Departmental News
2026 CMLT Awards
The Department of Comparative Literature announced its 2026 award winners on April 28.
Nidhi Singh's Poetry Translation Published
Comparative Literature student Nidhi Singh's translation work was published.
Meaghan Murphy Defends Dissertation
Comparative Literature student Meaghan Murphy successfully defended her PhD dissertation.
IU Comp Lit Alum Wins MLA Prize
Indiana University alumna Ashley Hope Pérez won the Modern Language Association's Matei Calinescu Prize.
Prof. Bill Johnston Publishes Two New Translations
Comparative Literature Professor Bill Johnston published two new translations in 2025.
CMLT PhD Candidate Heading to Madison
Maggie McLaughlin, a PhD candidate in IU Comp Lit, is leaving Bloomington to start a new position as Instruction and Outreach Librarian at UW-Madison's Kohler Art Library.
Distinguished Professor Emeritus Publishes New Book
At 97-years-old, Distinguished Professor Emeritus Willis Barnstone hasn't finished writing. His new book, African Bestiary: Tales of Survival was recently published through Black Widow Press.
Professor Eyal Peretz Publishes New Book
Professor Eyal Peretz publishes new book Messengers of Infinity: On the Pictorial Logic of Leonardo da Vinci.
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