Congratulations to Gayle Wald …
… on the birth of Zachary Adam yesterday morning. GW class of 2029!
The GW English Department is happy to announce that Virali Dave will be our Communications Liaison for the 2015-2016 school year! As the Communications Liaison, Virali will be helping out with the social media channels for the GW English Department, including this blog, our Facebook page, and Twitter. Virali is pursuing a B.A. in English…
Somehow, suddenly, it’s August again! We at GW English find it hard to believe that classes start three weeks from today, on Monday, August 29. Our faculty, as usual, has been hard at work over the summer, planning great courses for our students, and pursuing our research in numerous places around the world. We hope…
This Spring, Daniel DeWisepelare has been teaching Critical Methods (ENGL 2800W), and his students for this course will be presenting their work on critical theory and literature at “A Critical Methods Symposium and Party” today at 2pm in Rome Hall 771. The Symposium is in its second year and testifies to the thriving culture in…
Joanna Falk, Class of 2013 “Consider everything that’s being said about the crisis of the humanities, but continue to study what you love.” In 2013, Joanna Falk double-majored in English and psychology, earning honors in both. We chatted with Joanna recently about the meaning and value of her English major, and about her current job…
Several English department graduate students and faculty were honored at the 12th Annual Faculty Honors Ceremony on October 18, 2022 at George Washington University.
GW English/Creative Writing Alum Mary Sette Mary Sette has taken her English/Creative Writing (with honors) GW degree and moved to film school at the University of Southern California. Professor Margaret Soltan recently talked to Mary about GW, USC, and her work in film. 1. Let’s start with the immediate present. Having recently graduated as an…