Postcard from New Orleans
Former featured alumnus Jon Williams sends this picture from his celebration of Mardi Gras. We publish it without comment.
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Former featured alumnus Jon Williams sends this picture from his celebration of Mardi Gras. We publish it without comment.
We love hearing from you! Drop us a line — or an image — at chair@gwu.edu
President Steven Knapp invites students, staff, faculty, alumni and friends to AN EVENING WITH TONI MORRISON Wednesday, September 21, 2011 8-9 p.m. Lisner Auditorium 730 H Street, NW Washington, D.C. Nobel laureate and Pulitzer Prize winner Toni Morrison will speak about her life and her work. The evening will include readings from Ms….
Please join us for a book launch celebration José Esteban Muñoz Wang Visiting Professor of Contemporary English Literature Cruising Utopia: The Then and There of Queer Futurity Thursday November 12 2 PMEnglish Department Seminar RoomRome Hall 771 Professor Muñoz will read from and discuss his new book. Champagne, sparkling cider, and snacks will be served….
Yesterday’s Plotzfest was a huge success. More than 100 people came out to hear our six wonderful speakers–Carolyn Betensky, Richard Flynn, Margaret Higgonet, Uli Knoepflmacher, John Plotz, and Rajeswari Sunder Rajan–and celebrate Prof. Judith Plotz’s long and productive career. We heard papers about the “happy” and “unhappy in Victorian literature (Betensky), Randall Jarrell’s work for…
Prof. Schreiber toasts Toni Morrison (seated, at left) at her birthday celebration at the Library of Congress last week. This guest post is from Prof. Evelyn Schreiber. On Feb. 18, Profs. Evelyn Schreiber, Jennifer James, and H.C. Carrillo attended the 80th Birthday Reception for Nobel Prize-winning novelist Toni Morrison at the Madison Hall of…
From Verve: 26/11 : A Historical Perspective Text by Kavita Daiya Published: Volume 17, Issue 1, January, 2009 When the terrorists struck on 26 November 2008, no one could believe this could be happening to Mumbai, to the people it did, at the places it did. Terrorism in India had until now, largely resulted in…
The English Department cordially welcomes Steven Knapp as the new president of the George Washington University. In case any readers need further proof of the many jobs open to English majors, we would like to point out that President Knapp is a scholar well published in both literature and critical theory. We also find it…