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Carolyn Forché's Memoir "What You Have Heard Is True" Long-Listed for 2019 National Book Award

University Professor Carolyn Forché’s memoir, What You Have Heard Is True: A Memoir of Witness and Resistance—the true story of her journey as a young…

September 20, 2019

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Seth Perlow Explains Complex History of Emily Dickinson Manuscripts in LA Review of Books Article

Seth Perlow explains the complex history of the Emily Dickinson manuscripts and the impact that history has on the creation of Dickinson projects even now in a …

September 12, 2019

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Poem by Daniel Breen (G'19), Still life on fragment (60–85 A.D.), published by Academy of American Poets

One of our recent M.A. English alums, Daniel Breen (G’19) won the Ora Mary Pelham Poetry Prize in spring 2019. As part of his award, his poem, Still life on…

September 3, 2019

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Cóilín Parsons Edits New Collection, 'Science, Technology, and Irish Modernism'

Cóilín Parsons—along with colleagues Kathryn Conrad (University of Kansas) and Julie McCormick Weng (Texas State University—has edited a new collection titled Science,…

August 30, 2019

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Sherry Linkon Selected for 2019 C.L.R. James Award for book 'The Half-Life of Deindustrialization: Working-Class Writing about Economic Restructuring'

The Working Class Studies Association has awarded Sherry Linkon’s book, The Half-Life of Deindustrialization: Working-Class Writing about Economic Restructuring, the C…

August 28, 2019

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Ricardo Ortíz Edits Collection of Essays on Public Humanities published by Post45

A collection of essays that Professor Ricardo Ortíz edited and curated has been published on Post45. The introduction in particular centrally features…

July 30, 2019

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Bezawit Yohannes (G'20) Featured, Calls for More Fiction By & About People of Color

Master’s English candidate, Bezawit (Bezi) Yohannes (G’20) was recently featured on the home page of the Georgetown University website. In the feature article …

July 1, 2019

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Libbie Rifkin & Disability Studies Program Awarded Inaugural Provost Innovation in Teaching Award

Congratulations to Libbie Rifkin and the entire Disability Studies Program who have just been awarded the inaugural Provost Innovation in Teaching Award in the…

May 13, 2019

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Bhopal Dance by Jennifer Natalya Fink Selected as Finalist in Fiction for Bisexual Book Award

Jennifer Natalya Fink’s latest work, Bhopal Dance: A Novel, has been selected as a finalist for the Bisexual Book Awards in the Fiction category. Check…

May 3, 2019

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MA alum, Dr. Peter Admirand ('01) publishes latest book, Humbling Faith: Brokenness, Doubt, Dialogue–What Unites Atheists, Theists, and Nontheists

Join us in congratulating MA alum, Dr. Peter Admirand (GSAS’01) on the publication of his new book, Humbling Faith: Brokenness, Doubt, Dialogue–What Unites…

May 2, 2019