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Priya Joshi will present “Rethinking the Theory of the Novel” March 6th at 3:30 pm in Rome 771 Priya Joshi Joshi asks: “What theory of the novel might emerge when it is based on anti-literary forms? How might attention to the anti-literary revise the history of the novel as it is presently conceived?” She uses…
Toni Morrison in a 2008 photograph. Nobel Prize laureate Toni Morrison will be visiting GW on Wednesday, September 21, where she will be honored by the University and the Toni Morrison Society with the dedication of a memorial bench in front of Lisner Auditorium. The event will be part of the society’s Bench by the…
Hello, English majors and weekend warriors! If you’re looking for something stimulating to get into this weekend, and every weekend, know that GW English News has got your back. Every Thursday we will be posting information on engaging, thought-provoking, fun events that are happening around the city. If you have a favorite open mic night or…
Recently I was invited to give the Holloway Lecture at McDaniel College. Held once a year on a literary topic of wide interest, this lecture is a big event on campus. Students in a communications class have a competition to design the poster. English majors read work published by the speaker, and acquaint themselves with…
The English Department and the Columbian College of Arts and Sciences are proud to announce that this year’s World Literature Residency is being held by South African writer Nokuthula Mazibuko. The World Literature Residency brings writers from across the globe to GW to lecture, read from their works, and visit undergraduate classes. Writers typically remain…
GW’s Fourth Annual World Literature Residency is now underway, with Nokuthula Mazibuko of South Africa in residence at George Washington University for a month, thanks to collaboration between Columbian College of Arts and Sciences and the South African Embassy. Writer and director of documentary films, including The Spirit of No Surrender, Lady Was a Mshoza…
