A group of permanently appointed faculty members with diverse interests, along with faculty from related departments with fixed-term appointments, form the core of the Comparative Literature department faculty, alongside a number of affiliated faculty who also work with our students as teachers and mentors. Three comparative literature core faculty members are award-winning teachers, and many have received prestigious scholarly fellowships and awards.
Members of the Comparative Literature department and affiliated faculty publish books, articles and multimedia works as well as edit and publish journals, book series, and digital projects. Our students and faculty present at conferences around the world. Special strengths of our department include literary and media theory, cinema studies, translation studies, performance studies, and environmental criticism.
Research Across Disciplines
The field of Comparative Literature is interdisciplinary by nature, and our faculty members often engage in research across multiple disciplines. Looking for a faculty mentor or expert in the Comparative Literature? Discover the topics of interest on which our faculty are conducting research.
Comparative Literature Journal
The oldest journal in its field in the United States, Comparative Literature Journal explores issues in literary history and theory. It is a source for cutting-edge research and publishes the work of talented scholars breaking new ground in the field.
Explore Our Research
Read the latest research from faculty in the Department of Comparative Literature.
