Graduate Interdisciplinary Specialization in Comparative Literature

Comparative Literature GIS

Interested students should contact the Coordinating Committee Chair for the Comparative Literature GIS, Ashley Pérez.

Please be sure to look over these links:
GIS Advising Sheet
The GIS Process (Please Read)
GIS Forms

Coordinating Committee

Ashley Pérez, Department of Comparative Studies, Chair

Rebecca Haidt, Department of Spanish and Portuguese

Gregory Jusdanis, Department of Classics

Danielle Marx-Scouras, Department of French and Italian

1. Requirements: A total of 12 SEMESTER credit hours of graduate-level coursework. These hours must be in at least four different courses. At least 9 hours must be from outside the home graduate program but may include cross-listed courses (e.g., English/Germanic 7888). Cross-listed courses taken within this 9-hour minimum must be enrolled in outside the home graduate program. Syllabi for open topics courses and seminars will be reviewed by the CL-GIS Advisory Board in consultation with the instructor for inclusion in the student’s coursework distribution. “Literature,” for this purpose, is defined broadly, but may exclude, for example, a class that is entirely devoted to linguistics or film. The 4 courses will be distributed as follows:

1. Required core course: Students need to complete the core course CS 7301, Theorizing Comparative Literature. The course will be rotated among CL specialists in participating programs and administered through Comparative Studies. CS 7301 will be offered once a year.

2. Two courses in Literature in a Second Research Language: Students must enroll in two graduate-level courses in a literature other than that of their home department. Final papers may, in consultation with the professor, be written in any agreed-upon language, but students must demonstrate the ability to carry out the readings and participate in class discussions in the target language. Proficiency in the second research language may be determined by an appropriate faculty member from the target language department or by successful completion of coursework at a level determined by that department. For lesser-taught languages, an appropriate faculty member will determine proficiency in consultation with the CL-GIS Advisory Board.

3. One approved comparative literature graduate seminar, to be determined in consultation with the student’s CL-GIS advisor, in consultation with the student and his or her departmental advisor. This course must be comparative and/or transnational in focus, or in the field of comparative literary or translation theories.

2. Prerequisite

While there is not a language prerequisite, it is assumed that students in the GIS have demonstrated proficiency in at least two languages. Students should consult with an advisor in the target department to ensure that their linguistic proficiency is sufficient to participate in a graduate-level course.

3. Advising

Students enrolled in the Graduate Interdisciplinary Specialization in Comparative Literature will be assigned to an advisor. The advisor will help students select courses from the various language, literature, and cultures, Theatre, and Comparative Studies graduate programs—and as appropriate from other departments—to form a coherent program that is tailored to their individual needs and interests. The Advisory Board for the GIS in CL will approve the list of selected courses.

4. Completion of Requirements:

An Advisory Board for the GIS in Comparative Literature will be established. In consultation with the student’s advisor, it will monitor the student’s progress and confirm completion of the approved program of study. The Graduate School will certify that the student has completed all the requirements pertaining to the interdisciplinary specialization. The graduate interdisciplinary specialization will be awarded only on completion of the MA or PhD.

The course requirements are generally flexible and allow students the freedom to conduct coursework in subfields tailored to their academic interests in comparative literary studies. In consultation with their advisors, students will establish a list of courses that they choose from the list of required and elective courses; the list will then be approved by the CL-GIS Advisory Board. Please see the appendix for a master list of required and elective courses.

Sample Curricula

Example 1: A graduate student in English, whose research focuses on the novel and who has a working knowledge of French, could establish the following list of courses for the GIS:

1. Comparative Studies 7301 Theorizing Comparative Literature

2. French 8203 Modern and Contemporary Studies. [Topic: The Postmodern Novel]

3. French 8204 Francophone Studies. [Topic: The novel in Francophone Context]

4. Comparative Studies 8805 Seminar in Literature in Global Context

Example 2: A graduate student in Arabic, with a focus on postcolonial literature and with a command of Spanish, could establish the following list of courses for the GIS:

1. Comparative Studies 7301 Theorizing Comparative Literature

2. English 7864 Postcolonial/Transnational Literatures

3. Spanish 7560 Studies in Independence and 19th-Century Latin American Literature

4. AFAM 7756 Theorizing Race and Ethnicity

5. Admission to the Program:

The following criteria must be fulfilled for admission to the graduate program:

• Completion of a brief application form and permission of the departmental advisor and the Advisory Board of the Graduate Interdisciplinary Specialization in Comparative Literature (based on a letter of application stating the reasons and goals for undertaking the specialization);

• admission to, and enrollment in, a graduate degree program at The Ohio State University;

• good standing in the home department and the Graduate School, that is, maintenance of a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0;

• demonstration of proficiency in at least 2 languages, to be established in consultation with the CL-GIS advisor and the appropriate department (see 2 above);

• assignment of an advisor by the GIS- CL Advisory Board.

