Program Highlights
Why Study Comparative Literature?
An Indispensable Asset
In our increasingly globalized world, Comparative Literary Studies is an excellent foundation to work in any field where critical thinking, strong writing skills and foreign language comprehension are required.
Video Testimonials - Comparative Literature Senior Seminar
Watch Comp Lit Seniors share about their Senior Theses
Hear from CLS seniors about their senior theses from Fall 2023!
Events
Oct
13
2026
Comp Lit guest Lecture: Erin Graff Zivin
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM, Evanston
Transmedial Exposure: Toward an Experimental Humanities This talk outlines the main argument and central concepts of Graff Zivin’s for...
Nov
5
2026
"Solomon Ibn Gabirol on the Worship of Non-Jews (and of Animals),...
12:15 PM - 1:45 PM, Evanston
The first talk of the series titled "Intertwined Worlds: Judaism and Islam in Historical Perspectives:" "Solomon Ibn Gabirol on the Wor...
Nov
19
2026
"Beyond Bricks and Mortar: Synagogues and Jewish Life and Heritag...
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM, Evanston
The second talk of the series titled "Intertwined Worlds: Judaism and Islam in Historical Perspectives:" "Beyond Bricks and Mortar: Syn...