The UCLA Department of Comparative Literature would like to congratulate all of our graduates of Class of 2019. The commencement ceremony featured faculty, students, their families and alumni. Professor of…
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Celebrating 50 Years of Comparative Literature at UCLA
Published: June 17, 2019In 2019, the Department of Comparative Literature at UCLA celebrates its 50th anniversary as UCLA marks its 100th. Beginning as an interdepartmental program (IDP) in 1969, it officially became recognized as a…
Read MoreProfessor Zrinka Stahuljak elected New Director of the CMRS
Published: May 17, 2019We would like to congratulate Professor Zrinka Stahuljak for being elected to serve as the new director of the UCLA Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies (CMRS)! Professor Stahuljak will…
Read MoreProfessor Michael Rothberg Speaks Up in Defense of Stanford University Press
Published: May 7, 2019Professor Michael Rothberg speaks up in defense of Stanford University Press (SUP) and all scholarly publishing. In response to Stanford University’s Provost’s threat to cease funding to SUP, Professor Rothberg…
Read MoreProfessor Shu-mei Shih elected to board of ACLA
Published: April 2, 2019Shu-mei Shih, Professor of Asian Languages & Cultures, Comparative Literature, and Asian American Studies, has been elected second vice-president of the American Comparative Literature Association (ACLA). Founded in 1960, the…
Read MoreProfessor Zrinka Stahuljak visits Warwick University as International Fellow
Published: February 25, 2019Professor Zrinka Stahuljak was awarded a position at Warwick University as an International Visiting Fellow. While at Warwick University, Professor Stahuljak will assess current and develop new approaches to Translation…
Read MoreProfessor Michael Rothberg gives Keynote at Conference in South Africa
Published: December 13, 2018Last week Professor Michael Rothberg served as one of the keynote speakers at a conference in South Africa. The conference, entitled “Recognition, Reparation, Reconciliation,” brought together scholars and practitioners from different disciplinary…
Read MoreDepartment Opens 50th Anniversary Year with Fall Welcome Reception
Published: October 25, 2018Colleagues and friends of the Comparative Literature Department gathered together last week at the Fall Welcome Reception to kick-off a year of celebrating the department’s 50th Anniversary. The event, organized…
Read More2018 UCLA Comparative Literature Commencement
Published: June 27, 2018The UCLA Department of Comparative Literature would like to congratulate all of our graduates of Class of 2018. The commencement ceremony featured faculty, students, their families and alumni. Professor of…
Read MoreInterview with David Macfadyen
Published: June 8, 2018“We offer our grad students the very best opportunities to develop as teachers…” In this video interview, Professor David Macfadyen, Department Chair and Professor of Comparative Literature, Director of Undergraduate…
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