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Text and Community

Spring 2009:

Nervous Conditions

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In The Spotlight

Roger Lathbury

In addition to his work as a Professor of English at George Mason University, Professor Roger Lathbury runs his own publishing company.  Read More in the Washington Post>>

Our department is home to nationally recognized undergraduate programs and nationally ranked graduate programs. We offer students the opportunity to learn from published and prize-winning faculty, and we support learning experiences such as Fall for the Book and the Text and Community program.

Our Spring Speaker Series welcomes accomplished authors and alumni to present their works onstage. We are also the home of the Northern Virginia Writing Project, whose summer institutes provide K-12 teachers with opportunities to demonstrate successful teaching techniques and study research on the teaching of writing.

Spotlight on Community

Donald Gallehr

Housed in the George Mason University English Department, the Northern Virginia Writing Project is a cooperative effort of George Mason University, Northern Virginia Community College, and the public and private schools of Northern Virginia. Read More >>

World Literature Project

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Amal Amireh
Tamara Harvey
Alok Yadav
John Foster

In May 2006, five faculty members from the English department—John Burt Foster, Jr., Amal Amireh, Tamara Harvey, Alok Yadav (pictured here) and Joel Foreman (who has recently retired)—ran an NEH-funded workshop on the teaching of world literature. Read More >>