BA Comparative Literature

A major in Comparative Literature provides an ideal intellectual site for students to draw connections across cultures, periods, genres, and disciplines in a rigorous yet individually designed way. Our faculty represents the diversity of Comparative Literature as a discipline. Faculty members in our department all hold joint appointments with other departments, but all of us are united by a passion for literature and a strong commitment to international and interdisciplinary approaches to literary and cultural studies. We encourage students to follow their curiosity and develop their commitments to literature, culture, and theoretical investigations by venturing beyond national and disciplinary boundaries, and to explore literature’s intersections with other media and disciplines.