Archive: Award
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Professor Jennifer Natalya Fink receives President’s Award for Distinguished Scholar-Teachers
The department is thrilled to announce that Professor Fink has received the President's Award for Distinguished Scholar-Teachers. These awards recognize faculty members who have made an extraordinary
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Prof. Mecca Jamilah Sullivan’s novel, BIG GIRL, named Gotham Book Prize finalist
The department is excited to announce that Prof. Mecca Jamilah Sullivan's novel, BIG GIRL has been named a finalist for the 2023 Gotham Book Prize. The Gotham Book Prize is awarded annually to the be
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Professor Benson-Allott and the editors of JCMS: Journal of Cinema & Media Studies win Distinguished Service Award
The department is excited to announce that Dr. Caetlin Benson-Allott and the other editors of JCMS (Journal of Cinema and Media Studies) won a Distinguished Service Award from the Society for Cinema
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Professor Krishnan Awarded $3 Million Mellon Foundation Grant with Dean Dana Williams (Howard) to establish Georgetown Howard Center for Medical Humanities and Health Justice in DC
The department is excited to announce that our affiliate joint faculty Professor Lakshmi Krishnan has been awarded a 3.5 year, $3 million Mellon Foundation Grant with Dean Dana Williams (Howard) to e
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Jason Rosenblatt awarded John T. Shawcross Award of the Milton Society of America
Emeritus Professor Jason Rosenblatt’s John Selden: Scholar, Statesman, Advocate of Milton’s Muse (Oxford University Press) has received the Milton Society of America's John T. Shawcross Award for the
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Prof. Amani Morrison Lead Principal Investigator for Mellon Sawyer Seminar Grant
We are excited to share that Georgetown University, courtesy of our very own Professor Amani Morrison as Lead Principal Investigator, was awarded a $225,000 Mellon Sawyer Seminar grant to support the
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Mecca Sullivan Awarded the Modern Language Association’s William Sanders Scarborough Prize
We are pleased to announce that our very own Prof. Mecca Sullivan has been awarded the Modern Language Association's William Sanders Scarborough Prize for her book, The Poetics of Difference: Queer F
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Lena Orlin Awarded Roland H. Bainton Prize for The Private Life of William Shakespeare
We are pleased to announce that our very own Prof. Lena Orlin has been unanimously awarded the prestigious Roland H. Bainton Prize for The Private Life of William Shakespeare. The Roland H. Bainton P
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English Alumna, Desiree C. Bailey’s Debut Poetry Collection Longlisted for 2021 National Book Award for Poetry
We are excited to share that English alumna, Desiree C. Bailey (C'11) recently had her debut poetry collection, What Noise Against the Cane, longlisted for the 2021 National Book Award for Poetry. It
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Professor Carolyn Forché Wins 2021 American Book Award from the Before Columbus Foundation
We're excited to share that University Professor Carolyn Forché has won the 2021 American Book Award. This award is given by the Before Columbus Foundation and will be formally recognized on Septembe
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