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MLA, Foreign Languages and Literature Listings, Comparative Literature, 2007-2008 Cycle

WIKI COUNTER
(How many people are using the wiki?)

I'm on the market: 14

I'm lurking: 1

Schools That Have Requested More Materials

Butler University, Assistant Prof. of English, Comparativist, requested 11/19 (due 11/30)

Schools That Have Sent Rejection Letters

U of Iowa, Dept of Comp Lit & Cinema, TT Asst. Prof. in Translation Studies, Nov 23
Cal State Fullerton, Dept of English, Comp Lit & Linguistics (asst prof of English/Comp Lit), 12/5

Schools That Have Scheduled MLA Interviews

Indiana University, TT Asst. Prof (Comp Lit: Ren/Early Modern), 12/02
UC-Riverside, TT French and Comparative Studies, 12/06
Washington University in St. Louis, TT Comp Lit, 12/05
Cal State Fullerton, TT English/Comp Lit, 12/11
U Chicago, Open Rank, Comp Lit, 11/21
Butler University - I'm surprised that the interview call 12/9 disappeared??? Does anyone know what happened here??
Salem State, Mass., TT World Lit., 12/12
U of Oregon, TT Comp Lit, 12/15
Brown University, TT Comp Lit (Renaissance), 12/17

Schools That Have Scheduled Phone Interviews

Schools That Have Scheduled CCCC or Other Interviews

Schools That Have Invited Candidates to Campus

Butler University, 01/07/08

Has anyone been invited to campus for the Cal State Fullerton, TT English/Comp Lit position? Just call me "Reichian"; posted 01/11/08
Yes, for early Feb (1/14)

Salem State College (1/18)

Has anyone heard from UC-Riverside (French/Comparative Studies position)? Nope, still waiting here
though I'm not holding my breath. Good luck to you and all of us! (1/24)
UC Riverside per post on the other WIKI (2/2)

Schools That Have Made Offers

Cal State Fullerton
Butler University, 2/14 or so === Position Filled
Indiana University, 1/23 or so===Position Filled

Positions Advertised

See also comparative_literature on the English Literature Jobs Page
Unfortunately no longer an option...

Brown University (Comp. Lit.: Renaissance/Early Modern)
TT Asst. Prof.
Ack. received by snail mail (11/13)
MLA interview request (12/17)
Also posted at early_modern_renaissance

Indiana University (Comp. Lit.: Renaissance/Early Modern)
TT Asst. Prof
Ack. received by snail mail (11/13)
MLA interview request (12/02)
Also posted at early_modern_renaissance
Offer made; offer accepted, position filled

Butler University
Assistant Prof. of English, Comparativist
Deadline: Nov. 11
request for dossier on 19th (due by 30th)
See also comparative_literature

California State Univ. - Fullerton
TT Asst. Prof. (Comp. Lit.: S. Asian, Middle Eastern, S. American)
Deadline: Nov. 2
Q: Has anyone heard from them at all?
Rejection by snail mail on 12/11: 2


NYU (Comp. Lit. and Modern Japanese Lit.)
TT Asst. Prof.
Job description

U. of Oregon (Comp. Lit.)
TT Asst. Prof.
Ad claims they are seeking strengths in critical theory, early modern, postcolonialism, or psychoanalysis, +/or queer theory, translation theory, visual culture.
Deadline: Nov. 5
Q: Where is this ad posted? I do not see it on the U of O's web site.
It is posted in the current MLA JIL (Sept. 2007).
This job is also posted at comparative_literature
App. submitted 10/29; ack. received by post 11/8.

Penn State (Comp. Lit. and Japanese Lit.)
Open rank
Job description

Salem State, Mass.
Asst. Prof. World Lit., Comparativist (Latin American)
[see also comparative_literature]
Deadline: until filled

Washington University, Saint Louis
Comparative Literature - Assistant Professor with joint appointment in
Asian & Near Eastern Studies, English, Performing Arts, or Romance
Languages and Literatures
Also posted at comparative_literature
Someone posted Wash U. on the French page as having asked for interviews.
This isn't the same position, right?
Ahh, so it was.