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Vandalism of the English Department Achievement Board
One of my first initiatives as chair of the English Department was the dedication of a large bulletin board by the main office to the achievements of our faculty and students. Publications, posters, and media mentions adorn the board, yielding to any visitor ample evidence of how accomplished a department we are. Unfortunately over the…
Ann Romines lectures on Willa Cather in Quebec
Ann Romines writes of a recent trip to Quebec to address a prestigious gathering of scholars: Novelist Willa Cather visited Quebec City for the first time in 1928, passing through on the way to her summer home on Grand Manan Island. When her companion, Edith Lewis, came down with the flu, their overnight stay stretched…
Essay Contest on Robert’s Rules of Order, Newly Revised
The English Department administers a biannual essay contest open to current GW freshmen, sophomores and juniors interested in parliamentary procedure. To enter, you must compose an essay of three to four hundred words on some aspect of parliamentary procedure as taught in Robert’s Rules of Order Newly Revised. The essay should be submitted under a…
T Shirt Tuesday: Success!
[illustration: gang of festive t-shirt wearers in English Department main office. Note the angelic backlight that illuminates all who wear our official shirt.] So Christina Katopodis took us literally: she sent a picture of her GW English T shirt on a houseplant — a shrub named “Gertrude” (though wouldn’t it make more sense to name…
Deadline approaching for GW-Folger seminar
Don’t miss your chance to study the history of the book at the Folger. Applications due March 10. More information here. Share on FacebookTweet
From the Times Literary Supplement: Untimely Matter
From a superb review of Untimely Matter in the Time of Shakespeare in the TLS: Share on FacebookTweet