2025-2026 Course of Study Bulletin
Comparative Literature
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Faculty/Staff
Heather Sullivan, Ph.D., Program Director, Professor, Modern Languages and Literatures
Erwin Cook, Ph.D., Murchison Distinguished Professor, Classical Studies
Ruben R. Dupertuis, Ph.D., Dean: School of Arts and Humanities, and Professor, Religion, Religion
Stephen Lee Field, Ph.D., J.K. and Ingrid Lee Endowed Professor of Chinese Language & Literature, Modern Languages and Literatures
Jinli He, Ph.D., Professor, Modern Languages and Literatures
Thomas E. Jenkins, Ph.D., Professor, Classical Studies
Tim O’Sullivan, Ph.D., Professor, Classical Studies
Overview
Comparative Literature is an interdisciplinary program designed for students who want to pursue the study of literature unrestricted by national boundaries and conventional demarcations of culture. Comparative Literature recognizes that all literary texts exist within the framework of world cultures and emphasizes the importance of bringing a multicultural perspective to the understanding of literary traditions. It includes reading literature in the original language as well as in translation.
Completion of this program will be indicated on the student’s transcript with the notation “Minor in Comparative Literature.” Students interested in a Comparative Literature minor should contact the Chair of the Committee, who will assign a faculty adviser to the student.
Students considering going on to graduate work in comparative literature are strongly encouraged to start studying one or more foreign languages (classical and/or modern) as soon as possible and to continue throughout their undergraduate career.
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