Founded in 1949, Indiana University's Department of Comparative Literature is one of the oldest and most comprehensive in the United States. We have pioneered developments that have helped to move the discipline beyond its origins in European literary and intellectual traditions, and, with the cooperation of colleagues in other departments and programs, we now stand at the crossroads of the humanities, providing our students with a rich and illuminating range of approaches to literary study.
Encompass Newsletter, Spring 2009- Department mourns the loss of Professor Emeritus Matei Calinescu
- With latest honor, Hofstadter is IU's first-ever Pulitzer, APS, AAAS triple honoree
- Peter Bondanella, distinguished professor emeritus elected into the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
- Kerler and Veidlinger win NEH grant to preserve Yiddish memory from before World War II
- Department new AI workshop, August 24-28
- Henry Remak Memorial, October 2-3
