Succeeding Outside of the Academy (Career Paths for PhDs in Humanities)

Join students in Contemporary LGBT Writing on March 10 at 7 PM for a roundtable discussion with Jim Hubbard and Sarah Schulman, producers of the documentary film United in Anger: A History of ACT UP (2012).  United in Anger tells the story of the early days of AIDS activism, from the perspective of those most…

The author of The Yiddish Policemen’s Union, Wonder Boys, The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, Summerland, The Mysteries of Pittsburgh — and MORE — will read from his work and then be interviewed live by Professor Faye Moskowitz. Michael Chabon will be introduced by Edward P. Jones, GW’s first Wang Professor of Contemporary Literature….

On February 7, Nadeem Aslam read from his soon-to-be published third novel, a mesmerizing performance. The reading was followed by a reception at which GW alumni mingled with current students over a delicious array of desserts. The reception was the first in what we hope will be a long series of such events, aimed at…

The idea for Open Space came up after a department meeting earlier this semester when Professor David McAleavey noted that undergraduate poets had no public venue on GW to share their poems. Recent public poetry projects for National Poetry Month like “Rent-a-Poet” and the “Poem of the Day” series, which was organized by Professors Thea…

Looking for a fabulous Toni Morrison event to attend? This is it. Edwidge Danticat, Karla Holloway, and others in conversation. Wednesday Aug 5, 6 to 8 pm. Registration details for this free zoom webinar in the link. tonimorrisonsociety.org #gwu #english #reading @gwuniversity @gwucolumbian Share on FacebookTweet

A reminder that this Monday evening the English Department will be sponsoring a panel discussion, FICTION AND SURVIVAL: IMAGINATION, MIGRATION, AND DIASPORA, featuring Nadeem Aslam, H. G. Carrillo, and Joanne Leedom-Ackerman. Nadeem Aslam is our inaugural British Council U.K. Writer in Residence; H. G. Carrillo teaches Creative Writing here at GW; Joanne Leedom-Ackerman is a…