Larzer Ziff, a globally renowned scholar of American literary culture and intellectual history and an inspirational mentor, died Nov. 25. Ziff, a professor emeritus and research professor in the Department […]
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In Memoriam: Emeritus Professor Ronald Paulson
William D. and Robin Mayer Professor Emeritus Ronald Paulson passed away at his home in Baltimore on August 7, 2024. You can read his full obituary here. To read about his […]
“A long thread of Black church history loops back to Baltimore”
A recent Dan Rodricks column in The Baltimore Sun featured Professor Larry Jackson
Professor Nadia Nurhussein Featured in The Atlantic
Professor and Mary Elizabeth Garrett Chair in Arts and Sciences Nadia Nurhussein has been mentioned in an article in The Atlantic. Her book, Black Land: Imperial Ethiopianism and African America, […]
Associate Professor Jeanne-Marie Jackson wins award
Associate Professor of English and ELH Senior Editor Jeanne-Marie Jackson has been awarded Honorable Mention for this year’s Book of the Year – Scholarship Prize from the African Literature Association, […]
Undergraduate Sabrina Li wins Senior Essay Prize
It is the English department’s pleasure to announce Sabrina Li has won the 2023 Senior Essay prize for her essay “Unstable Bodies, Unstable Texts.” Made possible by a generous gift […]
In Memoriam: Professor Jonathan Goldberg
The English Department at Johns Hopkins mourns the passing last month of Jonathan Goldberg, who was Sir William Osler Professor of English Literature at Hopkins before moving to Emory university […]
Podcast Featuring John Dewey Professor Christopher Nealon
Dr. Christopher Nealon was interviewed as part of GMU’s Cultural Studies colloquium series in Spring 2022. This interview, which focuses on his current research, was recently released as a podcast […]
Graduate Student Aditya Bahl Awarded Fellowship
6th Year PhD student, Aditya Bahl, has been selected as the 2021-2022 Baisley fellow*, given in recognition of his dissertation work and publication record for the national and international press. […]
VLOG by Graduate Student Samanda Robinson Featured by KSAS
A video blog (VLOG) by Sixth-year PhD Candidate, Samanda Robinson, has been featured by the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences Youtube channel. This video chronicles a typical day for […]