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Congratulations to Professor Tara Wallace, who published two essays this summer: ‘Reading the Metropole: Elizabeth Hamilton’s Translations of the Letters of Hindoo Rajah’ in Enlightening Romanticism, Romancing the Enlightenment: British Novels from 1750 to 1832 (Ashgate 2009): 131-142; ‘Thinking Globally: The Talisman and The Surgeon’s Daughter’ in Approaches to Teaching Scott’s Waverley Novels, ed. Evan…
Recent Graduate Student Accomplishments
Mark DeCicco won the award for best graduate paper at the recent meeting of the International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts (check out the guest speaker). His prize: publication in the Journal for the Fantastic in the Arts, a scholarly journal with a substantial readership. Lowell Duckert was selected for Honorable Mention in…
Literary Studies Workshop
Dear English majors, Just a quick reminder that our new workshop series in Literary Studies (ENGL 701-10) is scheduled for later this month and early March. The first workshop, on Working with Archives and Electronic Resources, will meet on Wednesday February 27 between 7:00 and 8:30; it will feature Cathy Eisenhower from the Gelman Library,…
F Street House Reception Honora New Head of Folger Shakespeare Library
On Feb. 24, the English department cosponsored an event with the Office of the President honoring new Folger Shakespeare Library Director Michael Witmore, who assumed the position in July after the retirement of GW Prof. Emerita Gail Kern Paster. Pres. Knapp and Diane Knapp opened the F Street House to about three dozen invitees, including…
Design a Poster, Hobnob with the Chair, the President, and Assorted Celebs
On October 23 2009 at 5 PM, Professor Rosemarie Garland-Thomson of Emory University will deliver the inaugural GW English Distinguished Lecture in Literary and Cultural Studies in the Marvin Center Continental Ballroom. Her talk will be entitled The Gas Chamber and the Metro: Space, Mobility, and Disability. Professor Garland-Thomson is a founder of Disability Studies,…
Congratulations to the Class of 2009
We have washed and ironed our finery. We look forward to meeting your families, celebrating your achievements, and wishing you well at commencement. From the faculty of the English Department, best wishes to the class of 2009! Share on FacebookTweet