Sana Krasikov Reading Thursday is Last JLL Event of 2011

The Five Year BA/MA Program allows GW English majors to earn both a BA and an MA in English within 5 years of study. The dual degree allows exceptionally strong and motivated students to move into advanced work early, to earn an expedited graduate degree, and to continue literary research with particularly helpful mentors. Eligibility…

Photo Credit: “Eleanora Reading” (1997). Fernando Scianna, Milan, Italy We remain very excited about our newest faculty member, Professor Daniel DeWispelare, who is currently teaching Romanticism and Critical Methodologies.  For Spring 2013, he has designed a brand new Dean’s Seminar, “Literacy and Literature.”  Spread the word to those who are eligible–first-year CCAS students seeking a…

Each year under the rubric of “Studies in Contemporary Literature,” the English Department brings you the chance to study for a time with a visiting international scholar or writer. The course is typically structured around a kind of “book club” format, with readings in four works (usually novels) over four nights. Students compose a reflection…

At last, the official press release. GW NAMES PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING AUTHOR AS FIRST WANG VISITING PROFESSOR IN CONTEMPORARY ENGLISH LITERATURE D.C. Resident Edward P. Jones to Teach and Deliver Public Readings in Spring 2009 WASHINGTON – The George Washington University has named Pulitzer Prize-winning author and Washington, D.C., resident Edward P. Jones as the first…

With the class of 2009 now safely out of GW’s hallowed (and under construction) halls, now is the perfect time to provide departing English majors with reassurance in the form of another Featured Alumnus blog post. Our subject this week is Mark Olshaker, a 1972 graduate of the GW English Department. As you’ll find, Mr….

These days, I can barely keep up with the accolades being garnered by English Department faculty, graduate students, and undergraduates. Yesterday, we got the great good news that Prof. Judith Plotz is a winner of this year’s George Washington Award, one of the highest honors the University confers. I’ll blog more about Prof. Plotz, who…