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Past Events

Jorge Sanchez Cruz

Dr. Jorge Sanchez Cruz on "Trans*(Dis)appearance at the Mexican Frontier: Reading Refusal in Teresa Margolle's Ya basta hijos de puta (2018)

The Gender and Sexuality Reading Group (Gen/Sex) invites you to a discussion with Dr. Jorge Sanchez Cruz on Monday, Sept. 26, 5:00-6:30 p.m.

Cory Knudson to defend dissertation May 27

Cory Knudson to defend dissertation May 27
Bryan

Bryan Norton to defend dissertation on April 22

Bryan will be defending his dissertation on Friday, April 22. 
Connolly

Collaborator, Translator, Constructor with Joy Connolly

Collaborator, Translator

News

Comp Lit graduates to begin new job positions

June 30, 2022

Veronique Charles has received a 3-year post doc from Columbia University's Society of Fellows.

Rachel Salas Rivera's poem is title for Whitney Museum's exhibit no existe un mundo poshuracán: Puerto Rican Art in the Wake of Hurricane Maria

May 26, 2022

no existe un mundo poshuracán: Puerto Rican Art in the Wake of Hurricane Maria is organi

Anat Dan and Anirudh Karnick awarded grants from The Sachs Program in Arts Innovation

May 16, 2022

Two Comparative Literature graduate students Anat Dan and Anirudh Karnick were recipients for the
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