Archive: Department of English
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Georgetown Hosts “Centering the Humanities,” the 2023 Summer Seminar of the Associations of Departments of English and of Language Departments
Georgetown's English Department helped to host a major national conference on "Centering the Humanities," 1-3 June of 2023. Partnering with the Modern Language Association (MLA), the Association of D
Categories: Announcement, General Page
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Maureen Corrigan, The Nicky and Jamie Grant Distinguished Prof. of the Practice in Literary Criticism, wins the 2023 Kukula Award for Excellence in Nonfiction Reviewing
Maureen Corrigan has won the Washington Monthly's 2023 Kukula Award for Excellence in Nonfiction Book Reviewing. In conferring the award, judges praised her for "perfecting the genre" of short-form r
Categories: Announcement, General Page
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Prof. Benson-Allott Awarded Mercator Fellowship at Goethe University Frankfurt
The department is excited to announce that Dr. Caetlin Benson-Allott will be a Mercator Fellow for the month of June 2023 at the Graduiertenkolleg "Configurations of Film" at Goethe University Frankf
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Caitlin Ouano | Honors Alum, 2017
I don’t think anything has had as much of an impact on my confidence and my career as the English honors program. As someone who always loved writing but had never finished a long project, committing
Category: Honors Testimonial
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Jinwoo M. Chong | Honors Alum, 2017
If you had an education anything like mine prior to arriving at Georgetown, you did not have much opportunity to engage in any meaningful study of creative writing while in school. The discipline kno
Category: Honors Testimonial
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Audrey Hall | April 2023
Why did you decide to apply for Honors?I was a junior-year transfer student [from Montgomery College], and I first heard about the program from my faculty mentor; we were talking about things I c
Category: Honors Spotlight
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Professor Carolyn Forché is elected member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
The Department of English is excited to announce that Distinguished University Professor Carolyn Forché has been elected a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. According to the Academ
Categories: Announcement, General Page
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Prof. Bruce Holsinger Presents the 2023 Lacay Lecture in Riggs Library
On March 20, 2023, students, faculty, and staff gathered in Riggs Library for the return of the annual Lacay Lecture. Professor Bruce Holsinger, presenting work from his latest publication, On Parchm
Category: Announcement
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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
Category: Announcement
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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
Category: Announcement