Archive: American Studies

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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…

May 18, 2018

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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…

May 8, 2018

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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.…

April 6, 2018

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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…

August 15, 2017

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Wiretapping, from Telegraphs to iPhones

With a new NEH research grant and a book on the way, Professor Brian Hochman is diving into the long, largely unexplored history of wiretapping in the United.…

April 26, 2016