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New Publication: Modern Tragedy and the End of Worlds by Leonardo Lisi

New Publication: Modern Tragedy and the End of Worlds by Leonardo Lisi

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 […]

New MLN Comparative Literature Issue: Literature, War and Exile

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

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 […]

JHU Press Podcast on Forthcoming MLN Comparative Literature Issue

JHU Press Podcast on Forthcoming MLN Comparative Literature Issue

On the most recent episode of the Hopkins Press Podcast, CTL Professor Leonardo Lisi joins host Rahne Alexander for a conversation about the forthcoming comparative literature issue of MLN, which […]

Professor Satoru Hashimoto and Doctoral Candidate Eleni Theodoropoulos receive AGHI Fellowships

Congratulations to Professor Satoru Hashimoto and doctoral candidate Eleni Theodoropoulos, who have been awarded a faculty fellowship and a graduate research fellowship, respectively, from the Alexander Grass Humanities Institute (AGHI) […]

Professor Jane Bennett Receives 2025 Lippincott Award from APSA

Professor Jane Bennett Receives 2025 Lippincott Award from APSA

We are delighted to share that Jane Bennett, Andrew Mellon Professor of the Humanities, has been awarded the 2025 Benjamin E. Lippincott Award by the American Political Science Association for […]

Brahim El Guabli Featured in Article on Moroccan Earthquake Recovery and Amazigh Marginalization

The Department of Comparative Thought and Literature is pleased to highlight Professor Brahim El Guabli’s recent interview with The Real News Network, where he offered critical insights into the ongoing […]

Satoru Hashimoto receives MLA Scaglione Prize Honorable Mention for his first book

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 […]

Brahim El Guabli receives MELA Book Awards Honorable Mention for his latest book

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 […]

Fulbright Scholar Nana Sharikadze joins CTL in Fall 2024

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 […]