Archive: English
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Professor Mecca Jamilah Sullivan’s novel, BIG GIRL, named BBC Radio Book Club Pick
The department is excited to announce that Professor Mecca Jamilah Sullivan's novel, BIG GIRL, has been named a BBC Radio 2 Summer Book Club selection. Released this month in the UK and Commonwealth
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Novel Dialogue Podcast Episode: Nicole Rizzuto with Aminatta Forna
For the podcast Novel Dialogue, Nicole Rizzuto spoke with Aminatta Forna about her approach to writing fiction and non-fiction. They discuss Aminatta's "forensic level of honesty" in her writing and
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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
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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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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
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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
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Professor Benson-Allott and the editors of JCMS: Journal of Cinema & Media Studies win Distinguished Service Award
The department is excited to announce that Dr. Caetlin Benson-Allott and the other editors of JCMS (Journal of Cinema and Media Studies) won a Distinguished Service Award from the Society for Cinema
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Prof. Perlow writes about AI and poetry in the Washington Post
The department is excited to share that Professor Seth Perlow wrote about AI and poetry in the Washington Post. Congratulations, Professor Perlow! If you are a faculty member affiliated with th
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Professor Krishnan Awarded $3 Million Mellon Foundation Grant with Dean Dana Williams (Howard) to establish Georgetown Howard Center for Medical Humanities and Health Justice in DC
The department is excited to announce that our affiliate joint faculty Professor Lakshmi Krishnan has been awarded a 3.5 year, $3 million Mellon Foundation Grant with Dean Dana Williams (Howard) to e
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Jason Rosenblatt awarded John T. Shawcross Award of the Milton Society of America
Emeritus Professor Jason Rosenblatt’s John Selden: Scholar, Statesman, Advocate of Milton’s Muse (Oxford University Press) has received the Milton Society of America's John T. Shawcross Award for the
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