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Second Installment of #GWBookLife

ByGWEnglish October 14, 2020October 4, 2021

Beginning October 27, join #GWBookLife for the second installment in the virtual book club series. Join us as we venture into a series of short stories by award-winning novelist and short-story writer Kali Fajardo-Anstine. Connect with other passionate readers within the GW community as you discover new stories and engage in witty conversation! Follow our social media accounts for more info!

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By: Leila Wargotz

B.A. English ‘23

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On the Road: Professor Hsy in Australia

ByGWEnglish March 26, 2013October 7, 2021

Professor Jonathan Hsy reports: No, the conference was not in Sydney — but apparently any blog posting about Australia requires a photo in front of the Sydney Opera House. Last month (mid-February), I had the pleasure of presenting my work at the Biennial International Conference of the Australia and New Zealand Association for Medieval and…

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Why English audiences have the toughest time with Shakespeare

ByGWEnglish October 13, 2022November 12, 2022

(Paris, AFP) All the world’s a stage but the irony is the rest of the globe often has an easier time understanding William Shakespeare than English speakers. Thanks to frequently updated translations that dispense with the archaic Renaissance language, foreign audiences often find the Bard easier to follow. Take “King Lear”, a new version…

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A Chat with the Author: Professor Marshall Alcorn

ByGWEnglish December 19, 2013January 6, 2022

Professor Marshall Alcorn’s book Resistance to Learning: Overcoming the Desire-Not-To-Know in Classroom Teaching was published in September of this year by Palgrave Macmillan. Resistance to Learning has already received high praise and is the latest in Professor Alcorn’s works that focus on education. As our semester was winding down, GW English Communications Liaison Samantha Yakas asked him…

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A Message from the Chair

ByGWEnglish May 2, 2013January 7, 2022

Graduation is nearly here and GW English is very much looking forward to celebrating the Class of 2013. We are so proud of our graduates, and look forward to hearing about all of their accomplishments as they move on. One graduating senior (whom I did not have the pleasure of having in class during her…

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Michael Chabon Mystery Solved!

ByGWEnglish September 30, 2009October 6, 2021

I have a confession to make, I am a Michael Chabon addict. My first Chabon high came from The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay. With spunky Sam Clay and rogue Joe Kavalier as the heroes, I discovered a new passion for comic books or at least the history of them, a new favorite book,…

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#GWDH15: the Disrupting DH Symposium at GW

ByGWEnglish February 2, 2015October 5, 2021

Disrupting DH Roundtable. Photo credit: M.W. Bychowski. The GW Digital Humanities Symposium: DISRUPTING DH took place in the Jack Morton Auditorium on Friday, January 30, 2015 9am – 4pm. The event was organized by Jonathan Hsy, Founding Co-Director of the GW Digital Humanities Institute (the other DHI Founding Co-Director Alexa Alice Joubin is currently away on a…

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