Student Blogs
Here are two blogs by current GW students: one, two. Here is one from a former GW English major.
Are there more? What else do GW English Blog readers read, and write?
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Fresh-Baked English Links
Our sidebar has grown quite long, lengthened by the occasional poll, a request for feedback, and list of department supporters. Scrolling the entire length of our sidebar can be a daunting task, so let me call attention to a few promising sections in which you might be interested, and to which you will hopefully contribute….
A Gift of “Tennessee” to the English Department
An alumnus of the GW English department, David Bruce Smith, recently donated to the faculty a copy of Tennessee, a deluxe edition of three plays by Tennessee Williams with six beautiful illustrations by Clarice Smith. The presentation is stunning. A large and elegant box wrapped in soft black leather and imprinted with gold lettering opens…
Theorist Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick Has Died
Queer theorist extraordinaire Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick has died at the age of 59. I’ve been teaching her work since I came to GW in 1994. Though most of my graduate school friends were turned on to her work by Between Men and Epistemology of the Closet, my favorite of her early volumes was the second…
Reading Course with Nadeem Aslam
The following ten students will form the inaugural class of English 702. 10 “Studies in Contemporary Literature” (CRN 97032): Rajiv Menon Lauren Kriz Chris Pugh Jessica Wilde Rachael Baird Nai Lee Kalema Elise Kigner Reed Cooley Lisa Francavilla Taylor Brown This one credit reading course will meet on the four Tuesdays in February in Rome…
Kill the Hippo?
Unless you are reading the GWEnglish blog via Facebook, Google Reader, or some other RSS feed compiler, you will notice that to your right we have introduced our very first poll. The question we are asking is nearly cosmic in its importance: should the English Department adopt a new mascot, or is the noncolorful Hippo…
Book Launch Celebration for José Esteban Muñoz
Please join us for a book launch celebration José Esteban Muñoz Wang Visiting Professor of Contemporary English Literature Cruising Utopia: The Then and There of Queer Futurity Thursday November 12 2 PMEnglish Department Seminar RoomRome Hall 771 Professor Muñoz will read from and discuss his new book. Champagne, sparkling cider, and snacks will be served….