Professor Jim English On Wednesday March 5, 2014, the English Department’s British and Postcolonial Cluster hosted Professor Jim English (University of Pennsylvania) for an exciting lecture entitled, “Translated from the English: British Reality on the Global Screen.” This fantastic event was co-hosted by the University Honors Program and was made possible by a generous gift…
English majors! Professors Tony López and Daniel DeWispelare invite you to attend the Critical Methods Symposium and Party on Friday, 4/25, at 11 am in Rome 771.
Marissa Ciampi is a recent graduate of our English department who has come back to offer career advice to undergraduates in a series of workshops on March 26th, April 2nd, and April 10th. Since her commencement, Marissa has had a series of adventures that have offered her invaluable experience and insight. Margaret Soltan asked her to…
Join us on Monday for a screening of The Line Has Shattered, a documentary on the 1963 Vancouver Poetry Conference with the Director, Robert McTavish. Where: Gelman Library, Room 214 2130 H Street, Washington, DC 20052 When: 7 p.m. – 9 p.m. RSVP Required. Email cathye@gwu.edu “The Line Has Shattered is an invaluable teaching tool as well as a…
The GWU English Department, British and Postcolonial Studies Cluster and the University Honors Program invite you to a lecture: Translated From the English: British Reality on the Global Screen Professor Jim English, John Welsh Centennial Professor of English at the University of Pennsylvania Director of the Penn Humanities Forum Wednesday March 5, 2014 – 2:30…
Perfumed Letters: a roundtable discussion of perfume & literature Author Alyssa Harad Friday, February 21st 11-1 pm Marvin Center Rm. 301 The event will be host to: Emily Friedman, Associate Professor of 18th Century English Literature (Auburn University) Alyssa Harad, author of Coming to My Senses: a Story of Perfume, Pleasure & an Unlikely Bride Colleen…
#Altac / #Postac: Rethinking the PhD Job Search in the Humanities Thursday, February 20th from 4-6pm in Rome Hall room 771 With graduation just around the bend undergraduate and graduate students alike are asking themselves the same question: What do I do with a humanities degree? Come to this roundtable discussion and find out! Whether you’re…
Don’t miss out on the EGSA‘s 4th Graduate Symposium Friday, February 7th, 2014! This year the topic is “Posting: A Symposium on What Comes Next” This year’s EGSA symposium focuses on scholarly work that explores the “post”: of race, space, nationality, humanism, and queerness. We will attempt to answer difficult questions such as, What are we trying…
