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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...

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...
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