Sana Krasikov Reading Thursday is Last JLL Event of 2011
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| Prose writer Sana Krasikov. Photo by Staci Schwartz. |
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| Prose writer Sana Krasikov. Photo by Staci Schwartz. |
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As I write, the news coming out of Haiti is unutterably sad. This small island nation, despite its proud history, has been battered again and again by disasters both natural and man-made. No doubt the poverty of Haiti is one reason the earthquake that struck near the capital, Port-au-Prince, has taken and will take such…
The drywall came tumbling down today! Here is a photo of our lounge-in-process. Right now, the main office is a bit of a mess, and the hallway is currently serving as the location for faculty mailboxes, but we’re hopeful that the renovation will create a better community space by combining two smaller spaces. Now we…
Today’s Martin Luther King Jr. holiday is an occasion for national service, especially here in DC, where GW undergrads will be giving their time to various organizations and efforts. But the holiday is also an occasion for reflection. Today’s students might not think much about it, but African American literary studies as an academic discipline…
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In anticipation of Michael Chabon reading at GW on March 23 at 7 PM (Jack Morton Auditorium, SMPA), I offer this piece that I composed back in 2006. I was in the third grade when I first read this book, and already suffering the changes, the horns, wings and tusks that grow on your imagination…