The Department's special culture stems from a number of factors, including the high research profile of its faculty members and the fact that most of these faculty have full appointments in Comparative Literature. The Department's integrity as an academic program has allowed it to maintain an atmosphere where the highest levels of engagement and achievement are encouraged and supported. From the time of its founding, the Department has endeavored to give a progressive edge to its inquiry concerning the meaning of comparative literature' and has offered its students both careful guidance and maximum freedom for their own efforts to answer this ongoing question.
Rosemary Arrojo, Professor of Comparative Literature, Director of Undergraduate Studies
Gisela Brinker-Gabler, Professor of Comparative Literature, Chair
Bill Haver, Associate Professor of Comparative Literature
Brett Levinson, Professor of Comparative Literature
Maria Lugones, Associate Professor of Comparative Literature and PIC
Luiza Franco Moreira, Associate Professor of Comparative Literature, Director of Graduate Studies
Neil Christian Pages, Associate Professor of German and Comparative Literature
Zoja Pavlovskis-Petit, Professor of Comparative Literature
Marilyn Gaddis-Rose, Distinguished Service Professor and Co- Director of TRIP
