Comparative Track

Overview:

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Immerse yourself in the cross-disciplinary and multimedia world of the Comparative track, guided by our faculty's wide-ranging expertise in animal, media, performance, and science studies.This track invites you to develop the tools for comparative analysis of literature and culture. You can choose to do significant coursework in another tradition (Spanish, English, or Italian, for instance) and/or to take a more interdisciplinary approach, acquiring knowledge, for example, in Media Studies. You will be able to participate in seminars that span different research areas and sharpen your skills in critical thinking and cultural analysis. This track serves as your gateway to understanding the complexities of our interconnected, multifaceted world.

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Sample courses:Ìý

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“Performing French Theoryâ€

“Nineteenth-Century French Literature and Scienceâ€

“Desire, Deviance, and the Invention of European Literatureâ€

“Critical Approaches to Iberian & Latin American Literatures and Culturesâ€

“Spanish American Literatureâ€

“Contemporary Documentary and Social Changeâ€

“Mediating Expendable Bodiesâ€

“Foundations of Critical Theoryâ€