Research

Comparative Literature is a capacious field, open to a variety of research foci across linguistic, national, cultural, and disciplinary boundaries.

We compare literatures from a wide array of languages and historical periods, and in so doing constantly rethink the critical theories and comparative practices in which we are engaged.

Our areas of research include:

• Literatures in English, Russian, French, and German
• Multilingual texts and practices
• Migrations and diasporas
• Transcultural literatures
• Literature and other fields of discourse
• Aesthetics
• Literary theory