GW English Alum Abby Dimen-Taylor: Volunteer at the DC Rape Crisis Center

Abby Dimen-TaylorGW English '12Abby Dimen-Taylor graduated from GW with an English major and a minor in Psychology as part of the class of 2012.  She graduated with Honors in English after completing a thesis on James Baldwin under the direction of Professor Jim Miller.  She very much enjoyed her time with GW English, particularly noting her Critical Methods class with Professor Tony López and the short-term study abroad class she took with Professor Robert McRuer, Transnational Queer ...

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Share Your Poetry Next Week: Open Mic Student Poetry Reading

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Private Bodies/Public Encounters: Susan Nussbaum at GW October 6

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Stay in the GW English Loop: October Events

September was a whirlwind of a month, complete with starting new classes and welcoming new members to the GW English community.The English department hosted and participated in a number of exciting events in September, including Brando Skyhorse's first reading, Amy Bloom's reading and the Dean's Scholars in Shakespeare Annual lecture. It was great seeing so many new and familiar faces at all of these events and we hope to continue seeing GW students, faculty and staff at our events this October! ...

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Simon Gikandi in Residence with GW English as Wang Distinguished Professor

Professor Simon GikandiSimon Gikandi's 2011Slavery and the Culture of TasteFrom October 26-31, GW's English Department is pleased to host Professor Simon Gikandi as this year's Wang Distinguished Professor-in-Residence.  Simon Gikandi is Robert Schirmer Professor of English at Princeton University and editor of PMLA, the official journal of the Modern Languages Association (MLA).He is the author of many books and articles including Writing in Limbo: Modernism and Caribbean Literature ...

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Professor Tony López Presents for Latino Heritage September 18

Tomorrow evening, in honor of Latino Heritage Celebration, a Latina based sorority on campus is hosting an event called Virgin Maria vs. Maria Maria.  The event is at 6:30pm in the MSSC (2127 G Street NW). The purpose of the event is to put forward a discussion about the highly contrasting and problematic ways that Latinas are portrayed in the media.  GW English Professor Tony López and American Studies Professor Elaine Peña will present.  Join us! ...

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GW English Alums on the Move: Dan Rudmann

GW English Grad Dan Rudmann:  "My not-so-secret goal is to assist in aligning the Mahābhārata with more university literature departments, in the same way that we work on Beowulf or Grettir's Saga."Dan Rudmann (BA '05)Photo Credit: Tamara Becerra ValdezWe caught up with Dan between his graduate study in Sanskrit and his work on his vinyl start-up, Punctum Records:1.  When did you graduate from GW?  Were you an English major only, or did you have a combined major?I earned ...

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