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Harry Tuchman Levin Professor in Literature, Professor of East Asian Languages and Civilizations

Faculty of Arts and Sciences

Office: c/o Reischauer Institute CGIS South S222 1730 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA

thornber@fas.harvard.edu

Office Hours: By appointment. To meet during office hours or at another time, you must reach out via email in advance to make an appointment

Edward C. Henderson Professor of Chinese Literature and of Comparative Literature

Faculty of Arts and Sciences

Office: 2 Divinity Ave. #130A

dwang@fas.harvard.edu

Office Hours: Fall 2024 Office Hours TBA

Assistant Professor of Comparative Literature, starting July 2024

Office: Appointment starts July 1, 2024, email will be available after then.

Office Hours: Fall 2024 Office Hours TBA

Curt Hugo Reisinger Professor of Slavic Languages and Literatures and Professor of Comparative Literature

Faculty of Arts and Sciences

Office: Barker 377

weir@fas.harvard.edu

Office Hours: Fall 2024 Office Hours TBA

Lecturer on Comparative Literature, Faculty of Arts & Sciences

Faculty of Arts and Sciences

Office: Dana Palmer 204

twisniew@fas.harvard.edu

Office Hours: By appointment

Associate Professor of Yiddish Literature

Faculty of Arts and Sciences

Office: Dana-Palmer 206

zaritt@fas.harvard.edu

Office Hours: By appointment see Calendly link

Founded as a graduate program in 1904 and joining with the undergraduate Literature Concentration in 2007, Harvard’s Department of Comparative Literature operates at the crossroads of multilingualism, literary study, and media history.

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People

Faculty

Harry Tuchman Levin Professor in Literature, Professor of East Asian Languages and Civilizations

Faculty of Arts and Sciences

Office: c/o Reischauer Institute CGIS South S222 1730 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA

Office Hours: By appointment. To meet during office hours or at another time, you must reach out via email in advance to make an appointment

Edward C. Henderson Professor of Chinese Literature and of Comparative Literature

Faculty of Arts and Sciences

Office: 2 Divinity Ave. #130A

Office Hours: Fall 2024 Office Hours TBA

Assistant Professor of Comparative Literature, starting July 2024

Office: Appointment starts July 1, 2024, email will be available after then.

Office Hours: Fall 2024 Office Hours TBA

Curt Hugo Reisinger Professor of Slavic Languages and Literatures and Professor of Comparative Literature

Faculty of Arts and Sciences

Office: Barker 377

Office Hours: Fall 2024 Office Hours TBA

Lecturer on Comparative Literature, Faculty of Arts & Sciences

Faculty of Arts and Sciences

Office: Dana Palmer 204

Office Hours: By appointment

Associate Professor of Yiddish Literature

Faculty of Arts and Sciences

Office: Dana-Palmer 206

Office Hours: By appointment see Calendly link

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