Archive: Announcement

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250 Years After Her Birth, Why Is Jane Austen Still So Popular?

The English Department’s very own Professor Aia Yousef was recently featured on Georgetown’s main news page discussing what makes Jane Austen still resonate to this…

October 6, 2025

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What’s Work? Humanistic Approaches to Understanding Work

You might have seen the posters around New North announcing a symposium on humanities approaches to work, coming up October 30 and 31st. The Fritz-Hüser-Institut für…

September 24, 2025

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Prof. Rabih Alameddine Longlisted for the 2025 National Book Award for Fiction

The department is excited to announce that Lannan Visiting Lecturer Rabih Alameddine has been longlisted for the 2025 National Book Award for Fiction, for his new novel The True…

September 22, 2025

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Celebrate a Century of The Great Gatsby With a Professor Who’s Read It 100 Times

Our very own Maureen Corrigan was recently featured in a news story on the College of Arts & Sciences’ page; check out the following excerpt: In April, Georgetown professor…

June 2, 2025

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Professor Hensley publishes new book on the prehistory of the climate crisis

Professor Nathan Hensley has published a new book, Action without Hope: Victorian Literature after Climate Collapse. The book is a “study of how writers from the early…

May 19, 2025

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Celebrating Jamira Richardson (GSAS ’25) – One of Three Students Awarded the 2025 Suzanne Tarlov Spirit Award

The Center for Social Justice proudly recognizes three #HoyasForOthers with the 2025 Suzanne Tarlov Spirit Award – Jamira Richardson (G’25), Alondra Herrera-Esquivel …

May 16, 2025

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Congratulations! English MA Students Recognized with Graduate Student Awards

The English Department is proud to celebrate two of our graduating MA Students’ achievements: both June Yoon and Isaiah Washington were awarded the Exceptional Master’…

May 12, 2025

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Celebrating the 2025 Writing Awards Finalists

Professor Phil Sandick, Director of the Creative Writing Minor, and the Department of English hosted the finalists selected for the 2025 Writing Awards on April 30. Our judges…

May 5, 2025

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Students Bridge Campuses, Cultures, and Communities with Hands-On Learning in India

Ten Georgetown University students from campuses in the United States and Qatar recently came together in India for an immersive research experience as part of the…

May 5, 2025

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English Faculty and Staff Recognized for Excellence in the College of Arts & Sciences

The College of Arts and Sciences has awarded three of the members of our department for excellence in teaching, research, and service: Karen Lautman has been awarded the…

March 12, 2025