Overview
The Comparative Literature program at the University of Pennsylvania enables students to engage rigorously with critical theory as both reflection on interpretive method and tool of critique.
It draws its graduate faculty from many disciplines: the languages and literary histories of Europe, the Americas, the Middle East, East Asia, and South Asia; history; art history; religion; anthropology; folklore; political science; sociology; communications.
Features
We provide a structured and challenging program in which graduate students can combine the careful study of a particular literary tradition with interests in other languages and disciplinary approaches.
The broad field interests that our students bring to their projects include the history of philosophy, film and media studies, technology and the history of science, and area studies, such as the Mediterranean world. Our students work across all historical periods, from antiquity and the Middle Ages to the postmodern, and across diverse language fields.
Programme Structure
Topics in this program include:
- Theorizing in Particular
- Medieval-Renaissance Seminar
- History of Material Texts Seminar
- Humanities Forum
- Latitudes Seminar
- Marxist Reading Group
- Ethno-History Workshop
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 60 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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Literature View 118 other PhDs in Literature in United StatesAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
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Other requirements
General requirements
There is no foreign language requirement for admission. But we are much more interested in candidates who have a deep interest in at least one non-Anglophone literary or representational tradition, and who have already achieved high levels of competence in the relevant language or languages for their desired area of study.
- A personal statement of approximately 1,000 words
- A critical writing sample of approximately 20 double-spaced pages.
- Electronic versions of your academic transcripts must be submitted with your application
Tuition Fee
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41544 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 41544 USD per year during 60 months. -
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41544 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 41544 USD per year during 60 months. -
In-State
41544 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 41544 USD per year during 60 months.
Some programs offer full funding, covering tuition for 4-5 years and providing a $38,000 stipend.
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