Special One Credit Course with Edward P. Jones

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The English Department is pleased to announced that Edward P. Jones will be teaching a special one credit course for a small number of GW students.

English 193 (Studies in Contemporary Literature) will meet four Monday evenings in February from 6-7:30. Students will read four novels and discuss them with Mr. Jones: David Anthony Durham, GABRIEL’S STORY; Mary Lavin, IN A CAFE; Chaim Potok, THE CHOSEN; and Richard Wright, UNCLE TOM’S CHILDREN. Only ten students will be admitted to the class.

If you would like to be considered for this once in a lifetime, only at GW experience, please send a one paragraph email stating why you would like to take the course to the department chair, Jeffrey Cohen (jjcohen@gwu.edu) as soon as possible — but no later than Thursday January 15.

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