The Jenny McKean Moore Reading Series Presents: Dolen Perkins-Valdez
Dr. Katherine Rowe The George Washington University’s Dean’s Scholars in Shakespeare Annual Shakespeare Lecture will be delivered by Dr. Katherine Rowe. Her talk is titled “Virtual Globe Theatres (Playgoing in a Networked World).” GW English is excited to announce this annual event, which has become a highlight of the fall semester. A reception will follow Dr. Rowe’s lecture. Friday, September…
Jordy Rosenberg Join students in Contemporary LGBT Literature April 22 at 7 PM for a reading with Jordy Rosenberg. This is the third in a series of “live” public events featuring authors students are reading this semester. Please register for this free event using EventBrite here and you will receive Zoom links both the day…
The Jenny McKean Moore Reading Series Presents: Claudia Rankine Join us on Monday, April 11th at 7:30PM in Gelman 702 for the next installment of The Jenny McKean Moore Reading Series featuring Claudia Rankine, who will read from her new book, Citizen: An American Lyric. Her new work won both the PEN Open…
Poet Jericho Brown will be giving at reading at GWU on November 17 A cursory look through some of Jericho Brown’s poetry such as “Heart Condition” or “Langston Blue” reveals a straightforward poetic style that conveys not-so-straightforward themes and emotions. There is an undeniable force behind the words of Brown’s poetry. In a recent interview with the…
The English Department is excited to host a reading and Q&A with disability novelist Susan Nussbaum. Susan is the author of the acclaimed book, “Good Kings Bad Kings”. The zoom session will be held in accordance with the advanced undergraduate class on Disability Studies currently being taught by professor David Mitchell today from 5-7pm. This…
It was a cold and wet, absolutely miserable day. This could be the start to a novel, but definitely not a good start to your day. Nevertheless, I and thousands of others crowded the metro to get to the National Mall for the Library of Congress’s National Book Festival yesterday. Yet there was a reason…