The South African Project, a benefit performance featuring youth performers from the Bokamoso Youth Center of Winterveldt, South Africa. The rural township of Winterveldt, South Africa is plagued with serious challenges, including a 50% unemployment rate and an HIV/AIDS infection rate that affects 25% of the population; teen pregnancy and family violence; and other social…
After Chair of the English Department Jeffrey J. Cohen introduced GWU President Steven Knapp who introduced author Edward P. Jones, Jones read two selections from his Pulitzer Prize winning novel The Known World: From Chapter 5, the story of Sherif John Skiffington attempting to quell the fears of his sister-in-law Clara Martin. This roughly corresponds…
A PSA from one of GW’s literary magazines: Le Culte du Moi Winter Issue Launch Party Wednesday, February 4th @ 7pm Mitchell Hall Theatre Free and open to the public Get a free copy of the Winter 2008 issue, share your writings at an open mic, and enjoy French food. We’re not pretentious. We’re post-tentious….
While we are all looking forward to the Edward P Jones Inaugural Reading this Thursday at 5 PM in the Jack Morton Auditorium, alumni of GW will want to add another event to their calendar. You must register in advance, and may do so by following the link at the bottom of this post. Knowing…
Friday January 23rd // 07:30 PM // $7 students; $10 public // GWU Lisner Auditorium PostSecret Founder Frank Warren at Lisner Auditorium Tickets are selling out for January’s PostSecret event, featuring website creator Frank Warren! Warren will be speaking at Lisner Auditorium on January 23rd, 2009 at 7:30pm. Tickets are $7 for students, $10 for…
From the English-Speaking Union, a nearby event that might interest you: BBC Radio 4’s ANY QUESTIONS? FRIDAY, JANUARY 16, at 12:30 p.m. JACK MORTON AUDITORIUM, George Washington University 805 21st Street NW in Washington Admission Free, but Reservations are Recommended On December 7, 2001, the British Broadcasting Corproation came to the Jack Morton Auditorium at…
You have three chances to hear acclaimed novelist and GW creative writing teacher Tammy Greenwood-Stewart read from her just-released book Two Rivers: Sunday, January 11th POLITICS & PROSE, Reading & Signing, 5:00 PM 5015 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008 Tuesday, January 27th BARNES & NOBLE, Reading & Signing, 7:00 PM 4801 Bethesda Avenue, Bethesda,…
December 10 (10 a.m. – 1 p.m): One thousand copies of The Known World will be given away for FREE in the Marvin Center January 29 (5 PM) Edward P. Jones Inaugural Reading, introduced by GW President Steven Knapp (Jack Morton Auditorium, School of Media and Public Affairs) February 18 (6:30 PM) “Knowing The Known…
GW’s Columbian College of Arts and Sciences will give away 1,000 copies of The Known World by Edward P. Jones. A Pulitzer Prize-winning author and Washington, D.C., resident, Mr. Jones is the first Wang Visiting Professor in Contemporary English Literature. He will be in residence in the English Department during the entire spring semester of…
The South Asian Literary and Theatre Arts Festival is this Saturday (November 15th), from 10 AM to 5 PM. This is one of my favorite events in Washington and I know it will be of interest to many English majors. In addition, Professor Supriya Goswami from GW’s English Department will be moderating one of the…
