The English Department will host an informal reception for graduating seniors and their families Saturday, 17 May from 1:30 to 3 p.m. in Rome Hall 771.
We look forward to seeing you!
We are very pleased to announce the launch of a new Digital Humanities Institute, co-founded and co-directed by Alexa Alice Joubin and Jonathan Hsy. The inaugural Digital Humanities Institute lecture will be delivered by Michael Witmore, director of the Folger Shakespeare Library, whose work on data-mining and literary analysis will provide an entry point into a discussion…
Come celebrate Shakespeare’s birthday TODAY with GW English students and faculty. This birthday bash (with food, poetry readings, crafts, and more) starts at 2pm on the Gelman Library terrace (overlooking Kogan Plaza) and is co-organized by the GW Bardians, English, Gelman Library, and the Dean’s Scholars in Shakespeare Program. #WillsBDay A message from the GW…
On February 7, Nadeem Aslam read from his soon-to-be published third novel, a mesmerizing performance. The reading was followed by a reception at which GW alumni mingled with current students over a delicious array of desserts. The reception was the first in what we hope will be a long series of such events, aimed at…
George Pelecanos Reading Thursday, January 23rd in Marvin Center 301 at 7:30pm http://diariodellafenice.blogspot.com/2011/09/in-libreria-george-pelecanos-il.html A Washington native, Pelecanos worked many odds and ends jobs before publishing his first crime novel, A Firing Offense, in 1992. His novels plunge readers into the gritty world of murder and drugs that he constructs from personal observation and research. In a conversation Pelecanos explained, “My…
Kali Fajardo Anstine is the author of the short story collection, Sabrina and Corina, a finalist for the National Book Award and winner of an American Book Award. Her work has appeared in Harper’s Bazaar, The American Scholar, Boston Review, the Oprah Magazine and elsewhere. Please join us for a virtual reading and Q&A on April…
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…
