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Creative Writing Events Spring 2008
NADEEM ASLAM Feb. 1-29: British Council USA/Jenny McKean Moore Writer in Residence at GW: U.K. novelist, Nadeem Aslam (author of MAPS FOR LOST LOVERS and SEASON OF THE RAINBIRDS). In addition to visiting classes, leading a 700-series 1-credit one-month reading course, etc., Nadeem will participate in three public appearances at GW: Feb. 7 — 7…
World Literature Residency Ends with Embassy Reception
The month long residency of South African writer Nokuthula Mazibuko has come to an end. The Embassy of South Africa hosted a valedictory reception Tuesday evening at the residence of the ambassador, Her Excellence Barbara Masekela. Nokuthula returns to South Africa today. We wish her the best, especially as she looks forward to the birth…
Career Paths beyond the University
Thursday, 23 February, 2017, 4-5:00 pm Phillips 411 An excellent opportunity for graduate students, this seminar will help you plan and execute job search strategies, present opportunities for job seekers with a graduate degree, and help emphasize and showcase desirable traits and skills for employers. JENNIFER LINHART WOOD (PhD in English, George Washington University)…
From the Hatchet: Famous Authors to Read at GW
From the 8/27/09 Hatchet: Sedaris, Atwood will speak at Lisner Michael Chabon and Al Gore round out the venue’s fall lineup by Sarah Scire Senior News Editor Bestselling authors Margaret Atwood and David Sedaris have been added to the long list of celebrity authors appearing at Lisner Auditorium in the fall. Sedaris, the popular humor…
Futures of the Field
Dear English majors, Please join us for a special event — a forum for English majors called FUTURES OF THE FIELD: THE ENGLISH MAJOR IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY English professors Herman Carillo, Jeffrey Cohen, Kavita Daiya, Robert McRuer, Jonathan Gil Harris, Gayle Wald, and Tara Wallace will speak about new directions, developments and possibilities in…
Edward P. Jones Residency: Some Dates to Remember
December 10 (10 a.m. – 1 p.m): One thousand copies of The Known World will be given away for FREE in the Marvin Center January 29 (5 PM) Edward P. Jones Inaugural Reading, introduced by GW President Steven Knapp (Jack Morton Auditorium, School of Media and Public Affairs) February 18 (6:30 PM) “Knowing The Known…