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Comparative Literature People
Faculty
Associate Professor of Iberian and Latin American Cultures and of Comparative Literature
Research Interests
- Catalan Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
- Luso-Brazilian Languages, Literatures & Cultures
- Medieval Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
- Philosophy and Literature
- Poetry and Poetics
- Portuguese Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
- Renaissance
- Spanish Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
Walter A. Haas Professor of the Humanities, Professor of Comparative Literature, Professor of German Studies, Director of Comparative Literature, Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution
Research Interests
- German Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
- Political History, Theory & Culture
Professor of Comparative Literature , Professor of German Studies, J.E. Wallace Sterling Professor of the Humanities, Director, Michelle R. Clayman Institute for Gender Research
Research Interests
- Film History, Criticism & Theory
- German Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
- Philosophy and Literature
- Poetry and Poetics
- Women’s Studies
Edward Clark Crossett Professor of Humanistic Studies, Professor of Comparative Literature, Professor, by courtesy, of German Studies
Research Interests
- Contemporary Literature
- German Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
- Hebrew Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
- Literary and Cultural Theory
- Philosophy and Literature
Professor of English and Comparative Literature, Mark Pigott KBE Professor in the School of Humanities and Sciences, Anthony P. Meier Family Professor in the Humanities, Director of the èצӰÏñ Humanities Center
Research Interests
- Digital Humanities
- Literary and Cultural Theory
- Literary Criticism (history of criticism, theory of literature)
- Modernism
- Poetry and Poetics
- Renaissance
- Transatlantic Studies
Associate Professor of Slavic Languages and Literatures, Emeritus, Associate Professor of Comparative Literature, Emeritus
Research Interests
- Autobiography & Biography
- Film History, Criticism & Theory
- Poetry and Poetics
- Romanticism
- Theater
- Visual Arts and Visual Culture
Assistant Professor of Comparative Literature
Research Interests
- Comparative Studies
- Medieval Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
- Persian Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
- Philosophy and Literature
- Poetry and Poetics
Associate Professor of Comparative Literature
Research Interests
- Arabic Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
- Language Theory
- Literary and Cultural Theory
- Literary Criticism (history of criticism, theory of literature)
- Persian Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
- Poetry and Poetics
Andrew B. Hammond Professor of French Language, Literature and Civilization, Professor of Comparative Literature, Professor, by courtesy, of English, Professor, by courtesy, of Philosophy
Research Interests
- Cognitive Studies
- Film History, Criticism & Theory
- Philosophy and Literature
Professor of Comparative Literature, Professor of East Asian Languages and Cultures, Walter A. Haas Professor of the Humanities
Research Interests
- Anthropology
- Asian Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
- Cognitive Studies
- Literary Criticism (history of criticism, theory of literature)
- Philosophy and Literature
- Political History, Theory & Culture
Professor of Comparative Literature, Professor, by courtesy, of English, Louise Hewlett Nixon Professor, Chair of Graduate Studies, Comparative Literature
Research Interests
- Literary and Cultural Theory
- Marxism, Literature, and Society
- Political History, Theory & Culture
- Postcolonial Studies
Professor of Comparative Literature, Margery Bailey Professor of English and Dramatic Literature
Research Interests
- Feminist Studies
- Literary and Cultural Theory
- Renaissance
- Romanticism
Assistant Professor of Comparative Literature
Research Interests
- American Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
- Comparative Studies
- Latin Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
- Literary Criticism (history of criticism, theory of literature)
- Poetry and Poetics
- Spanish Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
- Trans-American Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
Professor of Iberian and Latin American Cultures, Professor of Comparative Literature, Director, Iberian Studies Program
Research Interests
- Catalan Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
- Modernism
- New Ruralism
- Philosophy and Literature
Leon Sloss, Jr. Professor of Comparative Literature, Professor, by courtesy, of Iberian and Latin American Cultures
Research Interests
- Cultural History & Studies
- Latin Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
- Literary Criticism (history of criticism, theory of literature)
- Modernism
- Trans-American Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
Professor of Comparative Literature, Professor, by courtesy, of Iberian and Latin American Cultures, Professor of English, Hoagland Family Professor of Humanities and Sciences
Research Interests
