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.”
I’m heading to New York tomorrow for the annual Pop Music Conference, which for ten years running now has been sponsored by the Experience Music Project Museum in Seattle. The PopCon, as it’s known, brings together scholars, music journalists, writers, and musicians to talk pop music, then and now, during a fun-filled weekend. This year,…
Undergraduates who declare their English major on July 1 2008 or later will progress towards the degree under the following requirements. The previous requirements remain in effect for anyone who declared the major before July 1. No changes have been made to the major’s prerequisites or to the total number of courses required for the…
Our sincere gratitude to the following alumni who contributed to our departmental mission last month: Michael Y. Bennett (2002) Winston Eldridge (1985) Dr. Richard M. Flynn (1987) Dr. Robin Meader (1992) Laura A. Springer (1997) Mr. John George Sussek (1979) We will mail a copy of Edward P. Jones’s novel The Known World to each…
The English Department cordially welcomes Steven Knapp as the new president of the George Washington University. In case any readers need further proof of the many jobs open to English majors, we would like to point out that President Knapp is a scholar well published in both literature and critical theory. We also find it…
If you’re reading this and will be in New York on Thursday night, May 20, come cheer on GW creative writing Professor Jane Shore as she accepts the prestigious Poets’ Prize for her 2008 book A Yes-or-No Answer at the Nicholas Roerich Museum at 319 West 107 Street. The $3,000 prize is awarded to the…
Hello, I’m Kirk Hausmann Larsen. Even more, I’m the new student blogger.You might be asking yourself: “New student blogger? I didn’t know there was an old student blogger!” “What’s all this, then?” “Even more? More than what?!” “Why did he include his middle name? The pomp!” “A numbered list? Does he think I have all…