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Comparative Literature: Philosophy and Theory

Arianna Afsari
Graduate Student

aafsari@umich.edu

Comparative Literature; Translation Studies; Middle East and North Africa; Global South; Philosophy and Theory; Poetry and Poetics; Colonialism and Postcolonialism; Transnational and Global Cultures; International and Regional Studies; Eastern Europe; Central and South America; Caribbean

Tatjana Aleksić
Associate Professor of Comparative Literature; Associate Professor of Slavic Languages and Literatures

atatjana@umich.edu MLB 3010
812 East Washington Street
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1275 734-764-5355

Comparative Literature; Mediterranean; Southeastern Europe; Philosophy and Theory; Film and Media; Gender and Women's Studies; Race and Ethnicity; Posthumanism

Maya Barzilai
Professor of Modern Hebrew and Jewish Culture and Comparative Literature

brmaya@umich.edu 202 South Thayer Street
4167 STB
Ann Arbor, MI 48104-1608 734.763.4671

Comparative Literature; Middle East and North Africa; Mediterranean; Western Europe; Philosophy and Theory; Translation Studies; Genre; Film and Media; Race and Ethnicity; Migration and Diaspora; Transnational and Global Cultures

Amitai Ben-Abba
PhD in Comparative Literature and Graduate Certificate in Judaic Studies

amitai@umich.edu

Comparative Literature; Translation Studies; Middle East and North Africa; Philosophy and Theory; Film and Media; Race and Ethnicity; Colonialism and Postcolonialism; Environmental Studies; Western Europe; North America

Jamie Clegg
Graduate Student

jamclegg@umich.edu

Comparative Literature; Middle East and North Africa; Philosophy and Theory; North America

Srdjan Cvjeticanin
Graduate Student

srdjan@umich.edu

Comparative Literature; Americas; Philosophy and Theory; Poetry and Poetics; Genre; International and Regional Studies; Western Europe

Tomi Drucker
Graduate Student

tomdr@umich.edu

Comparative Literature; Translation Studies; Middle East and North Africa; Mediterranean; Philosophy and Theory; Classical Reception Studies; Film and Media; Gender and Women's Studies

Luiza Duarte Caetano
Graduate Student

caetano@umich.edu Rackham Graduate School Building

Comparative Literature; Translation Studies; Philosophy and Theory; Gender and Women's Studies; Transnational and Global Cultures; International and Regional Studies; Eastern Europe; Central Europe; Western Europe

Elisabeth Fertig
PhD Candidate

efertig@umich.edu

Comparative Literature; Translation Studies; Philosophy and Theory; Poetry and Poetics; Film and Media; Gender and Women's Studies; Central Europe; Western Europe; North America

Benjamín Figueroa Lackington
Ph.D. Candidate

Comparative Literature; Translation Studies; Middle East and North Africa; Philosophy and Theory; East Asia

Natalie Francis
Graduate Student

natfran@umich.edu

Comparative Literature; Philosophy and Theory; Translation Studies; Classical Reception Studies; Poetry and Poetics; Gender and Women's Studies; Transnational and Global Cultures; Mediterranean; Western Europe; North America

Daniel Herwitz
Frederick G. L. Huetwell Professor; Comparative Literature, History of Art, Philosophy, Art & Design

herwitz@umich.edu 435 S. State Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
734.763.2351

Comparative Literature; Africa; Global South; Philosophy and Theory; Film and Media; Race and Ethnicity; Colonialism and Postcolonialism; Transnational and Global Cultures

Shalmali Jadhav
Graduate Student

shalmali@umich.edu

Comparative Literature; Translation Studies; Africa; Global South; Philosophy and Theory; Film and Media; Race and Ethnicity; Colonialism and Postcolonialism; Gender and Women's Studies; Transnational and Global Cultures; Animal Studies; South Asia; Western Europe; Caribbean

Yarden Katz

yarden@umich.edu

Comparative Literature; Race and Ethnicity; Migration and Diaspora; Colonialism and Postcolonialism; Philosophy and Theory; North America; Eastern Europe; Middle East and North Africa