- American Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
- Latin Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
- Literary and Cultural Theory
- Modernism
- Postcolonial Studies
Lecturers
Lecturer, Comparative Literature (Turkish Language and Literature)
Research Interests
- Comics and Graphic Narratives
- Film History, Criticism & Theory
- Prose Fiction Studies
- Translation and Translation Studies
- Turkish and Ottoman Studies
Senior Lecturer of Comparative Literature
Research Interests
- Comparative Studies
- Poetry and Poetics
- Prose Fiction Studies
- Transatlantic Studies
- Translation and Translation Studies
Eva Chernov Lokey Senior Lecturer in Hebrew Language and Literature, Senior Lecturer in Comparative Literature
Visitors
Lecturer in the Department of Comparative Literature, Winter 2025
Faculty by Courtesy
Andrew B. Hammond Professor of French Language, Literature, and Civilization, Professor of English, Professor, by courtesy, of French and Italian, Professor, by courtesy, of Comparative Literature
Research Interests
- British Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
- Literary and Cultural Theory
- Literary Criticism (history of criticism, theory of literature)
- Modernism
- Transatlantic Studies
Professor of French and Italian, Professor, by courtesy, of German Studies and of Comparative Literature, Director, French and Italian, Director, Structured Liberal Education
Research Interests
- Comparative Studies
- Medieval Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
- Poetry and Poetics
Professor of Iberian and Latin American Cultures, Professor, by courtesy, of Comparative Literature, Director, Center for Latin American Studies
Research Interests
- Comparative Studies
- Latin Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
- Literary and Cultural Theory
- Modernism
- Philosophy and Literature
- Visual Arts and Visual Culture
Assistant Professor of English, Assistant Professor, by courtesy, of Comparative Literature
Research Interests
- English Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
Professor of Classics, Professor, by courtesy, of Comparative Literature, Professor, by courtesy, of German Studies
Associate Professor of East Asian Languages and Cultures, Associate Professor, by courtesy, of Comparative Literature, Senior Fellow, by courtesy, at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies
Research Interests
- Asian Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
- Language and Society
Professor of Theater and Performance Studies, Professor, by courtesy, of Comparative Literature
Jean G. and Morris M. Doyle Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies, Professor, by courtesy, of Comparative Literature
Research Interests
- African Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
- Comparative Studies
- Cultural History & Studies
- Postcolonial Studies
- Realism
- Theater
Associate Professor of Education, Associate Professor, by courtesy, of Comparative Literature, Associate Professor, by courtesy, of Anthropology, Associate Professor, by courtesy, of Linguistics
William Robertson Coe Professor of American Literature, Professor, by courtesy, of Comparative Literature, Professor, by courtesy, of Slavic Languages and Literatures
Research Interests
- African Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
- American Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
- Comparative Studies
- Literary and Cultural Theory
Eva Chernov Lokey Professor of Jewish Studies, Professor of Slavic Languages and Literatures, Professor, by courtesy, of German Studies, Professor, by courtesy, of Comparative Literature, Senior Associate Dean, Humanities and Arts, Chair of Graduate Studies, Slavic Languages and Literatures, The John and Lydia Pearce Mitchell University Fellow in Undergraduate Education
Research Interests
- Realism
- Russian & Eurasian Languages, Literatures & Cultures
Assistant Professor of French and Italian and, by courtesy, of Comparative Literature
Research Interests
- African Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
- Literary Criticism (history of criticism, theory of literature)
Edward Clark Crossett Professor of Humanistic Studies, Professor of German Studies, Professor, by courtesy, of Comparative Literature, Professor, by courtesy, of English, Professor, by courtesy, of History, Chair, Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages
Research Interests
- Comparative Studies
- Cultural History & Studies
- Digital Humanities
- English Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
- German Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
- Literary and Cultural Theory
- Medieval Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
- Narratology
- Poetry and Poetics
- Visual Arts and Visual Culture
- Women’s Studies
Roberta Bowman Denning Professor, Professor, by courtesy, of Comparative Literature, Professor, by courtesy, of German Studies, Robert K. Packard University Fellow in Undergraduate Education
Research Interests
- British Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
- Comparative Studies
Richard W. Lyman Professor of the Humanities, Professor, by courtesy, of Comparative Literature
Research Interests
- British Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
- Literary Criticism (history of criticism, theory of literature)
