National Endowment for the Humanities Grant Coming to IU
Comparative Literature Professor David Hertz was one of the collaborators that helped the Jacobs School of Music secure a $400,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Departmental News
CMLT Professor Named Inaugural Heim Chair
Professor Bill Johnston was named as the inaugural recipient of the Michael Henry Heim Chair.
2023 CMLT Award Winners
The Department of Comparative Literature is proud to announce this year's CMLT Award recipients.
Celebrating Comp Lit Students
A roundup of the recent successes of comparative literature students.
CMLT Award Winners Announced
The Department of Comparative Literature announced the students receiving departmental awards this year at its annual Spring Reception on April 27, 2022.
Chris Bisom’s M.A. thesis has been awarded the 2021 University Graduate School Distinguished Master’s Thesis Award
Chris Bisom’s M.A. thesis, A Genealogy of Lists, has been awarded the 2021 University Graduate School Distinguished Master’s Thesis Award. The prize committee has furthermore selected his thesis to represent Indiana University in the 2022 regional competition for best M.A. thesis. It's a great honor for Chris, and a striking testament to the quality of work done by our graduate students.
Professor Jacob Emery publishes novel A Clockwork River, co-written with his sister
Professor Jacob Emery’s novel A Clockwork River, co-written with his sister under the name J. S. Emery, was published on October 14, 2021. An advance review in SFX gave the book 4.5 out of 5 stars and compared it to Mervyn Peake and Charles Dickens.
Professor Akin Adesokan has been appointed interim director of the Black Film Center/Archive
Associate professor Akinwumi Adesokan will serve as the interim director of the Black Film Center & Archive from Jan. 1 through July 31.
Willis Barnstone featured in Literary Matters
Willis Barnstone, poet, translator, and Distinguished Professor Emeritus, has been featured in the Fall ‘21 issue of Literary Matters, an online publication sponsored by ALSCW. Interested readers can access the issue at Issue 14.1 | Literary Matters.
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