Archive: Faculty Publications
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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
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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
Category: Announcement
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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
Category: Announcement
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The New Criterion publishes Prof. Duncan Wu’s poem
We are excited to share that Professor Duncan Wu’s poem “Roof repair” has been published in the February issue of The New Criterion. Congratulations, Professor Wu! If you are a faculty member a
Category: Announcement
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Prof. El-Amine Nominated for the PEN-Robert W. Bingham prize for Debut Short Story Collection
The department is excited to announce that Professor Zein El-Amine's short story collection "Is This How You Eat a Watermelon?" has been placed on the Longlist for the 2023 PEN/Robert W. Bingham Priz
Category: Announcement
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Mecca Sullivan Awarded the Modern Language Association’s William Sanders Scarborough Prize
We are pleased to announce that our very own Prof. Mecca Sullivan has been awarded the Modern Language Association's William Sanders Scarborough Prize for her book, The Poetics of Difference: Queer F
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Welcoming Prof. Zein El-Amine to the English Department
Prof. Zein El-Amine is in the midst of a book tour promoting his most recent collection of short stories, Is This How You Eat a Watermelon? It's already won the Megaphone Prize for Short Fiction and
Categories: Announcement, News Story
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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. The Roland H. Bainton P
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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 Students and D.C. Youth Learn
Category: Announcement
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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 July 12th, and we can
Category: Announcement