Archive: Faculty Publications
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Big Girl: A Novel
by Mecca Jamilah Sullivan. In tracing the perils and pleasures of the inheritance that comes with being born, Sullivan pushes boundaries and creates an unforgettable portrait of…
June 13, 2023
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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 “…
June 7, 2023
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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…
February 24, 2023
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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…
February 21, 2023
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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…
February 13, 2023
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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…
February 3, 2023
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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…
December 7, 2022
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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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Inventing Education: Georgetown Students and DC Youth Learn from Each Other
by John C. Hirsh. Inventing Education describes in detail a program at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. in which undergraduate students have engaged with K-6 children…
September 20, 2022