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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.

  • Degrees Offered PhD

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Graduate Program

Students work with faculty members to design an individual program of study and are encouraged to spend at least one year abroad.

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Undergraduate Courses

Take courses which provide a broad introduction to comparative approaches to human expression across linguistic, cultural, and temporal boundaries.

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Faculty

Our faculty research addresses a wide range of philosophical questions relating to art, literature, film, and history.

Upcoming Events

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CTL Seminar: Aamir Mufti

Title: “The New Pariah: Between Citizen and (Colonial) Subject” This talk is part of the year-long CTL Seminar, which features research presentations from faculty, students, and invited speakers.

CTL Seminar: Satoru Hashimoto

Postponed from February 12 due to inclement weather. Title: “Restoring a Form of Life: Ritual in Ibuse Masuji’s Black Rain” (pre-circulated paper) This talk is part of the year-long CTL […]

CTL Seminar: Jennifer Culbert

Title: “Just Enough: ‘Abnormal Justice’ and the Farce of Law” This talk is part of the year-long CTL Seminar, which features research presentations from faculty, students, and invited speakers.

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Fulbright Scholar Nana Sharikadze joins CTL in Fall 2024

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 […]