Archive: Department of English

66 Articles

Announcement
General Page

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…

June 8, 2023

Announcement
General Page

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 “…

June 7, 2023

Announcement
General Page

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&…

May 30, 2023

Honors Testimonial

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…

April 24, 2023

Honors Testimonial

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.…

April 24, 2023

Honors Spotlight

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…

April 24, 2023

Announcement
General Page

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.…

April 19, 2023

Announcement

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…

March 24, 2023

Announcement

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…

March 8, 2023

Announcement

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…

February 24, 2023