Michael Palencia-Roth Award
The Michael Palencia-Roth award recognizes the best essay by a current CWL graduate student on any comparative topic. Eligible essays should have been written during the past two sem
Prof. Gasyna speaks about Ashes and Diamonds at the Gene Siskel Center
On March 10, Prof. George Gasyna traveled to the Gene Siskel Film Center of the Art Institute of Chicago to give a presentation and lead a Q & A session about the 1958 classic film Ashes and Diamonds (Popiół i diament, Dir. Andrzej Wajda). The film screening was part of the Chicago European...
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Dr. Waïl S. Hassan elected as second vice president of the Modern Language Association
In December 2024, Professor Waïl S. Hassan was elected second vice president of the Modern Language Association (MLA). With over 20,000 members based in over 100 countries, the MLA is the principal professional association for academic scholars, professors, and...
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Eric Calderwood’s Honorable Mention for the MLA’s Scaglione Prize for Comparative Literary Studies
“Lucidly written, Eric Calderwood’s On Earth or in Poems: The Many Lives of Al-
Andalus deftly traces the stories associated with al-Andalus across centuries to explore
how interracial and interreligious harmony was shaped across the Middle East, North
Africa, and...
Claire Baytas
2023 - Dissertation Title: Interlayering Marginalizaton And Vulnerability: Remembering The Founding Of The Turkish Nation-state In Contemporary Turkish And French-language Literature And...
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Stephanie Stoeckl
2023 - Dissertation Title: Redeeming "Decadent" Europe: Vicarious Reparation In The Catholicrevival In Germany And France (1870-1945) Franciscan University, Steubenville
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Tikku Prize
The Tikku Memorial Award was established by the family of the late Professor Girdhari Tikku, of the Department of Comparative and World Literature, in his memory. The fund provides for graduate and undergraduate student awards for a comparative essay on Persian or Indian culture in their interrelations with each other or with other world traditions. Separate graduate and undergraduate prizes will be awarded based on an essay and good academic standing.
Application materials (please submit with form)
· Complete application form
· Current transcript
· Essay...
England Family Award
The England Family Scholarship in Comparative & World Literature Fund was established in 2024, thanks to the generosity of the Terry and Barbara England Foundation, for the purpose of supporting undergraduate scholarships in the Department of Comparative & World Literature at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
Awards are given to undergraduate majors in the Department. Recipients shall display financial need. First preference shall be given to students with a concentration in Comparative Literature. Second preference shall be given to students with a concentration in...
