Comparative Thought and Literature | Johns Hopkins University

Intellectual History

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 seminar with Professor Lisa Siraganian

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.

News & Announcements

Professor Satoru Hashimoto receives Johns Hopkins Catalyst Award

August 17, 2022August 17, 2022

Professor Satoru Hashimoto receives Johns Hopkins Catalyst Award

Congratulations to Satoru Hashimoto, who has been chosen as a 2022 Johns Hopkins Catalyst Award recipient. Prof. Hashimoto is among a cohort of exceptional thirty-eight early career faculty members selected […]

Communities of Distance – CTL Biennial Graduate Student Conference 2022

February 16, 2022March 31, 2023

Communities of Distance – CTL Biennial Graduate Student Conference 2022

February 18 @ 8:00 am – February 19 @ 5:00 pm The Graduate Students of the Department of Comparative Thought and Literature at Johns Hopkins University are proud to announce their biennial conference on February 18 […]

Lisa Siraganian wins MLA’s Matei Calinescu Prize for her latest book Modernism and the Meaning of Corporate Persons

December 7, 2021December 7, 2021

Lisa Siraganian wins MLA’s Matei Calinescu Prize for her latest book Modernism and the Meaning of Corporate Persons

The Modern Language Association of America today announced its sixth annual Matei Calinescu Prize for a distinguished work of scholarship in twentieth- or twentieth-first-century literature and thought. The winner is […]