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Comparative Literature

UPDATED: 25 April 2007


(As of Dec 29) I found Penn State CompLit was interviewing candidates at the Embassy Suites today.
But this wiki shows no info about the Penn State CompLit search.

Q: Has anyone heard from Simon Fraser U (World Literature)?
A: SFU has scheduled campus interviews.
Offer made Feb 15, 2006

Why are they advertising then for a position with apps due May 7? Did you mean Feb, 2006 or 2007?
Maybe offer was declined? Also, the May 7th one, I think, is only a temporary one. ??

Has anyone heard from BYU?

Yale, Lesbian and Gay Search, VAP
2-year position

U of Maryland, College Park, Maryland
Lesbian and Gay Studies, any national lit, TT
Rejection Letter sent by Dec 15, 2006

Hampshire College, MA
(VAP, Cultural Studies, World Lit)
Phone interview scheduled on Dec 19 2006.
Request sample syallbi on Jan 3, 2007.
Finalists (12 people) decided in late Jan, all of them would do teaching demo
What happened with this one? I had phone interview in March.


Johns Hopkins (Comparative Literature/Philosophy/Theory)
Deadline 11/1/06
Rejection notice 1/28
Rejection by post 2/12
Q: ANY NEWS? I have sent an email asking about the status of the search but no information
was given to me.
Snail mail rejection, 2/24. did not make it to their short list.



Ohio State University (Comparative Literature)
Deadline 11/15/06
Interview scheduled for MLA 12/08/06
Just curious: does anyone know what languages / fields they interviewed for?
I was interviewed for this one at the MLA, and work in Japanese and French. I
didn't get the sense that they were seeking particular languages, however, but
rather just the best all-round candidate.
ANS: in my impression, the ideal candidate is expected to master any 2 major languages/literatures.
Rejection received by mail 2/19 (236 applicants!)

University of Colorado (Comparative Literature & Humanities)
["word-image specialist with a strong background in critical
theory and literary history"]
Deadline 11/1/06
11/20/06: Email from SC Chair that search has been cancelled for 06-07.
They plan to conduct search again in 07-08, applications from
this year will not be held over for next year.

SUNY Stony Brook (Comparative Lit. and Literary Theory)
Dossier and writing sample requested 11/20/06
Rejection received 12/1/06
Interview scheduled at MLA 12/12/06

SUNY Stony Brook has another search: CompLit and Chinese (TT)
Interview arranged at MLA already
Rejection to those who are not invited on campus Jan 3 2007

UC Berkeley (Comp Lit. & German)
Deadline 11/17/06
MLA interview by phone 11/15 (Was this explicitly for the complit/German position or was this for the
German position?)
ANS: For the Comp Lit/German position only.
Q: Does anyone know whether they've invited people for campus interview (for the german/complit job)?
Post-MLA, email rejection, 1/28
I heard from a grad there - they've invited four candidates for campus interviews



Yale (one-year replacement position)
Deadline 11/15/06
Interview Scheduled at MLA 12/13/06
Short list established, notified by phone 1/9/06

Indiana University Bloomington (Comp Lit / East Asia)
Interview invites for MLA sent 12/05/2006
Rejections sent to those who are not invited to campus Jan 22 2007
Q: were these sent to the general applicant pool, or people who already had MLA interviews?
A: To general pool.
Q: Can anyone confirm that they've held campus visits?
Offer made and accepted (late Feb.)