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Georgetown Visiting Professor Rabih Alameddine Wins National Book Award in Fiction

Alameddine, the Lannan Foundation Visiting Chair, received the prestigious award for his novel The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His).…

December 4, 2025

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Sociological Imagination: Book Recommendations With Carla Shedd

Shedd, a professor of sociology in the College of Arts & Sciences, shares the books that have influenced her teaching and continue to inspire.…

November 20, 2025

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In ‘Gardens of Hope,’ Yuki Kato Shows How Urban Gardens Grow Community and Change

Yuki Kato, an associate professor in the Department of Sociology, followed roughly 50 growers in New Orleans who, between 2005 and 2015, turned empty lots and blighted land into…

November 12, 2025

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History Professor Maurice Jackson Explores the ‘Rhythms of Resistance and Resilience’ in DC

Jackson’s new book and Lauinger Library exhibit highlight stories of Black athletes and musicians in the nation’s.…

October 16, 2025

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Music Professor Benjamin Harbert Wins 3 Awards for Book on Incarcerated Musicians

Instrument of the State: A Century of Music in Louisiana’s Angola Prison received the Irving Lowens Book Award, the Music in American Culture Award and the Portia K. Maultsby…

July 14, 2025

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The Must-Read Books While You’re Traveling This Summer, From Professors Who Study the World

We asked a few Georgetown professors for their favorite summer reads based on the parts of the world they research and teach.…

June 17, 2025

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Government Professor Stefan Eich Wins 2024 Spitz Book Prize

The prize is awarded annually for the best book or books in liberal and/or democratic theory published two years.…

June 6, 2025

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Top Books to Read This Summer According to Georgetown Psychology Professors

Professors in Georgetown’s Department of Psychology share some of their favorite books in an annual list for. …

June 5, 2025

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Celebrate a Century of The Great Gatsby With a Professor Who’s Read It 100 Times

Georgetown professor Maureen Corrigan recommends rereading the classic novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald that she says is "both timeless and time.”…

May 30, 2025

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Literature Professors Pick the Best Books To Read This Winter

With so many books to choose from, we asked literature professors in the Department of English for their recommendations on what to read this winter. Whether you’re looking to…

December 20, 2024