Members of the Class of 2010 and their guests are cordially invited to celebrate with the English Department on May 15 from 1:30-3 p.m. in Phillips 411 (note changed time and location). A short program, including greetings, the announcement of departmental awards, and poetry recitations for the occasion, will commence at 2 p.m. Light refreshments will be served.
We look forward to toasting our excellent graduates!
Writer and Activist Grace Paley Last Thursday, I had the opportunity to attend the screening of Lilly Rivlin’s documentary Grace Paley: Collected Shorts, as a part of Prof. Faye Moskowitz’s Jewish Literature Live course, which works to bring in Jewish authors to speak. The film tells the story of the life and work of Grace…
The detonation of explosives at Square 54 aside, a typical Friday afternoon in the English Department is as quiet as a stone.* The only sounds to be heard are those made by a few professors who are taking advantage of the lull at the end of the week to accomplish some grading, or by some…
We’ve had trouble getting these course descriptions posted to our website, so we’re putting them here. English Course Descriptions – Spring 2011 (updated 11/15/2010) Dean’s Seminars 14905 0801.10 Cuba and the Cultures of U.S. Imperialism Professor Tony Lopez GCR: Humanities WF 9:35-10:50 OLD Course Number: 801 This seminar explores representations of Cuba in relation to…
The Chair of the English Department resigned today to accept a job as provost of a newly formed online degree granting entity called Knowlidge U. “I will miss my colleagues, but not the ones who take too much chocolate from our department candy bowl, or the ones who make me look bad because they are…
With the new semester comes a new readership for the GW English blog. You’ll find much useful information on this website, including: department news alumni updates faculty publications news for current students, especially English majors department–sponsored events our annual reports and other documents that we feel are best shared opportunities for you to help advance…
Mr. Aslam was worth the wait! Despite last fall’s disappointment that Mr. Aslam could not arrive as planned, we welcome him now to GW. Tuesday night marked the beginning of the month-long seminar that Mr. Aslam will be conducting for ten undergraduates. The one credit course includes reading three novels by contemporary British authors and…
