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 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 […]
The Department of Comparative Thought and Literature (CTL) warmly invites applications for admission to the PhD program for the 2025-2026 academic year. The deadline for the submission of the complete […]
The Department of Comparative Thought and Literature is pleased to announce that Christopher Taylor will join as a postdoctoral fellow on July 1, 2024. Prior to his postdoctoral appointment, Chris […]