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…
In 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…
We 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…
Professor 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…
Shu-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…
Professor 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…
Last 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…
Colleagues 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…
The 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…
“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…