Comparative Literature and Languages

College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences

Jeffrey Sacks, Ph.D., Chair Anne McKnight, Ph.D., Vice Chair Department Office, 2402 Humanities and Social Sciences

• (951) 827-1462; complitlang.ucr.edu

Professors

Michelle E. Bloom, Ph.D. Comparative Literature/French Anthonia Kalu, Ph.D. African Literature and Culture/Comparative Literature Eugene Perry Link, Ph.D., Chancellorial Chair

for Teaching Across Disciplines, Chinese Literature, Language and Culture Yenna Wu, Ph.D. Chinese/Civilizations/ Comparative Literature

Professors Emeriti

David K. Danow, Ph.D. Russian/Comparative

Literature Robert B. Griffin, Ph.D. Comparative

Literature/ French Georg M. Gugelberger, Ph.D. Comparative

Literature Stephanie B. Hammer, Ph.D. Germanic

Studies/ Comparative Literature Jules F. Levin, Ph.D. Linguistics/Russian Eliud Martínez, Ph.D. Comparative

Literature (Comparative Literature and Languages/ Creative Writing) Hendrik M.J. Maier, Ph.D. Literature of

Southeast Asia and Indonesia Lisa A. Raphals, Ph.D. Distinguished Professor Chinese/Comparative Literature Thomas F. Scanlon, Ph.D. Classics/

Comparative Ancient Civilizations/ Comparative Literature Ben F. Stoltzfus, Ph.D. Litt.D. Comparative

Literature/ French (Comparative Literature and Languages/ Creative Writing) Yang Ye, Ph.D. Comparative Literature/Chinese

Associate Professors

Heidi Brevik-Zender, Ph.D. French/

Comparative Literature Kelly Jeong, Ph.D. Korean Literature and

Culture/ Comparative Literature John N. Kim, Ph.D. German/Japanese/

Comparative Literature Mariam Beevi Lam, Ph.D. Comparative

Literature/Vietnamese Anne McKnight, Ph.D. Japanese/

Comparative Literature Jeffrey Sacks, Ph.D. Comparative Literature/

Arabic Assistant Professors

Vrinda Chidambaram, Ph.D. Linguistics Kyle Khellaf, Ph.D. Classics Trisha Remetir, Ph.D. Comparative Literature/Southeast Asian Studies

Assistant Professors of Teaching

Emily Graham, Ph.D., Linguistics

Senior Lecturers

Christine Duvergé, Ph.D. French Shuliang Hsu, M.A. Chinese Benjamin King, Ph.D. Classics Jennifer Ramos, M.A. French Kyoko Sagawa, M.A. Japanese Sabine Thuerwaechter, Ph.D. German/ Comparative Literature Heidi Waltz, Ph.D. Linguistics/Germanic Studies Ekaterina Yudina, Ph.D. Russian

Lecturers

Nicoletta Da Ros, M.A. Italian Young Hong, Ph.D. Korean Yasuhiko Miura, Ph.D. Japanese Priscilla Ruedas, M.A., Filipino Reiko Sato, M.A. Japanese

Lecturers Emeriti

Wendy J. Raschke, Ph.D. Classics/Comparative Literature/Comparative Ancient Civilizations

The Department of Comparative Literature and Languages offers courses and degree programs in Western and non-Western national literatures, languages, and civilizations. It also has programs in Comparative Literature, Comparative Ancient Civilizations, and Linguistics. The department believes in the importance of offering fundamental training in the humanities in their own literary and linguistic contexts as well as in their cultural and interdisciplinary dimensions. Accordingly, students may obtain degrees or take courses in a specialized field, while at the same time enhancing the breadth of their education within and outside of the department.

The department offers the following majors leading to the B.A. degree.

The B.A. degrees in Languages and Literatures/ Chinese and Languages and Literatures/ Japanese offer a diverse, flexible program for students interested in the study of Asian languages, cultures, and literatures.

The B.A. in Languages and Literatures/Classical Studies combines the study of Greek and/or Latin language and literature with courses which explore the historical, philosophical, political, and cultural developments of Greece and Rome and their impact on Western civilization. The department is a joint member of the UC Tri-Campus Graduate Program in Classics (UCI, UCR, UCSD), which offers M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in Classics.

For the B.A. in Languages and Literatures/ Comparative Ancient Civilizations, students employ the methods of humanities and social sciences in the comparison study of several major cultures of the past. They acquire skills of historical and social analysis, multicultural awareness, and insight into constructions of civilizations in general.

The department offers the B.A. degree in Languages and Literatures/Comparative Literature and the M.A. and Ph.D. graduate degrees in Comparative Literature.

While students majoring in Languages and Literatures/ Comparative Literature must have a knowledge of the languages involved in the literatures of their choice, Comparative Literature courses themselves are open to all students. All work is done in translation and the courses are given in English.

The B.A. degree is offered in Languages and Literatures/French, Languages and Literatures/Germanic Studies, and Languages and Literatures/Russian Studies. Requirements for degrees include proficiency in the language of the literature.

The Languages and Literatures/Languages major allows a student to specialize in two foreign languages through a knowledge not only of the languages themselves but also of the bases of language (linguistics), examples of their creative use (literature), and the cultures which they reflect (civilization).

A B.A. in Linguistics is available through a program administered by an interdepartmental committee. Some foreign language study is essential for specialization in this discipline, as well as the pursuit of research projects and other kinds of practical work in linguistic-related areas.

Comparative Literature (interliterary) M.A.

Comparative Literature (interliterary or interdisciplinary) Ph.D.

UC Tri-Campus Graduate Program in Classics M.A. and Ph.D.

Teaching assistantships and fellowships are available. Teaching assistants are normally held for CPLT 301 (Teaching of Foreign Language at the College Level). Course work and/ or teaching experience at another college-level institution may be accepted in fulfillment of this requirement.

Education Abroad is an excellent opportunity to learn more about another country and its culture while taking courses to earn units toward graduation. Students should plan study abroad well in advance to ensure that the courses taken fit with their overall program at UCR. Consult the departmental student affairs officer for assistance. For further details, visit Education Abroad at ea.ucr.edu or call

• (951) 827-4113.

See Education Abroad in the Educational Opportunities section in the beginning of this catalog.

See Undergraduate Studies section.

See College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, Colleges and Programs section.

Requirements for the majors and courses offered are described in the following sections.

Arabic Language

Arabic Literatures and Cultures

Civilization

Comparative and World Literature

Languages and Literatures/Comparative Literature

Italian Studies

Chinese

Classical Studies

Classics

Greek

Latin

Comparative Ancient Civilizations

French

Germanic Studies

Japanese

Languages

Russian Studies

Linguistics

Literatures and Languages

Minor programs offered in the Department of Comparative Literature and Languages are:

Arabic

Chinese

Classical Studies

French

Germanic Studies

Italian Studies

Japanese

Korean

Russian Studies

Southeast Asian