Archive: Department of English

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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.…

November 10, 2022

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Inventing Education | Newest Publication from John C. Hirsh

With sales opening on Amazon this week, the English Department is excited to announce our very own Prof. John Hirsh’s latest publication: Inventing Education: Georgetown…

September 27, 2022

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Mecca Jamilah Sullivan Debuts Highly Anticipated Novel This Summer- Big Girl

As the newest member of the Department of English, Professor Mecca Jamilah Sullivan is making her debut in more ways than one. Her new novel titled Big Girl is set to release on…

May 23, 2022

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In Honor of National Student Employment Week, Meet Our Office Assistant, Aditya Manjul!

Balancing a part-time job, schoolwork, and other extracurriculars is no easy feat, but student workers make it possible! They provide an invaluable service to the university, and…

April 13, 2022

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EGSA Open House Celebration Recap

Thanks to the hard work of EGSA, graduating M.A. students took to Dahlgren Quad last Thursday to celebrate their thesis research and welcome newly admitted students. As the only…

April 5, 2022

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Jennifer Natalya Fink Publishes Piece in New York Times, Launches New Book

As the Director of the Program in Disability Studies and professor of English here at Georgetown University, Jennifer Natalya Fink is revolutionizing the way we study, think, and…

March 22, 2022

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New Faculty Publication Available Soon: The Listeners by Brian Hochman

The English Department would like to congratulate Professor Brian Hochman on the coming publication of his newest book: The Listeners: A History of Wiretapping in the United…

March 7, 2022

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Congratulations to Ricardo Ortiz for being named President of the Association of Departments of English (ADE)

The English Department is excited by the news that Ricardo Ortiz, Ph.D., was recently named president of the Association of Departments of English (ADE). As Professor of US…

March 3, 2022

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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…

September 28, 2021

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English Alumni, RK Fauth (MA’21) Published in Poetry Magazine

We’re proud to share that English alumni, RK Fauth (MA’21) recently had two poems published in the September 2021 issue of Poetry Magazine. The first is titled ‘…

September 8, 2021