1239 N. Highland Ave. Literary discourses in the original language and non-literary subjects such as anthropology, culture and technology, cultural geography, media arts, and art history and science, among others. Comparative cultural and literary studies explore similarities and differences within and among national cultures and literatures, as well as in the work of individuals, using a variety of methods from the humanities and social sciences. Such interdisciplinary studies focus on the production, circulation, and interpretation of meaning and value in all cultural activity. The program offers the M.A. and Ph.D. degrees with a major in comparative cultural and literary studies.
Students pursue a core of theoretical courses and study at least two primary discourses.
Courses are taught by faculty from a variety of cooperating departments and programs. A list of affiliated faculty is available from the program office. Discourses may be, but are not limited to, literary discourses in the original language. Examples of nonliterary discourses include anthropology, culture and technology, cultural geography, media arts, and art history and science, among others. The master's degree is considered primarily as leading to the Ph.D. degree.