Vassilis Lambropoulos
C. P. Cavafy Professor Emeritus of Classical Studies and Comparative Literature

vlambrop@umich.edu

Comparative Literature; Mediterranean; Southeastern Europe; Western Europe; Global South; Philosophy and Theory; Classical Reception Studies; Poetry and Poetics; Migration and Diaspora; Colonialism and Postcolonialism

Peggy McCracken
Mary Fair Croushore Collegiate Professor of Humanities, Professor of French, Women's Studies, and Comparative Literature

4206 MLB
812 E. Washington St
Ann Arbor, MI 48104-1275 734.647.5344

Comparative Literature; Western Europe; Philosophy and Theory; Classical Reception Studies; Gender and Women's Studies; Animal Studies; Posthumanism

Sam McCracken
PhD Candidate

sammcc@umich.edu

Comparative Literature; Philosophy and Theory; Film and Media; Transnational and Global Cultures; Posthumanism; Environmental Studies; North America; Central and South America

Dylan Ogden
Graduate Student

deogden@umich.edu

Comparative Literature; Philosophy and Theory; History of the Book; Genre; Transnational and Global Cultures; International and Regional Studies; Eastern Europe; Western Europe

Benjamin Paloff
Professor of Comparative Literature; Professor of Slavic Languages & Literatures

paloff@umich.edu 812 East Washington Street
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1275

Comparative Literature; Eastern Europe; Central Europe; Philosophy and Theory; Translation Studies; Poetry and Poetics; Genre; International and Regional Studies

Ivan Parra Garcia
Graduate Student

iparrag@umich.edu

Comparative Literature; Translation Studies; Americas; Global South; Philosophy and Theory; Poetry and Poetics; Genre; Western Europe

Renée Ragin Randall
Assistant Professor of Comparative Literature and Middle East Studies

reneeran@umich.edu

Comparative Literature; Middle East and North Africa; Mediterranean; Global South; Philosophy and Theory; Genre; Migration and Diaspora; Colonialism and Postcolonialism; Transnational and Global Cultures; Central and South America; Caribbean

Niloofar Sarlati
Assistant Professor of Comparative Literature and English Language and Literature

nsarlati@umich.edu

Comparative Literature; Middle East and North Africa; Global South; Philosophy and Theory; Translation Studies; Film and Media; Colonialism and Postcolonialism; Transnational and Global Cultures

Caroline Sullivan
Graduate Student

cesull@umich.edu

Comparative Literature; Philosophy and Theory; Genre; Transnational and Global Cultures; International and Regional Studies; Posthumanism; Western Europe; North America

Antoine Traisnel
Associate Professor of Comparative Literature; Associate Professor of English Language and Literature

traisnel@umich.edu Angell 3132

Comparative Literature; Philosophy and Theory; Transnational and Global Cultures; Environmental Studies; Animal Studies; Posthumanism; North America

Ruth Tsoffar
Professor of Comparative Literature and Women's and Gender Studies

rtsoffar@umich.edu 2233 Lane Hall
204 S. State Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1290

Comparative Literature; Middle East and North Africa; Mediterranean; Philosophy and Theory; Poetry and Poetics; History of the Book; Film and Media; Gender and Women's Studies; Race and Ethnicity; Migration and Diaspora; Colonialism and Postcolonialism

Berkay Uluç
Graduate Student

uluc@umich.edu

Comparative Literature; Translation Studies; Middle East and North Africa; Mediterranean; Global South; Philosophy and Theory; History of the Book; Race and Ethnicity; Colonialism and Postcolonialism; Transnational and Global Cultures

Silke-maria Weineck
Grace Lee Boggs Collegiate Professor of Comparative Literature and German Studies; Professor of Comparative Literature; Professor of German Studies

smwei@umich.edu 435 S. State Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
7343687281

Comparative Literature; Western Europe; Philosophy and Theory; Classical Reception Studies; Gender and Women's Studies; Race and Ethnicity; Sports Culture; North America

Benjamin Woodworth
Graduate Student

woodwort@umich.edu 2637 Haven Hall

Comparative Literature; Translation Studies; Philosophy and Theory; Poetry and Poetics; History of the Book; Film and Media; Environmental Studies; Animal Studies; South Asia; Western Europe; North America