Fall 2016 Course: Faulkner and Morrison: Race, Memory, and Aesthetics with Professor Schreiber

Faulkner and Morrison:
Race, Memory, and Aesthetics

Staying home this summer? Travel the globe with this Summer Online course: Eng 1710W CRN 91670 Professor Kavita Daiya Study modern global literature and cinema through the theme of travel and cross-cultural encounters. Encounter fiction, film, travel writing, music videos, and essays…
On the eve of the first day of National Poetry Month, the English Department announces a dynamic new course on poetry. This course is ideal for students curious about the relationship between literary analysis and composition practices, and it can be taken to fulfill a requirement for Creative Writing majors (see below): The ABC’s of…
George Washington University Columbian College of Arts and Sciences and the Department of English are pleased to announce the Dean’s Scholars in Shakespeare, a signature program for undergraduate students directed by Alexa Alice Joubin. The program offers a select group of students a unique opportunity to explore the works of William Shakespeare in…
Michel de Montaigne GW Students! Professor Ormond Seavey’s courses for spring afford some great opportunities for exposing yourself to a wide range of literature, from its early American beginnings to the classic Education of Henry Adams, published in 1907. English 3490 Early American Literature and Culture CRN: 43931, Tue/Thur 3:45-5 PM Beginning with a Shakespeare…
ENGL 3530 group examines a painting. The National Gallery of Art—one of the finest institutions of its kind on the globe—is a mile and a half away from the George Washington University Campus. The gallery’s physical and financial accessibility (it’s free!), peacefulness, and gorgeous collection demand a visit, which is one of several reasons that…
This Dean’s seminar takes advantage of the theater offerings in Washington and asks the question: What is new about new plays? Are contemporary playwrights reworking classical themes or are their works entirely new entities? What themes reappear and how are they presented? The course also considers how classical plays are re-imagined for modern audiences. …