Archive: American Studies
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Georgetown Alumna Gwen Lockman (C’16) to Compete on Jeopardy
Gwen Lockman (C’16) is the latest Hoya to compete on the Alex Trebek Stage as a Jeopardy! contestant
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Ta-Nehisi Coates Discusses Race and U.S. Politics with Georgetown Professor
Award-winning writer Ta-Nehisi Coates recently visited Georgetown and spoke to students in Gaston Hall. The screenwriter, novelist, essayist and journalist reflected on his body of work, from documenting the role of racism in American life in the pages of the Atlantic to penning his first screenplay, an adaption of his novel The Water Dancer.
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Georgetown College Hosts Racial Justice Speaker Series to Promote Equity and Inclusion
Next week, Georgetown College will host its first event in the series “Such a Time As This”: Racial Justice and the University in order to explore how research by Georgetown faculty advances racial justice and how the university may continue to work for a more equitable community at the university level and beyond.
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American Studies Celebrates 50th Anniversary
The American Studies Program (AMST) is deeply invested in educating a cohort of students so that they will go into the world thinking critically about power, identity, and American culture. Participants in this program have fueled its growth since its founding 50 years ago
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Social Justice Advocate, Prize Winner to Address Incoming Class of First-Year Students
Omoyele Okunola (C’20), 2019 McTighe Prize winner, will advise the incoming Class of 2023 on the importance of advocating for others and self-care during New Student Convocation.
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American Studies Program Kicks off 50th Anniversary Celebrations
The American Studies Program at Georgetown College celebrates 50 years since its founding with an alumni luncheon this week in Boston.
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2018 Graduates Share Their Research
One of Georgetown College’s biggest strengths is the opportunity to conduct meaningful and original research as an undergraduate. Meet nine members of the Class of 2018 who have taken advantage of this opportunity.
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Linkon Publishes Book on Deindustrialized Communities' Literature
Professor Sherry Linkon of the Department of English at Georgetown College has published a new book on contemporary working-class literature, which she presented at a reading and interview at the Mortara Center last week.
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Olsen Brings Immigration Lessons Back to Hilltop
For Leonard Olsen (C’14), one senior-year class helped shape a career in immigration activism — and this year, he paid back the favor.
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Hochman Receives NEH Public Scholar Fellowship
Georgetown College professor Brian Hochman has received a prestigious Public Scholar Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Humanities in order to work on his upcoming book on the history of wiretapping.
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