Nouri Gana, associate professor of Comparative Literature and Near Eastern Languages and Cultures, has been named one of 13 recipients of the 2017 New Directions fellowship from the Andrew…
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In the News: “UCLA professor reminisces the start of admiration for punk music”
Published: August 30, 2016Comparative Literature and English professor, Kenneth Reinhard, was featured in the May 10, 2016 edition of the Daily Bruin. The article (available in full on the Daily Bruin website) recounts…
Read MoreIn the News: “Literature and film help teach students to understand the brain”
Published: August 15, 2016UCLA Newsroom recently published an article on the General Education Cluster course entitled “Mind Over Matter”. The Department’s own Professor Efrain Kristal and Romy Sutherland each contributed their expertise to broaden students’…
Read MoreCOM LIT Alumna Receives Prestigious International Gates Cambridge Scholarship
Published: March 11, 2016Sanna Alas (B.A.S., Human Biology & Society, Comparative Literature ’15) has been selected as one of 35 US scholars to receive the prestigious Gates Cambridge Scholarship. Sanna will begin her…
Read MoreIn the News: “Teaching fellow explores identity through language, literature”
Published: January 20, 2016Comparative Literature doctoral student and current Teaching Fellow, Malik Chaudhary, was featured in the January 19, 2016 edition of the Daily Bruin. The article (available in full on the Daily Bruin…
Read MoreProfessor Efrain Kristal Delivers 118th Faculty Research Lecture
Published: June 17, 2015Professor Efrain Kristal presented the 118th Faculty Research Lecture on May 13, 2015. He shared his enduring fascination with Jorge Luis Borges and explored the sphere of the revered Argentinian’s…
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