List of Courses Available for Completion of the GIS

Note: Additional relevant courses may be approved by the CL-GIS advisor upon petition by the graduate student pending a review of the syllabus and subject to the approval of the advisory board.

AFRICAN AMERICAN AND AFRICAN STUDIES

Requires Fluency in English, though another research language might be helpful

AAAS 6757.01 Introduction to Grad Studies in African American and African Literature, 1746-1900

AAAS 6757.02 Introduction to Grad Studies in African American and African Literature, 1900-Present

AAAS 7751 Introduction to Graduate Studies in African Literature.

AAAS 7756 Theorizing Race and Ethnicity

CLASSICS

Requires Fluency in Greek

Greek 6891 Greek Survey: Prose

Greek 6892 Greek Survey: Poetry

Greek 7890 Graduate Seminar on Greek Literature and Culture

Modern Greek 5210 Studies in Modern Greek Literature

Modern Greek 8110 Modern Greek Seminar

Requires Fluency in Latin

Latin 6891 Latin Survey: Prose

Latin 6892 Latin Survey: Poetry

Latin 7890 Graduate Seminar, Latin

COMPARATIVE STUDIES

Requires Fluency in English, though another research language might be helpful

Comparative Studies 7301 Theorizing Comparative Literature

Comparative Studies 7300 Theorizing Genre

Comparative Studies 8802 Seminar in Life Narrative

Comparative Studies 8805 Seminar in Literature in Global Context

Comparative Studies 8888 Interdepartmental Seminar in Critical Theory

EAST ASIAN LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES

Requires Fluency in English, though another research language might be helpful

EALL 5475 Women Writers, Culture and Society in East Asia

Requires Fluency in Chinese

Chinese 7461Modern Chinese Poetry

Chinese 7462 Modern Chinese Prose

Chinese 7463 Modern Chinese Fiction

Chinese 7464 Modern Chinese Drama

Chinese 7465 Literature in Socialist/Postsocialist China

Chinese 7466 Lu Xun

Chinese 7467 Taiwan Literature

Chinese 7470 Ethnic Literature and Culture in China

Chinese 8471 Traditional Chinese Poetry

Chinese 8472 Traditional Chinese Fiction

Chinese 8473 Traditional Chinese Drama

Chinese 8474 Traditional Chinese Prose

Chinese 8475 Chinese Literary Criticism

Requires Fluency in Japanese

Japanese 7451 Studies in Japanese Poetry

Japanese 7452 Studies in Japanese Prose Literature

Japanese 7453 Studies in Japanese Drama

Japanese 7454 War Tales in the Japanese Tradition

Japanese 7455 Tale of Genji

Japanese 8477 Topics and Problems in Japanese Literature

Requires Fluency in Korean

Korean 6445 Studies in Korean-American Literature

Korean 6454 Korean Literary Traditions

ENGLISH

Requires Fluency in English

English 7851 Seminar in Critical Approaches to Black Literatures

English 7858 Seminar in U.S. Ethnic Literatures and Cultures

English 7860 Seminar in 20th Century British and/or American Literature

English 7861 Studies in Narrative and Narrative Theory

English 7864 Postcolonial/Transnational Literatures

English 7871 Seminar in the Forms of Literature

English 7876 Seminar in Critical Theory

English 7879 Seminar in Rhetoric

English 7890 Seminar in Feminist Studies in Literature and Culture

English 7891 Seminar in Disability Studies in Language and Literature

English 8888 Interdepartmental Seminar in Critical Theory

FRENCH AND ITALIAN

Requires Fluency in French

French 8201 Medieval and Renaissance Studies

French 8202 Classical and Enlightenment

French 8203 Modern and Contemporary Studies

French 8204 Francophone Studies

French 8205 French and Francophone Studies Across Boundaries

French 8401 Cultural Studies

French 8701 French and Francophone Cinema

Requires Fluency in Italian

Italian 8221 Studies in Italian Literature

Italian 8231 Dante Studies

Requires Fluency in French or Italian or both

FRIT 8206 Comparative French and Italian Studies

French 8601/ Italian 8601 French and Italian Theory and Practice

French 8602/ Italian 8602 Comparative French and Italian Studies

GERMANIC LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES

Requires Fluency in German

Germanic 8200 Seminar in Literature and Literary Culture

Germanic 8300 Seminar in Intellectual History and Cultural Studies

NEAR EASTERN LANGUAGES AND CULTURES

Requires Fluency in English, though another research language might be helpful

NELC/CS 73201 Theorizing Literature

NELC 7401 Ottoman Manuscript Culture

NELC 7402 Cultural Currents of the Late Antique Middle East

Requires Fluency in Arabic

Arabic 6401 The Experience of Modernity and Its Aesthetic Representations:

