Creative Writing Courses with Jason Filardi and Edward P. Jones

Alex Frank is a graduating senior who’s working on his thesis with Prof. Wald. Below is Alex’s description of his current work. [My] thesis is about the philosophy, art, and life of jazz musician Sun Ra through the lens of various contemporary critical theories. Sun Ra thought human beings would have to travel to another…

Dear English majors, The plenary lecture given by Stephen Greenblatt this Wednesday at 10 AM in the Marvin Center is an important moment for all of us who work in and value the humanities. It is, to my mind, a major public acknowledgment that the humanities matter at the George Washington University. PLEASE register for…

If you want to keep up via Facebook with all things related to the Edward P. Jones residency, join this group. And in case you’ve only recently emerged from a cave on a deserted island and/or have just been released after long abduction by alien beings of uncertain but unwholesome intent, the English Department at…

These days, you may see a lot of English professors walking around with coffee mugs and reusable water bottles. At our last faculty meeting, the English Department welcomed visitors from the GW Office of Sustainability, part of the University’s Sustainability Initiative. In addition to promoting research on sustainability, the initiative seeks to ensure that GW…

I’ve received a few emails about the post below, in which I suggested that the reason CCAS has difficulty retaining its doctoral students is simple economics: we do not support our PhD students with the same frequency or at the same level as the schools to which we compare ourselves. My experience is limited mainly…

The English Department thanks the forty-one students who submitted poems for our first annual Poetry Contest. The winner will be announced on this blog in April. Share on FacebookTweet