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A Cause for Celebration: The Launch of José Muñoz’s Book
The room was packed. Latecomers were forced to stand in the back of the room next to the champagne and chocolate dipped strawberries. To many GW students Thursday is the start of the weekend, but the GW English Department was celebrating for a different reason, the launch of Wang Visiting Professor José Muñoz’s latest book,…
“Touching the Past” November 7
Please join us for the inaugural event of the GW Medieval and Early Modern Studies Institute (GW MEMSI), a symposium on Touching the Past. The symposium begins at 1:30 in the fourth floor conference room of Phillips Hall (Academic Center, 801 22nd St NW) and lasts until 5. We feature two panels: Session One (moderated…
Calling All Aspiring Authors!
Publishing Gone APE: What Can Publishers Learn from Self Publishing hosted by Washington Book Publishers Wednesday, September 25th at 6pm The best part of this event? It’s right on campus! The event will be held in Funger Hall room 108 http://socialmediacommunications.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/post-Ape.jpg Co-author Shawn Welch http://files.guykawasaki.com/images/headshots /full/shawn-welch.png Shawn Welch, co-author of APE: Author, Publisher, Entrepreneur- How to…
GW English Alums on the Move: David Bruce Smith at the Jewish Literary Festival
The Hyman S. and Freda Bernstein Jewish Literary Festival begins this Sunday and GW English is pleased to note that our alum David Bruce Smith (BA, 1979) is on the “Local Author Fair” roster for his new book American Hero: John Marshall, Chief Justice of the United States. John Marshall was the fourth Chief Justice…
Tammy Greenwood-Stewart at Bethesda Barnes & Noble
Come hear popular creative writing teacher, novelist, and all around excellent person Tammy Greenwood-Stewart read from her latest work as part of the Bethesda Literary Festival. Information here and here. The reading will take place this Sunday, April 19, at 3 PM. The Bethesda Barnes & Noble is a short walk from the Bethesda Metro…
150 Scholars Gather for “Melville and Whitman in Washington: The Civil War Years and After,” June 4-7, 2013
Abraham Lincoln’s 1861 Inauguration Library of Congress – Civil War photos – Item 96511712 More than 150 scholars and students from a dozen countries assembled last month on the George Washington University campus for the Melville Society’s Ninth International Conference, focusing on the Civil War poetry of Walt Whitman and Herman Melville, two giants of…
