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Save the Date! GW English Fall Open House October 27
Join us during our Open House to find out more about all the wonderful things you could do as an English major and our course offerings. Meet fellow students. Meet the professors. Share on FacebookTweet

SPRING 2016 COURSES: Professor Jennifer James’s Introduction to Black American Literature
EN 1611.10: Introduction to Black American Literature II, 20th-21st Century Professor Jennifer James T, TH: 12:45-2 PM “Literature is indispensable to the world. The world changes according to the way people see it, and if you alter, even by a millimeter, the way a person looks at reality, then you can change it.” –James Baldwin…

Professor Uses AI to Teach Shakespeare and Critical Theory
Alexa Alice Joubin views it as her responsibility to teach students how to use ChatGPT responsibly, not as a shortcut. “In our inquiry-driven culture, we need to know how to retrieve information through queries,” Joubin said. “Further, democratic society needs good question-askers as much as good problem-solvers. Asking key questions helps to advance scholarly fields, and students develop editorial, curatorial and critical questioning skills that are employable skills and the foundation of civil society in an era of ChatGPT.”

Fall 2017: Literature and the Environment
This seminar explores how the nonhuman world is depicted in literature and film, and the value of sustained attentiveness to environments with these works and within the larger world. Share on FacebookTweet

GW Impact: The Charles and Deborah Frank Fund for Veterans Studying Sustainability
Chuck Frank, GW English BA ’74 GW English Alum Charles “Chuck” Frank (BA, 1974) was recently featured on the GW Impact blog for his important philanthrophic work, particularly his establishment of The Charles and Deborah Frank Fund for Veterans Studying Sustainability. You can read the entire piece here. This excerpt provides a summary of Frank’s…

Why and How to Become an English Major: March 3!
This announcement went out via the Thurston Hall listerv, but anyone who is interested in declaring an English major or minor at GW is very welcome to attend! If you’re even considering a major/minor in English or Creative Writing, come out to the English department’s upcoming info session in Thurston! This program, formally titled “Why And How…