Department of Humanities and Comparative World Literature

Literature, Arts, and Culture Beyond/Across Borders

Our programs invite students to think critically about forms of cultural expression across boundaries of nation, region, language, time period, forms/genres, and academic disciplines. Explore what we have to offer by clicking on the program links below.

 

 

Explore Our Programs

 

 

Get to Know HUM/CWL

“What I really like is the autonomy you have to build your area of focus. It’s really great to be able to find what you’re very passionate about reading and writing about and to put them together on your own.”

— Jessica Mejia, 1st Year Graduate Student

 

 

Announcements

News

  • July 24, 2024
    Congratulations to the Humanities, American Studies, and Comparative & World Literature students who made the Spring 202…
  • May 24, 2024
    Congratulations to our Humanities and Comparative World Literature graduates! The department of Humanities and Comparative W…
  • April 18, 2024
    Congratulations to CWL graduate students Naazley Boozari and Taylor Nasim stone for presenting their work at the Graduate Re…
More events coming soon!