Comparative Literary Studies at Northwestern University
The Program in Comparative Literary Studies is committed to the study of literature across national and linguistic lines and to the investigation of literature in its relation to other media, arts, and disciplines. The program brings together distinguished scholars from the various literature departments and the Humanities. Its majors pursue a broad program of study that enables them to become familiar with two cultural traditions, acquire knowledge of literary theory, and form a concentration in an area of particular interest to themselves. The Ph.D. program combines an intensive study in a "home department" with a thorough training in theory and in the methodology of comparative literature. The program sponsors many lectures and colloquia that are free and open to the public.
Program Director
Michal P. Ginsburg
m-ginsburg@northwestern.edu
Director of Graduate Studies
Peter Fenves
p-fenves@northwestern.edu
Director of Undergraduate Studies
Michal P. Ginsburg
m-ginsburg@northwestern.edu
Program Assistant
Jane Holt
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Minor in World Literature has just been approved! For more information see the description of the Minor on this website (under "Undergraduate")
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