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Margaret Soltan: An Interview, and a Lecture Series
Margaret Soltan was interviewed recently by Radio Poland, which asked her about her memories of Wojciech Fangor, Poland’s most important modern painter. You can access that interview via this link. Professor Soltan spoke with the New York Times confirming Fangor’s death; the obituary from October 25 can be accessed here. Soltan will also be giving…
Nadeem Aslam Reading and Dessert Reception
Register Now, and Mark Your Calendar for Thursday February 7 at 7 PM Fiction Reading and Reception with Author Nadeem Aslam 2008 British Council USA/Jenny McKean Moore Writer in Residence at GW You are cordially invited to attend a fiction reading by renowned author Nadeem Aslam, 2008 British Council USA/Jenny McKean Moore Writer in Residence…
UK Author Courttia Newland to Read at GW
Acclaimed British writer Courttia Newland will read from his work on Thursday, March 22, 2007 at 8:00 p.m. in Funger Hall, Room 220 (2201 G St. NW). The reading is free and open to the public. Here is a brief biography of Newland from the British Council website: Courttia Newland was born in 1973 in…
Stephen Greenblatt is coming to GW
Although all of the Inauguration Festivities are likely in their own way to be worth attending, allow me to call your attention to two that you will not want to miss, both of them on Wednesday November 14. 1. “Cultural Mobility: The Travels of Shakespeare’s Cardenio” by Stephen Greenblatt, Professor of English, Harvard University. In…
Nadeem Aslam reads TONIGHT
A reminder — Nadeem Aslam, our first British Council Writer in Residence, will be reading from his work tonight at 7 PM in the Marvin Center Amphitheatre. Nadeem Aslam is the author of two prize-winning novels, SEASON OF THE RAINBIRDS and MAPS FOR LOST LOVERS. His third novel, THE WASTED VIGIL, will be published this…
Today! A Celebration of the Work of Ann Romines
Join us today to celebrate the work of Ann Romines: American Literature, Women’s Writing, Willa Cather Studies 2-2:30: Phillips Phillips B-120 3-4:30 PM: Myers Room, GW’s Textile Museum Full information on today’s events can be found here. As an added bonus, Professor Romines’s collection of 19th Century American quilts are on display in the Textile Museum, along…
