Siegfried Huffnagle: Meet the New Communications Liaison
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| At Stonehenge, 2014 |
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| At Stonehenge, 2014 |
Professor James A. Miller in his English Department office The English Department is mourning the loss of Professor Jim Miller, our colleague, teacher, mentor, and friend, who died on June 19, after a year-long battle with cancer. Jim was a highly-respected scholar and beloved teacher in English, American Studies, and Africana Studies whose work focused on…
Vice Provost and Dean of Student Affairs Peter Konwerski Reads a Poem As Dean of Student Affairs, Dr. Konwerski is the chief student affairs officer for GW, managing a diverse staff of education professionals responsible for academic success; student academic engagement; parent engagement; and wellness, education, and prevention for GW undergraduate, graduate, and professional students….
Professor Gayle Wald GW English is happy to announce that English and American Studies Professor Gayle Wald is one of the new editors for 33 1/3, a special book series about music and sound published by Bloomsbury Press. The particular series for which Professor Wald will be one of the editors publishes short books on albums from…
Last fall GW students Emily Holland (English major, ’16) and Morgan Baskin (International affairs, ’17) decided that they hadn’t found enough creative outlet in working for the Hatchet and decided to create a literary magazine. Influenced by their love of publications like The Paris Review but aware of their inaccessibility, their aim was to create…
What is the subject of your dissertation and how did you decide what your topic would be? My dissertation is about paratexts – all the stuff that’s not technically part of the “main” text but that serves to present it in some way. Titles are paratexts, as are introductions, footnotes, endnotes, appendices, etc. More specifically, I…
GW English PhD candidate Tawnya Ravy GW English congratulates PhD candidate Tawnya Ravy, who has been selected to attend a National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Institute for Advanced Topics in the Digital Humanities. Tawnya, who has also been teaching as a member of the faculty at Northern Virginia Community College as she finishes her…