“Touching the Past” Symposium Friday

You might know that Dan Brown’s latest mystery is set here in DC. You might not know that Professor Margaret Soltan has read it, and talked about the book last night on the Lehrer News Hour. From the transcript (here): MARGARET SOLTAN: [Mystery blockbusters] appeal to a large audience because they’re fun to read, they’re…

Here is the full version of Jane Shore’s poem from her newest book with the same title. The poem was recently featured in Alan Cheuse’s poetry book review on NPR. For more details, look to Prof. Cohen’s post below. A Yes-or-No Answer Have you read The Story of O?Will Buffalo sink under all that snow?Do…

This Thursday at 6 PM in Rome 771. All are welcome. Share on FacebookTweet

Here is the tentative schedule for the spring meetings of the GW Medieval and Early Modern Seminar (or GW MEMS, as we like to call it). The seminar is open to anyone who is interested in attending. Anyone not on our email list who would like to be may contact the seminar’s rapporteur, Lowell Duckert…

I’ve just returned from 6th and I, one of the most beautiful synagogues I’ve entered … and a lively space for the arts in DC. The English Department hopes to work more closely with them in the future. Here is an event for your calendar. GWU students can come for free. RSVP to jleventhal@sixthandi.org and/or…

A group of English graduate students has just announced the debut of a new online open-access journal Prefix. The journal has a clean, sleek look and a cool logo (see above). According to its mission statement, Prefix provides an open forum for graduate student work, including work-in-progress, and encourages reader interaction with its postings. It…