Archive: Announcement

• Nicole Rizzuto's "Insurgent Testimonies" shortlisted for 2016 MSA Book Prize

  Professor Nicole Rizzuto's book Insurgent Testimonies: Witnessing Colonial Trauma in Modern and Anglophone Literature was recently shortlisted for the 2016 Modernist Studies Association book prize. Mo

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• Caetlin Benson-Allott reflects on death of VCR in recent Slate Magazine interview

  Professor Caetlin Benson-Allott was recently interviewed by fellow graduate school colleague, Jacob Brogan at Slate magazine for an article titled, "RIP to the VCR."  In it, she and Brogan reflect on

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• Lena Orlin presents paper at IAUPE, "What We Know about Shakespeare 400 Years after his Death"

  Professor Lena Orlin, Executive Director of the Shakespeare Association of America, will be presenting a paper next week at the International Association of University Professors of English (IAUPE) c

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• Ricardo Ortíz on Diane Rehm Show reviewed Junot Diaz "Drown"

  Just this week, Professor Ricardo Ortíz, Chair and Associate Professor of US Latino literature and culture, was a featured panelist on the Diane Rehm Show.  He, along with journalist and book critic,

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• Daniel Marchalik publishes article in New York Times, "Reading Novels at Medical School"

  Daniel Marchalik, MD, and now MA English alumni class of 2016, had an article published by the New York Times titled, "Reading Novels at Medical School." This article describes Marchalik's work in the

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• Jennifer Natalya Fink featured on Chalk & Table "Inspired Learning" Series

  Professor Jennifer Natalya Fink was recently featured in the "Inspired Learning" series produced by Eastern University's Chalk and Table Learning Collaborative. She is featured alongside Squarespace

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• Rebecca Boylan invited to lecture at WETA on Detective Fiction & Film

  We are proud to share that Professor Rebecca Boylan was invited to speak at WETA on Detective Fiction & Film Monday, May 23rd. Vice President of External Affairs, Mary Stewart invited her to lecture t

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• Cóilín Parsons' book published by Oxford UP, The Ordnance Survey and Modern Irish Literature

  We are proud to announce that Cóilín Parsons book, The Ordnance Survey and Modern Irish Literature, has been publish by Oxford University Press. More details are available here. Congratulations, Cóilí

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• Brian Hochman feat. by College for NEH Research Grant – History of Wiretapping in US

  Professor Brian Hochman, awarded an NEH research grant, was recently featured on the Georgetown College website. In order to get a better picture of the history of wiretapping in the United States, t

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• English Alum, Joseph Talarico featured in Wash Post for work with undocumented students

  Joseph Talarico, COL '06 and English major alum, was recently featured in the Washington Post for his work in the District's Bell Multicultural High School with undocumented students.  The article, "

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