About Comparative Literature
If you are interested in learning more about the PhD Program in Comparative Literature at LSU, visit the program's official university website: http://www.lsu.edu/hss/complit/.
From the LSU Comparative Literature website:
The Ph. D. Program in Comparative Literature at Louisiana State University is recruiting students who have received a B.A. or M.A. in Comparative Literature, in another national literary tradition, or in allied areas of study. Students apply directly to the Ph. D. program. Those who have completed the B.A. with qualifications in specific disciplines have the option of completing an M.A. in English, French Studies, Hispanic Studies or Philosophy, or any other approved field during the course of their studies. Students who apply before January 15, 2016 will be eligible for financial aid for the 2016-2017 academic year.
As the place of the humanities in the university curriculum evolves in keeping with our increasingly global perspectives, comparative literature enables and enhances the necessary dialogue between disciplines and diverse geographical locations. Comparative Literature at LSU is an interdisciplinary PhD program that encourages students to approach literary studies from multiple perspectives. The program’s fifty-four accomplished faculty members guide our select cohort of graduate students to develop their own research agendas and degree plans. Both faculty members and students have come from across the globe to study, teach, and publish on literatures in many languages from a wide range of historical periods. The program offers seminars that address linguistic, cultural and critical diversity. It has proven strengths in Atlantic Studies (Europe, Africa, the Americas, and the Caribbean), in Interdisciplinary, and Asian Studies. Students complete their studies on an average of five to six years and go on to academic positions in American universities and those abroad.
Students are closely guided during their entire process which leads to their degree and beyond. The faculty takes an active role in the students’ career development, aware of its responsibility to provide the expertise necessary for them to secure positions in academe, and function at the highest professional levels. The program regularly hosts conferences and speakers. The recent National Research Council evaluation ranked Comparative Literature at LSU quite favorably.