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GW English Alums on the Move: Sarah Perillo Writes about Her Publishing Job
On the heels of Graduation 2013, we continue our new series “GW English Alums on the Move.” We want to hear about your accomplishments and adventures! Professor Margaret Soltan is the new Alumni Relations Coordinator for this blog; if you’re a GW English Alum, please don’t hesitate to send Professor Soltan your news at margaret.soltan@gmail.com…
Summer Kudos
It’s that lazy time of the summer–the spring semester has ended and the humidity is high. But we won’t let humidity get in the way of expressing our pride in our faculty and students. For your summer reading pleasure, three kudos: Prof. Jonathan’s Hsy’s book, Trading Tongues: Merchants, Multilingualism, and Medieval Literature (Ohio State University…
David McAleavey Poetry Reading at GW Textile Museum this Wednesday, April 6th
Please join us this Wednesday, April 6th, at the GW Textile Museum to hear Professor David McAleavey read from his new book of poems, Rock Taught. Rock Taught is Professor McAleavey’s sixth book of poems, preceded by Sterling 403; The Forty Days; Shrine, Shelter, Cave; Holding Obsidian; David McAleavey’s Greatest Hits 1971-2000, and Huge Haiku….
Gayle Wald: Shout, Sister, Shout!
Beacon Press has just published a new book by Associate Professor of English Gayle Wald: Shout, Sister, Shout! The Untold Story of Rock-and-Roll Trailblazer Sister Rosetta Tharpe. Professor Wald teaches courses on African American literature, popular music, and U.S. culture in the department. Her previous book Crossing the Line: Racial Passing in 20th -Century U.S….
Creative Writing Professor Louis Bayard in the WaPo!
Read more here from the Washington Post’s feature article about creative writing professor Louis Bayard’s most recent novel Roosevelt’s Beast. Congratulations! Share on FacebookTweet
Introducing Daniel DeWispelare, Incoming Assistant Prof. of English
The English department is very pleased to introduce readers of this blog to our newest faculty member, Dr. Daniel DeWispelare, who will be joining us as an assistant professor in September. Prof. DeWispelare received his PhD from the University of Pennsylvania, and does research primarily in the British nineteenth century, with a focus on Romanticism,…