Haiku Contest Winners
The GW English Department congratulates the winners of the Columbian College of Arts and Sciences Haiku contest! All are graduates of Creative Writing courses in this department, which makes us extra proud.
The GW English Department congratulates the winners of the Columbian College of Arts and Sciences Haiku contest! All are graduates of Creative Writing courses in this department, which makes us extra proud.
“IN A PINCH I’D RECOMMEND THE BIBLE FOR DUMMIES TO STUDY FOR THE GRE SUBJECT EXAM.” GW English Alum Christina Katopodis Christina Katopodis, who recently graduated with a degree in English from GW, did a lot of thinking and planning before entering the English PhD program at the CUNY Graduate Center in New York City. She taught…
Professor Wald’s latest book is available from Duke University Press GW English and American Studies are very excited to announce that Professor Gayle Wald’s new book, It’s Been Beautiful: Soul! and Black Power Television (Duke University Press), has just been released. The book examines Soul!, the first African American black variety television show on public…
Meet our first Alumni Spotlight of the year: Jennifer Cheng! Jennifer studies English because it feels like a way for her to connect with people and stories she would otherwise be unable to access, thereby helping her connect more meaningfully with those around her. Jennifer Cheng received her Masters in Teaching through the NYU Teacher…
Professor Hsy tweets @Jonathan Hsy GW English is on Twitter! And we thought it might be useful to our readers, especially as the next Digital Humanities Symposium kicks off, to have a round-up of where to find us. Join us on Friday, January 30, for a Digital Humanities Symposium which in fact includes a few twitter…
Madeline Dennis-Yates, BA ’15 The work of Madeline Dennis-Yates, a May graduate of the English Department, was chosen for the final selection of both the Source Festival in June and the DC Shorts Film Festival which ended Sept. 20. Maddie’s play in the Source Festival was “A Bouquet a Day” a ten-minute play in which…
Assistant Professor Jennifer Chang NPR has been asking poets to talk about their summers by reading their poems. We’re pleased that our very own Professor Jennifer Chang was among the poets they chose. The interview begins with a brief discussion of a time when Professor Chang was asked to submit a poem to the New…