Inaugural poets
Yes we know: the bars are open til the wee hours, and you will be hungover in next Wednesday’s classes. But the inauguration is not just a bacchanal: it is also a literary event, you know.
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Inauguration Poet’s GW Connection
Every president should commence a term in office with poetry. The arts are too often separated from government, and for no good reason. Only two presidents have invited poets to read from their work during inauguration: John. F. Kennedy (Robert Frost) and Bill Clinton (Maya Angelou, Miller Williams). Good news: Barack Obama has likewise named…
Two Courses to Consider for the Fall Semester
We are fortunate to have a renowned scholar of theory, performance studies and Latino literature join us in the fall semester. José Muñoz is our second Wang Visiting Professor in Contemporary English Literature in GW’s Department of English. He will be teaching two courses, both open to all qualified undergraduates. Professor Muñoz is a charismatic…
Alumnae Newsmakers
GW English’s fabulous alumni continue to win award and make headlines. The latest: GW PhD Dolen Perkins-Valdez is this recipient of a First Novelist Award given by the Black Caucus of the American Library Association. The award, which was presented at the Association’s recent San Diego meeting, honors Perkins-Valdez for Wench (HarperCollins, 2010). According to…
From the Colonialist
From a student-run blog that I enjoy reading: The University announced today that GW will be receiving a 10 million dollar donation by the Smith family and the Kogod family to renovate the Smith Center. This is the largest donation ever made to the University. And it’s for basketball. While I have nothing against basketball,…
T-SHIRT DAY: APRIL 28
Due to popular demand, we are bringing T-SHIRT DAY back! Let it be known that Wednesday April 28, 2010, aka the last day of regular classes for the spring 2010 semester, will be our second annual T Shirt Day. Click here for an overexposed photograph of a few of the department’s best-looking faculty, staff, and…
Dog Days Update
Definitions of “dog days” differ from source to source. In common parlance, “dog days” refers to the sultry days of late summer, when the dog star, Sirius, rises along with the sun. The online etymology dictionary notes that in Europe, the period between July 3 and August 11 traditionally has been thought of as “the…