Program Overview
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.
Why Study Comparative Literature at Oberlin?
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Associated Faculty
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world languages studied
Sample Courses
- CMPL 208 - Queer Beginnings: 1990 4 credits
- CMPL 250 - Introduction to Literary Translation: Theory, History, Practice 4 credits
- CMPL 350 - Advanced Translation Workshop: Poetry 4 credits
- CMPL 472 - Medicine, Literature, Biopower 4 credits
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.
Explore Faculty within Comparative LiteratureComparative Literature Faculty
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Sergio Gutiérrez Negrón
Assistant Professor of Hispanic Studies -
Wendy Beth Hyman
Associate Professor of English and Comparative Literature -
Stiliana Milkova
Assistant Professor of Comparative Literature and Italian -
Libby Murphy
Associate Professor of French -
Anuradha (Anu) Needham
Donald R. Longman Professor of English -
Patrick O'Connor
Associate Professor of Hispanic Studies and Comparative Literature -
Kirk Ormand
Nathan A. Greenberg Professor of Classics -
Tim Scholl
Professor of Russian and Comparative Literature
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