Associate Professor of East Asian Languages and Cultures, Associate Professor, by courtesy, of Comparative Literature
Emeriti Faculty
Professor of Comparative Literature, Emeritus, Jean G. and Morris M. Doyle Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies, Emeritus
Research Interests
- British Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
- Digital Humanities
- Philosophy and Literature
- Visual Arts and Visual Culture
Professor of German Studies, Emeritus, Professor of Comparative Literature, Emeritus
Albert Guérard Professor of Literature,ÌýEmeritus, Professor of Comparative Literature, Emeritus , Professor of French and Italian, Emeritus, Professor, by courtesy, of German Studies, Professor, by courtesy, of Iberian and Latin American Cultures
Research Interests
- Comparative Studies
- French Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
- German Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
- Literary Criticism (history of criticism, theory of literature)
- Luso-Brazilian Languages, Literatures & Cultures
- Philosophy and Literature
- Visual Arts and Visual Culture
Professor of French and Italian, Emerita, Professor of Comparative Literature, Emerita
Research Interests
- African Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
- Cultural History & Studies
- Intellectual History
Graduate Students
Ph.D. Student in Comparative Literature, admitted Autumn 2023
Ph.D. Student in Comparative Literature, admitted Autumn 2017, Grad Writing Tutor, Hume Center
Research Interests
- French Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
Ph.D. Candidate in Comparative Literature, admitted Autumn 2021
Research Interests
- Comparative Studies
- Medieval Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
- Poetry and Poetics
Ph.D. Student in Comparative Literature, admitted Autumn 2020
Research Interests
- Arabic Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
- Persian Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
- Poetry and Poetics
- Translation and Translation Studies
Ph.D. Student in Comparative Literature, admitted Autumn 2022
Research Interests
- Contemporary Literature
- Feminist Studies
- Speculative Fiction
- Turkish and Ottoman Studies
Ph.D. candidate in Comparative Literature, admitted Autumn 2021
Research Interests
- American Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
- Contemporary Literature
- Hebrew Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
- Literary and Cultural Theory
- Literary Criticism (history of criticism, theory of literature)
- Modernism
- Philosophy and Literature
- Prose Fiction Studies
Ph.D. Student in Comparative Literature, admitted Autumn 2022
Research Interests
- Anthropology
- Asian Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
- Comics and Graphic Narratives
- Comparative Studies
- Cultural History & Studies
- Digital Humanities
- Film History, Criticism & Theory
- German Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
- Literary and Cultural Theory
- Literary Criticism (history of criticism, theory of literature)
- Sociological Approaches to Literature
- Translation and Translation Studies
- Visual Arts and Visual Culture
Ph.D. Student in Comparative Literature, admitted Autumn 2023
Research Interests
- Comparative Studies
- Contemporary Literature
Ph.D. Candidate in Comparative Literature, admitted Autumn 2021
Research Interests
- African Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
- Anthropology
- Comparative Studies
- Ethnic Studies in Language and Literature
- Literary and Cultural Theory
- Luso-Brazilian Languages, Literatures & Cultures
- Music Theory, History, and Criticism
- Philosophy and Literature
- Political History, Theory & Culture
- Portuguese Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
- Transatlantic Studies
Ph.D. Student in Comparative Literature, admitted Autumn 2022
Research Interests
- Comparative Studies
- Humanism
- Intellectual History
- Philosophy and Literature
- Poetry and Poetics
- Renaissance
- Transatlantic Studies
Ph.D. Student in Comparative Literature, admitted Autumn 2024
Ph.D. Student in Comparative Literature, admitted Autumn 2022
Ph.D. Student in Comparative Literature, admitted Autumn 2023
Ph.D. Student in Comparative Literature, admitted Autumn 2023
Ph.D. Student in Comparative Literature, admitted Autumn 2023
Ph.D. Student in Comparative Literature, admitted Autumn 2020
Research Interests
- Arabic Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
- Language and Society
- Literary and Cultural Theory
Ph.D. Student in Comparative Literature, admitted Autumn 2022
Research Interests
- American Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
- Feminist Studies
- Film History, Criticism & Theory
- Hebrew Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
- Literary and Cultural Theory
- Modernism
- Poetry and Poetics
- Translation and Translation Studies
- Visual Arts and Visual Culture
Ph.D. Student in Comparative Literature, admitted Autumn 2024
Ph.D. Student in Comparative Literature, admitted Autumn 2020
Research Interests
- African Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
- Digital Humanities
- Postcolonial Studies
Ph.D. Student in Comparative Literature, admitted Autumn 2021
Research Interests
- American Languages, Literatures, and Cultures