The George Mason English Department is proud to announce that its new phd in Writing and Rhetoric has been approved by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia. The program begins in Fall 2013.

Kathleen's presentation, “Framing Frames: Reconstructing Lost Truth in Fun Home," focuses on the role of family photographs in Alison Bechdel’s 2006 graphic novel.

English Major Paul Laudiero won The Great Tumblr Book Search contest, a collaboration between Chronicle Books and Tumblr. The Tumblr is now being published in print by Chronicle Books.

The lecture is from the 2011-2012 Vision Series here at George Mason University.

On Wednesday, 10 April, students, faculty, and visitors to George Mason University attended a screening of the documentary Reportero and a discussion with award-winning filmmaker Bernardo Ruiz. Sponsored by the Film & Media Studies Visiting Filmmakers Series, the event showcased the dangers faced by journalists in Mexico, as they are targeted by drug cartels and corrupt government officials.

New Mason English Professor Peter Streckfus has been awarded the "Joseph Brodsky Rome Prize" to work on his new book of poetry, "Water and Plastic." Steckfus will spend the year in Rome at the American Academy in Rome.