Spring Break

The faculty of the English Department extends its very best wishes to our undergraduate majors as they finish their term papers and prepare for final examinations. For those who are completing their stay at GW, we look forward to seeing you at the CCAS Celebration, at Commencement … and especially at our annual reception for…

Check out this shout-out to literature at GW, from an OpEd piece published in today’s GW Hatchet. President Knapp composed the piece about a task force to which he has appointed (among many others) the chair of the English Department and Director of the GW Medieval and Early Modern Studies Institute — a person who…

Don’t miss your chance to study the history of the book at the Folger. Applications due March 10. More information here. Share on FacebookTweet

I am happy to confirm that esteemed novelist Nadeem Aslam will indeed be joining us for a month-long residency this February. The kick-off event is a public reading from his work, Thursday February 7 at 7 PM in the Marvin Center. A dessert reception will follow. If you’re interested in attending the reception, please follow…

A packed crowd listens to Jane Bennett’s keynote address at the recent GW MEMSI conference. GW MEMSI hosted an extraordinary conference March 11-12. “Animal, Vegetable, Mineral: Ethics and Objects in Early Modern and Medieval Periods” drew an amazing array of speakers to campus for lively discussion. Here is a wrap-up of the event by English…

This new anthology celebrates DC and showcases several GW faculty members. Here is the official press release: Plan B Press proudly announces the publication of the new anthology Full Moon on K Street: Poems About Washington, DC. Featuring over one hundred contemporary poems, the book captures DC’s unique sense of place, from monuments to parks,…