Mishka Shubaly to Read at the JMM Reading Series on April 26th
The Jenny McKean Moore Reading Series Presents:
Mishka Shubaly
April 26th in Gelman 702, 7:30 PM
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Eli Clare, portrait by Riva Lehrer The University Writing Program, English Department, and Disability Support Services welcome Eli Clare to GWU on Wednesday October 3rd, when Clare will speak on “Notes on Cure, Disability, and Natural Worlds” at 7 pm in Gelman 702 (The International Brotherhood of Teamsters Room). Through storytelling and critical analysis, Eli Clare explores the…
The Freer and Sackler Museums of Asian Art are finally reopening, and it’s likely to be an exciting celebration. There will be food, music, and of course interactive and informational presentations. One such activity is The Art of Illuminations where you can learn about the tradition of decorating the pages of Islamic books. Artists Lubna Zahid and Sughra Hussainy…
Generative Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) tools have the potential to alter profoundly the ways we work, create, think, and behave. They raise such questions as:
What makes humans distinctive? Can machines have consciousness? What is intelligence? Are the methods used to create A.I. tools ethical?
(Thomas Mallon on tour last week in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Photo credit: Robert Birnbaum) Thomas Mallon, acclaimed novelist and former Director of Creative Writing at GWU, has just published his ninth novel, Finale, to wide critical acclaim. His account of the Reagan administration “blends his singular knowledge of political history with his limitless imagination to capture…
The Department of English is very happy to announce one of our first events for the Fall 2013 Semester. On September 12, 2013, from 4-6 PM, please join us in Marvin Center 301 for “No Longer Secret: Willa Cather’s Letters. A Conversation with Andrew Jewell and Marilee Lindemann.” This event will be moderated by our…
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…