Archive: Award
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Prof. El-Amine Nominated for the PEN-Robert W. Bingham prize for Debut Short Story Collection
The department is excited to announce that Professor Zein El-Amine's short story collection "Is This How You Eat a Watermelon?" has been placed on the Longlist for the 2023 PEN/Robert W. Bingham Priz
Category: Announcement
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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
Category: Announcement
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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
Category: Announcement
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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
Category: Announcement
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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
Category: Announcement
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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
Category: 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 Pulitzer Prize in Poe
Category: Announcement
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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 Teaching Award! She is a Teaching Prof
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