Howard Jacobson Wins the Booker Prize
We are thrilled to learn that Howard Jacobson, who was in residence at GW last spring through a joint program with the British Council, has won the 2010 Booker Prize. Congratulations to Howard!
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Tom Mallon @ Politics and Prose
Politics & Prose BookstorewelcomesThomas Mallonauthor of Yours Ever:People and Their Letters Saturday, November 21, 1 p.m.5015 Connecticut Avenue, NW • Washington, DCwww.politics-prose.com • (202) 364-1919 Share on FacebookTweet
English Department Media Domination Featured in GW Hatchet
[action photo of blogging in motion by Nick Gingold] Follow this link to read a very good piece on why the English Department maintains a blog and Facebook page (short answer: we do it for you, the person reading this post, in the hope of community). Thank you, Calder Stembel, for writing a feature so…
The English Department Thanks Those Who Contributed to Its First Annual Drive
Our sincere gratitude to the following alumni who contributed to our departmental mission last month: Michael Y. Bennett (2002) Winston Eldridge (1985) Dr. Richard M. Flynn (1987) Dr. Robin Meader (1992) Laura A. Springer (1997) Mr. John George Sussek (1979) We will mail a copy of Edward P. Jones’s novel The Known World to each…
Introducing Ed Skoog: GW’s Latest Jenny McKean Moore Writer in Residence
What influences poet Ed Skoog? Really, the question should be where is Ed Skoog influenced. Skoog, the newest Jenny McKean Moore Writer in Residence, may be in DC right now, but whose to say where he will be next fall. Even he does not know or want to know. “I don’t want to pick a…
Conference on Zionism at GW
Several faculty members in the English department also serve on the Judaic Studies Committee. We would like to bring this important conference to your attention. The Judaic Studies Program at the George Washington UniversityInvites You to a Conference The Future of Zionism: Looking at Israel in the 21st Century Keynote Lecture by Tom Segev“1967: Israel,…