The Department of Comparative Thought and Literature comprises scholars who share a commitment to philosophical questions as they relate to art, literature, film, and history. Collaboration, exchange of ideas, and intellectual freedom are at the department’s core.
Students work with faculty members to design an individual program of study and are encouraged to spend at least one year abroad.
Take courses which provide a broad introduction to comparative approaches to human expression across linguistic, cultural, and temporal boundaries.
Our faculty research addresses a wide range of philosophical questions relating to art, literature, film, and history.
The Modern Language Association of America today announced its second annual Aldo and Jeanne Scaglione Prize for outstanding scholarly work in East Asian or East Asian diaspora literary or linguistic […]
The Middle East Librarians Association today announced its 2024 MELA Book Awards for outstanding work related to Middle East studies librarianship, the history of Middle East libraries/scholarship, or other topics […]
The Department of Comparative Thought and Literature is very pleased to welcome Professor Nana Sharikadze from Tbilisi, Georgia, as a visiting Fulbright Scholar this Fall. Professor Sharikadze is an Associate […]