include music, a panel of former students, and a keynote address…