Category Archives: News

Irene Marques, our Comparative Literature graduate has recently published her novel Daria , which will be officially launched on Aug 31. Publication info: Daria – Irene Marques – Inanna Publications “Brilliant and captivating, the novel Daria provides a look into the struggles and triumphs of … Continue reading →

John Zilcosky has just published his new book The Language of Trauma: War and Technology in Hoffmann, Freud, and Kafka. Review “This formidable scholar’s newest book—scrupulously researched and beautifully written—studies the interinvolvement of the modern discourses of law, medicine, and … Continue reading →

Hommage à Roland Le Huenen A Tribute to Roland Le Huenen Philippe ANTOINE, Alain GUYOT et Sarga MOUSSA 1- Nous avons appris avec une immense tristesse le décès de notre collègue et ami Roland Le Huenen, survenu le 16 septembre 2020. 2 – Ceux … Continue reading →

“Uma Casa no Mundo”, a book by Irene Marques, a Comparative Literature graduate won the Imprensa Nacional/Ferreira de Castro Aaward in 2019 is now published by Imprensa Nacional, Portugal. Please click here for more details: Novidade Editorial | Uma Casa … Continue reading →

Dear all, As you know, our former Director and Colleague, Roland J. Le Huenen, passed away last weekend, September 13, 2020  . I want to take this opportunity to pay tribute to a truly impressive scholar and dedicated academic leader … Continue reading →

It is with great sadness that the Centre for Comparative Literature shares the news that Professor Peter W. Nesselroth, former director of the Centre, died on May 31, 2020. In Memoriam: Professor Peter W. Nesselroth It is with great sadness … Continue reading →

In Memoriam: Professor Mario J. Valdés It is with great sadness that the Centre for Comparative Literature shares the news that Professor Emeritus Mario J. Valdés, a founding member and former director of the Centre, died on April 26, 2020. … Continue reading →

Take Her, She’s Yours by Eva-Lynn Jagoe is Out Now The way I’m writing about splitting and holding may sound as if I thought there was a unified self, a whole duckling, that I was supposed to become. If that … Continue reading →

Art in the time of COVID-19: finding ways to render the invisible visible “… Professor John Paul Ricco, who has borne witness to past social upheavals and health crises that have inspired artists…” … An abundance of art and creativity has … Continue reading →