
Concentrating in Comparative Literature
Interested in Concentrating in Comparative Literature?
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Check out our Spring 2022 events for Prospective Concentrators for more information.
- Contact our Director of Undergraduate Studies, Dr. Sandra Naddaff.
Welcome from the Chair
Reflecting the ongoing paradigm shift of comparative studies from an almost exclusive focus on Western European traditions to a newly global awareness, our faculty ranks have expanded in recent years to encompass a world-wide range of languages and cultures, even as we pursue new approaches to an expanded range of European literatures themselves.
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Featured Articles
Why Does Ukraine Have a Jewish President? Ask Isaac Babel
Zelensky’s bravery is reminiscent of the Russian writer’s fierce refusal to curb his independence.
WSJ article by Professor Ruth R. Wisse
A Collapse No One Story Can Tell
Daniel Behar's (PhD '19) recent article in Public Books.
It’s Your Turn to (Re)Write the Story
Lara Norgaard, PhD student, argues that experimental fiction can democratize storytelling in this recent article published by Public Books.
"The Identity Problem" in Prenatal Testing
This essay by PhD student Nina Begus won an Award in Reproductive Ethics from the journal Voices in Bioethics.
History Lessons
Reviewing the history of migration through a different lens with Argyro Nicolaou (PhD '18).
A World of Literature
David Damrosch’s literary global reach.
Reframing cultures
Mahnoor Ali (BA '19) adds new colors and critiques in her exploration of literature and art.