Thomas Mallon in the NYT
from Sunday’s Book Review:
Thomas Mallon began contributing to the Book Review 25 years ago, just after the publication of “A Book of One’s Own: People and Their Diaries.”
from Sunday’s Book Review:
Thomas Mallon began contributing to the Book Review 25 years ago, just after the publication of “A Book of One’s Own: People and Their Diaries.”
Today’s Martin Luther King Jr. holiday is an occasion for national service, especially here in DC, where GW undergrads will be giving their time to various organizations and efforts. But the holiday is also an occasion for reflection. Today’s students might not think much about it, but African American literary studies as an academic discipline…
Get to Know Your TA: Nedda Mehdizadeh We have all seen the television commercials for the Sylvan Learning Centers, the national tutoring institution, but most of us did not follow up on the ad. However Nedda Mehdizadeh’s first job was as an English tutor there after she saw that very same commercial we all did….
English Majors! There is still room in this great course for fall taught by Professor Katherine Keller. It will, of course, fulfill a pre-1700 requirement … but it will also be one of the best courses you take with us. Renaissance Drama ENGL 3810.11 Tues/Thurs 11:10-12:25 Professor Katherine Keller Shakespeare’s preeminent role in the early…
Professor Margaret Soltan was interviewed last night on the Lehrer News Hour about Nobel Prize winner Doris Lessing. Here’s the interview: http://www.pbs.org/newshour/ . Follow the link on the lower right of the page. For a full account of the adventure, see Professor Soltan’s blog University Diaries. Share on FacebookTweet
Sophomore Mary Kate Sherwood is currently taking Professor Tammy Greenwood-Stewart’s Intermediate Fiction 103 class. Here is an excerpt from her her story “Price Check.” “Shut up,” grunted Cathy, trying to push herself up onto the checkout counter. She kicked a carton of cigarettes out from under the register, stepped onto its flimsy cardboard, and clambered…
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