Archive: Department of English
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Seeing Anew: Making Working-Class Literature Visible Through a Working-Class Intersectional Gaze
Professor Emeritus Pamela Fox and Professor Sherry Linkon collaborated on a new article exploring the idea of a working-class intersectional gaze through analysis of Ocean Vuong's novel, On Earth
Categories: Announcement, Research
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Professor Chander publishes the Cambridge Companion to Romanticism and Race
The department is excited to announce the publication of the Cambridge Companion to Romanticism and Race, edited by Manu Chander. The Companion collects thirteen essays that show how the very ter
Category: Announcement
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English Department Faculty Update Statement of Principles – January 15, 2025
The English Department faculty have elected to update their statement of principles on their home page: The Department of English at Georgetown University stands united in its commitment to the fu
Category: Announcement
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Professor Jennifer Natalya Fink selected as a Fulbright Specialist Program Expert
The Department of English is excited to announce that Professor Jennifer Natalya Fink has been selected as a Fulbright Specialist Program Expert. This is a very competitive Fulbright program for
Category: Announcement
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Prof. O’Malley’s The Irish and the Imagination of Race Wins Honorable Mention for the North American Victorian Studies Association’s Best Book Prize
Professor Patrick O’Malley’s most recent publication, The Irish and the Imagination of Race, was named as the North American Victorian Studies Association’s Honorable Mention for their Best Book Priz
Category: Announcement
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Yamiche Alcindor (C’09) on Politics, the Media and All Things Georgetown
On October 15, 2024, Georgetown University published an interview with English Department alumna, Yamiche Alcindor. Read the excerpt below, and check out the full article on the College of Arts & Sci
Categories: Announcement, News Story
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Prof. Christopher Shinn Featured on C-SPAN’s “American History TV”
The English Department is proud to share that Professor Christopher Shinn had his lecture featured on C-Span's "American History TV" program. The following is an excerpt from The Hoya's Ajani Stella'
Category: Announcement
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Kathryn Temple Awarded Provost’s Innovation in Teaching Award
The Department is pleased to announce that Professor of Law & Humanities, Kathryn Temple, has been awarded the Provost's Innovation in Teaching Award for her contributions to the innovative devel
Categories: Announcement, News Story
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Prof. Patrick O’Malley Named Honorable Mention for Lawrence J. McCaffrey Prize for Books on Irish-America
Professor O'Malley's most recent publication, The Irish and the Imagination of Race: White Supremacy Across the Atlantic in the Nineteenth Century from the University of Virginia Press, was named
Category: Announcement
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Graduating MA Students Receive Graduate Student Awards Ahead of Commencement
The English Department at Georgetown University is proud to announce that two of our graduating MA students in English were recognized with Graduate Student Awards on April 29, 2024: Halle Trang
Category: Announcement