We are pleased to announce the publication of Modern Tragedy and the End of Worlds, a new book by Leonardo Lisi, now available from Northwestern University Press. The emergence of […]
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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
- Minor Comparative Thought and Literature
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PhD Program
Students earning a PhD in Humanistic Studies work with faculty members to design an individual program of study.
Undergraduate Minor
Take courses which provide a broad introduction to comparative approaches to human expression across linguistic, cultural, and temporal boundaries.
Faculty
Our faculty research addresses a wide range of philosophical questions relating to art, literature, film, and history.
News & Announcements
New MLN Comparative Literature Issue: Literature, War and Exile
This issue has been brought out from behind the paywall and made open access. We are pleased to announce the publication of a new Comparative Literature Issue of MLN, edited […]
New Volume on Cavell and Modernism Edited by Professor Marrati
We are pleased to announce the recent publication of Understanding Cavell, Understanding Modernism, a volume edited by Professor Paola Marrati. Stanley Cavell, undoubtedly one of the most singular and influential […]