Europe and the Middle East

Arabic 7601 Studies in Arabic Poetry

Arabic 7602 Studies in Arabic Prose

Arabic 7604 The Arabic Detective: Classical and Modern Crime Narratives

Arabic 7604 The Poetics of Arabic Narrative

Arabic 8891 Seminar in Arabic Studies

Requires Fluency in Hebrew

Hebrew 7601 Studies in Hebrew Poetry

Hebrew 7602 Studies in Hebrew Prose

Hebrew 8891 Seminar in Hebrew Studies

SLAVIC AND EAST EUROPEAN LANGUAGES AND CULTURES

Requires Fluency in Russian

Russian 6252 Issues in 19th-century Russian Literature

Russian 6253 Issues in 20th- and 21st-Century Russian Literature

Russian 6254 Russian Literary Genres

Russian 7250 The Russian Writer

Russian 7356 Gender, Feminism, and Russian Women's Culture

Russian 8550 Seminar in Russian Literature, Film, or Cultural Studies

Requires Fluency in English, though another research language might be helpful

Slavic 7370 Violence and Alterity in the Balkans

Slavic 8675 Seminar in Slavic and East European Literature and Culture

SPANISH and PORTUGUESE

Requires Fluency in Spanish

Spanish 6700 Literary and Cultural Analysis

Spanish 7410 Mapping Medieval and Renaissance Iberian Literatures and Cultures

Spanish 7430 Mapping Modern and Contemporary Iberian Literatures and Cultures

Spanish 7450 Mapping Indigenous, Colonial and 19th-Century Latin American Literatures and Cultures

Spanish 7470 Mapping Modern and Contemporary Latin American Literatures, Cultures

Spanish 7510 Studies in Medieval Spanish Literature

Spanish 7520 Studies in Renaissance and Baroque Iberia

Spanish 7530 Studies in Modern Iberian Literatures and Cultures

Spanish 7540 Studies in Contemporary Iberian Literatures and Cultures

Spanish 7550 Studies in Indigenous and Colonial Latin American Literature

Spanish 7560 Studies in Independence and 19th Century Latin American Literature

Spanish 7570 Studies in Modern Latin American Literatures and Cultures

Spanish 7580 Studies in Contemporary Latin American Literatures and Cultures

Spanish 7590 Comparative Topics in Iberian and Latin American Literature

Spanish 7595 Comparative Topics in Luso-Hispanic Literature and Culture

Spanish 7900 Foundations of Contemporary Critical Theory

Spanish 8510 Seminar in Medieval Iberia

Spanish 8520 Seminar in Renaissance and Baroque Iberia

Spanish 8530 Seminar in Modern Iberian Literatures and Cultures

Spanish 8540 Seminar in Contemporary Iberian Literatures and Cultures

Spanish 8550 Seminar in Indigenous and Colonial Latin American Literature

Spanish 8560 Seminar in Independence and 19th Century Latin American Literature

Spanish 8570 Seminar in Modern Latin American Lit & Cultures

Spanish 8580 Seminar in Contemporary Latin American Lit & Cultures

Spanish 8595 Seminar in Comparative Luso-Hispanic Literature and Culture

Spanish 8800 Seminar in Literary and Cultural Theory

Spanish 8894 Literatures and Cultures Colloquium

Requires Fluency in Portuguese

Portuguese 7400 Literatures and Cultures in Portuguese, from the Middle Ages to Neoclassicism

Portuguese 7420 Literatures and Cultures in Portuguese, from Romanticism to Modernism

Portuguese 7460 Literatures and Cultures in Portuguese, from Modernism to the Present

Portuguese 7500 Studies in Literatures and Cultures of the Porguguese-Speaking World

Portuguese 8500 Seminar in Comparative Luso-Hispanic Literature and Culture

THEATRE

Requires Fluency in English, though another research language might be helpful

Theatre 7701 Greek, Roman and Medieval Theatre and Performance: History, Literature and Theory

Theatre 7702 Early Modern to Enlightenment: Theatre, Performance, Theory, Text

Theatre 7703 Mass Entertainment, Modernism and the Rise of Realism

Theatre 7704 Contemporary Theatre and Performance: Experimentation and New Media

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