Comparative Literature
The major in comparative literature focuses on the study of literature, theory, and criticism across the boundaries of language, nation, culture, artistic medium, genre, and historical period. Faculty in Oberlin’s Comparative Literature Program are drawn from the humanities, arts, and social sciences, allowing majors to integrate their studies in more than one discipline.

Program Facts
- Program Type: Major, Minor
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- Bachelor of Arts (BA)
- Department: Comparative Literature
Acting Chair
Anuradha (Anu) Needham,Donald R. Longman Professor of English
Contact
- Joyce Marshall, Administrative Assistant
- 440-775-6567
- cmpl@oberlin.edu
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Comparative Literature Faculty
Comparative literature and affiliated faculty are accomplished teachers, scholars, and writers whose work appears in respected journals, as articles in scholarly magazines, and in a range of books. Faculty work closely with students to help them shape their course of study from a wide range of possible materials.
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Sergio Gutiérrez Negrón
Assistant Professor of Hispanic Studies
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Wendy Beth Hyman
Professor of English and Comparative Literature
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Anna Levett
Visiting Assistant Professor of Comparative Literature and French
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Stiliana Milkova
Associate Professor of Comparative Literature and Italian
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Libby Murphy
Associate Professor of French
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Anuradha (Anu) Needham
Donald R. Longman Professor of English
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Patrick O'Connor
Associate Professor of Hispanic Studies and Comparative Literature
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Kirk Ormand
Nathan A. Greenberg Professor of Classics
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Claire Solomon ’98
Associate Professor of Hispanic Studies and Comparative Literature
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Sheera Talpaz
Assistant Professor of Comparative Literature and Jewish Studies
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Sevinç Türkkan
Visiting Assistant Professor of Comparative Literature
Comparative Literature News
Visiting Assistant Professor Sevinç Türkkan selected to judge 2021 PEN Translation Prize
November 29, 2020
Bridget Conway Honored as Newman Civic Fellow
March 17, 2020
Benjamin Gilvar-Parke Awarded Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship in Colombia
May 17, 2019