Archive: Announcement
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Carolyn Forché Finalist for 2021 Pulitzer Prize in Poetry
We have some wonderful news to share about University Professor, Carolyn Forché: her latest book of poetry, In the Lateness of the World, was selected as a finalist for the 2021…
June 14, 2021
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Graduation Celebration for the Class of 2021
We want to congratulate all the graduates of the Class of 2021! Whether you are an English major, minor, graduate student, or creative writing minor, we are so proud of you and…
May 27, 2021
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Tope Folarin Wins 2021 Whiting Award in Fiction
We are excited to announce that Professor Tope Folarin, Lannan Creative Writing Visiting Lecturer, has won the 2021 Whiting Award in Fiction. It was given for his debut novel, A…
April 15, 2021
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Caetlin Benson-Allot Publishes New Book— The Stuff of Spectatorship: Material Cultures of Film and Television
We are excited to share that Provost’s Distinguished Associate Professor, Caetlin Benson-Allott had a new book published this week! The work is titled The Stuff of…
April 9, 2021
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Amanda Chu (SFS’22), Creative Writing Minor, Reflects on Asian American Lives Lost in Atlanta Shooting in Baltimore Sun Article
Earlier this week, Amanda Chu, a junior creative writing minor and SFS student, shared her deeply personal reflection to the Asian American lives lost in the recent Atlanta…
March 26, 2021
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Roopika Risam (MA’07) Publishes Co-Edited Book— The Digital Black Atlantic
We are proud to share that alumni Roopika Risam (MA’07) recently co-edited and published a major book titled The Digital Black Atlantic. After attending our program, she…
March 12, 2021
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Reading Motherhood | A Digital Project Inspired by Course Taught by Professors Pamela Fox and Elizabeth Velez
A new digital resource, Reading Motherhood , debuted in early March 2021 and features content from a course of the same name taught by two Department of English professors:…
March 9, 2021
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English & Honors Alumni, Julia Cooke (C’05) Publishes Second Book—Come Fly the World: The Jet-Age Story of the Women of Pan Am
Julia Cooke (C’05) is a BA English and Honors alum, and we are proud to share that their second book—Come Fly the World: The Jet-Age Story of the Women of Pan-Am —hits…
February 23, 2021
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Libbie Rifkin Receives Prestigious Dean’s Excellence in Teaching Award
We are honored to share that Professor Libbie Rifkin is one of three professors at Georgetown University to receive this year’s prestigious Dean’s Excellence in…
February 1, 2021
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Carolyn Forché’s Memoir Nominated for 2020 Dayton Literary Peace Prize
Congratulations to University Professor Carolyn Forché! Her memoir, What You Have Heard is True, has been nominated for the 2020 Dayton Literary Peace Prize in non-fiction. This…
October 5, 2020