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Jenny Mckean Moore Reading Series: Fiction Writer James Han Mattson
Author James Han Mattson will appear virtually to read from his newly released novel, Reprieve, and take part in a discussion about his work. James Han Mattson was born in Seoul, Korea and raised in North Dakota. A graduate of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, he has received grants from the Copernicus Society of America and…

Public Lecture on AI by N. Katherine Hayles
Featuring Professor N. Katherine Hayles, this public lecture will offer a set of criteria by which a system may be judged to be cognitive or not, testing it against minimally cognitive biological lifeforms such as unicellular organisms and plants.

Sunil Yapa, “Your Heart is a Muscle the Size of a Fist,” to read at the Jenny McKean Moore Reading Series
Sunil Yapa will read from his debut novel, Your Heart is a Muscle the Size of a Fist The Jenny McKean Moore Reading Series Wednesday, February 8th, 7:30 PM Gelman 702 A novel set amid the heated conflict of Seattle’s 1999 World Trade Organization protests. On a rainy, cold day in November, young Victor—a boyish, scrappy world traveler…

Professor Tony López Presents for Latino Heritage September 18
Tomorrow evening, in honor of Latino Heritage Celebration, a Latina based sorority on campus is hosting an event called Virgin Maria vs. Maria Maria. The event is at 6:30pm in the MSSC (2127 G Street NW). The purpose of the event is to put forward a discussion about the highly contrasting and problematic ways that Latinas are portrayed…

Literary Pumpkin Carving with Faculty and Librarians!
Bring your own pumpkin and sculpt your masterpiece in the company of GW’s coolest faculty and librarians. Carving implements will be provided along with cookies, cider, and nerdy-cool conversation. Judging begins at 4pm and prizes will be awarded for the best literary adaptation, best team (bring your friends), and best overall pumpkins. Costumes aren’t required,…

Professor Alexa Alice Joubin: Race and the Epistemologies of Otherness
You are cordially invited to the book launch event in celebration of “Race” (Routledge New Critical Idiom series). The book will be released on February 2, 2019. Pre-order here: https://www.amazon.com/Race-Critical-Idiom-Martin-Orkin-dp-1138904694/dp/1138904694/ref=mt_paperback?_encoding=UTF8&me=&qid= A light dinner reception will be from 5:30 – 6:00 PM, with food available on a first come, first serve basis. This event is open to the…