MARK YOUR CALENDAR: OCTOBER 23

José Muñoz is off to Berlin this week. But do not worry, our already much-loved Wang Visiting Professor in Contemporary Literature this semester is enjoying his time at GW, its just that his work has just been translated into German hence the trip. It is really no surprise that Muñoz is always traveling. He is…

Poet Claudia Rankine included a poem by GW student Marissa Ciampi on her website. Recently Prof. Gregory Pardlo posted a piece here about the Theft of Flat Langston at the DC restaurant/literary spot Busboys and Poets. Now he reports in about a GWU student’s contribution to a major discussion in the poetry world. The discussion…

Below is a copy of a document I’ve just sent along to our dean and Advancement Office. Each department chair has been asked to come up with a Wish List. This dream of financial salvation will apparently be kept in mind should an eager donor or a genie who grants wishes suddenly materialize. I thought…

Allegra Goodman Novelist Allegra Goodman will be reading at the Marvin Center Amptitheater at 7 p.m. on Thursday as a part of Prof. Faye Moskowitz’s Jewish Literature Live course. The class explores the works of a variety of contemporary Jewish-American authors and features them in class visits and public readings. Heralded as a “modern-day Jane…

Mr. Aslam was worth the wait! Despite last fall’s disappointment that Mr. Aslam could not arrive as planned, we welcome him now to GW. Tuesday night marked the beginning of the month-long seminar that Mr. Aslam will be conducting for ten undergraduates. The one credit course includes reading three novels by contemporary British authors and…

Our sidebar has grown quite long, lengthened by the occasional poll, a request for feedback, and list of department supporters. Scrolling the entire length of our sidebar can be a daunting task, so let me call attention to a few promising sections in which you might be interested, and to which you will hopefully contribute….