Why English is the Best Major

In addition to Le Culte du Moi, described in a recent post, GW hosts a number of opportunities for its undergraduates to publish creative writing as well as participate on editorial boards.Amy Katzel, editor of Wooden Teeth, has contributed descriptions of the others: Wooden Teeth, GW Review, and Mortar & Pestle. Amy would also like…

A Special Alumni EventPlease join the English Department for a panel discussion on “Literature in a Global Age,” the past and future of writing in English. A panel of authors and critics will lead a lively discussion of literature familiar and new, exploring the art that happens when cultures meet — and clash. The panel…

Every year the English Department reports on its progress and achievements to the university. I thought readers of this blog might enjoy the glimpse it yields of the year that was. ————— CCAS Department Annual Report 2008-09ENGLISH IA Undergraduate studies * Majors, minors, double majorsMajors: 191 in English, 10 in English and Creative Writing; minors…

[excellent photo by Josh Wolf]English major and department office favorite person Tarek Al-Hariri is featured in The Hatchet. The article is about the Rome Review, a new literary journal of great promise. And if you are a current English major and wonder how you too might become a “department office favorite person” like Tarek, let…

One day Thomas Mallon looked out his office window in Rome Hall and had a strange sense of déja vu. “I look out into the apartment of one of my characters,” he said. Mallon’s novel Fellow Travelers was set in 1950s DC, at which point the dorm West End was an apartment where he placed…

We are fortunate to have a renowned scholar of theory, performance studies and Latino literature join us in the fall semester. José Muñoz is our second Wang Visiting Professor in Contemporary English Literature in GW’s Department of English. He will be teaching two courses, both open to all qualified undergraduates. Professor Muñoz is a charismatic…