Graduate Studies in Comparative Literature

Study literature and other cultural expressions across linguistic, medial, ethnic, or cultural boundaries.
Define your own research areas and critical perspectives within and among traditional disciplines and schools of critical thought.
Establish wide inter- and trans-disciplinary networks in a graduate program that promotes international and multilingual modes of literary research and instruction.

The �鶹��ý Advantage

Paid work and educational experience through Graduate Teaching Assistantships or Graduate Student Assistantships
PhD candidates design and develop one course and related pedagogical materials, allowing students to strengthen their skills for the academic job market
Graduate students can gain experience in organizing the annual graduate conference and editing the Comparative Literature graduate journal, the Scattered Pelican .

Comparative Literature collaborates with other programs on campus.

Explore specializations in:
- Environment and sustainability
- Migration and Ethnic Relations
- Transitional Justice and Post-Conflict Reconstruction

These collaborative specializations appear on the diplomas.

�鶹��ý offers funding support packages for eligible graduate students.