BA Comparative Literature at Harvard University

Comparative literature is the department for students who want to cross boundaries -- between languages, between cultures, between disciplines. We welcome students who are interested in studying literature in more than one national and linguistic tradition, students who want to explore literature in relation to other arts and media (e.g., film, music, visual art) or disciplines (e.g., philosophy, government, WGS, religion), and students who seek to formulate an individualized program of study within the arts and humanities.

Faculty: Harvard College: Arts and Humanities  |  Department: Comparative Literature  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Cambridge, MA, United States

What you will study

Students with degrees in Comparative Literature develop habits of mind that serve them well in any number of professional endeavors. The ability to write well, to read critically, to argue analytically, and to speak eloquently, translates fluently to a variety of fields. Gateway courses include COMPLIT 153 – Nabokov (fall) COMPLIT 119 – Mainstream Jews (fall) COMPLIT 100 – Contemporary Southeast Asia through Literature and Film (spring) COMPLIT 97: Sophomore Tutorial Any Comparative Literature 100 course; develop language competency; also on offer.

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