Stepping into Gregory Pardlo’s office is an odd, but charming combination of thrift store and art museum. Picasso adorns the wall as well as a salvaged window screen from Brooklyn. They are not just mere decorations, but help to explain some the fundamentals of GW’s newest creative writing professor. For Pardlo is not just a…
NEWS FLASH: GW English is proud to announce that the University is a major sponsor of the 2011 AWP Conference, to be held in Washington from February 2-5. The AWP, or Association of Writers & Writing Programs, is the country’s leading organization of creative writers and creative writing programs, and its annual conference—which takes place…
Professor Margaret Soltan, via Columbia News Service, talking about Gchat and professor-student interaction: For Margaret Soltan, an English professor at George Washington University, Gchat is wonderful for connecting with students outside of class. Over the years, the tech-savvy teacher has accumulated dozens of students on her Gchat list, and she chats with them frequently. While…
Although on sabbatical, professor of American literature Ann Romines has been busy. She writes that the following projects have been her preoccupations: “Why We Read–and Re-read–My Antonia,” talk for National Endowment for the Arts Big Read program, Aurora, IL Oct. 2007. “Letters Home to Red Cloud: Willa Cather Writes to Her Parents.” Western Literature Association….
Photo by Assaf Evron From September 28-October 4, GW’s English Department is pleased to host Professor J. Jack Halberstam as this year’s Wang Distinguised Professor-in-Residence. Halberstam is Professor of American Studies and Ethnicity, Gender Studies, and Comparative Literature at the University of Southern California. He is the author of five books, including In a Queer…
Alumnus Michael Fauver writes: Hey, You, Writer I spent almost a year applying to MFA programs in fiction writing, and I learned some things that might help you. Like, GW is awesome. Take advantage of the amazing opportunities available here. You’re lucky. Not many schools have undergraduate-only creative writing programs. Work hard. Develop relationships with…
