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2011 Comparative Literature Newsletter Harvard’s Department of Comparative Literature Newsletter Vol. 3 * NOVEMBER 2011 Letter from the Chair I would like to take this Comparative Literature at New opportunity to welcome every- York University, gave a stunning one to the 2011-12 academic and provocative talk entitled year, with an especially warm “For Bestiality: Mediation more greeting to our outstanding new ferarum” on November 17. We cohort of first-year graduate have also enjoyed lectures from students and wonderful mix of Lisa Folkmarson Käll (Uppsala visiting scholars. As both Chair University) and Victoria Höög and DGS this year, it has been a (Lund University), which were pleasure to work closely with all organized by two of our visiting Chair John Hamilton of you over the past months. scholars, Louise Nilsson and La- etitia Nanquette. I was particu- Egyptian religion and its Europe- The fall term has been an afterlife, the legacy of mono- particularly vibrant, stimulating, larly pleased with the exhibition I organized in conjunction with theism, and theories of cultural and productive. Our Renato Pog- memory have had an important gioli Graduate Colloquium Series, the Swiss Consulate and Pro Helvetia. The show featured the and lasting impact on Compara- which meets monthly, began tive Studies. We are all anticipat- in October with a presentation work of Swiss artist and actionist Pavel Schmidt: “Franz Kafka: Ver- ing an engaging and altogether from Martin Hägglund, who is inspiring lecture. presently at the Harvard Society schrieben & Verzeichnet/Writ- ten & Drawn”—a collection of of Fellows. Students interested With warmest wishes for a great in presenting works-in-progress 49 images addressing previously unpublished fragments from the year, (for instance, a seminar or con- John Hamilton ference paper, a prospectus, an Kafka archive. The exhibit ran article draft, etc.) should contact from September 13 – October 16 Table of Contents: Björn Kühnicke (kuhnicke@fas. at the Sert Gallery in the Carpen- ter Center. On September 29, we harvard.edu) to request a slot. I Letter from the Chair......................1 also plan on inaugurating a new hosted a lively panel discussion, with critical interventions from New Developments in the Comp symposium on “Music and Lan- Lit Graduate Program.....................2 guage,” which will be organized Stanley Corngold (Princeton), Andreas Kilcher (Zürich), Almut- Banner Year for CL Job Applicants..3 together with the Music Depart- A Comparatist’s Life: Michael ment. An opening event is being Barbara Renger (Berlin), and our own Judith Ryan. Pavel Schmidt Palencia-Roth................................4-7 planned for the spring. Dorrit Cohn Receives Lifetime In addition, we have an then offered his own response, followed by a casual reception. Achievement Award........................8 exciting roster of guest lectures Texts in Turmoil: Global Health this year. On October 13 poet Many thanks to those who were able to attend. and World Literature.........................8 and playwright Jean-Christophe Meet the Dept. of Comp Lit...........9 Bailly (Professor at the École In the spring, on April 5, we are thrilled to welcome the inter- Departmental Awards.....................9 Nationale Supérieure in Blois) Faculty News & Profiles..........10-11 spoke in our department. His nationally acclaimed Egyptolo- gist and cultural theorist, Jan Student News & Profiles..............12 brilliantly provocative book, Le Alumni News & Info...............13-23 versant animal, has recently ap- Assmann (Professor Emeritus, Heidelberg), who will give this Editorial Info & Thanks................23 peared in translation with Ford- Submission Guidelines................24 ham as The Animal Side. Jacques year’s Renato Poggioli Lecture. Lezra, Professor and Chair of Assmann’s innovative books on Page 1 New Developments in the Comp Lit Graduate Program Harvard’s graduate program in the records of all our first- through questions of shaping research Comparative Literature is one of fourth-year graduate students, agendas and developing a schol- the most dynamic and diverse making it easier to determine arly or nonacademic career. Pro- in the country. Our two dozen students’ progress. We also fol- fessors David Damrosch, Christo- faculty members and four dozen lowed up with all fifth- through pher Johnson, and Judith Ryan, graduate students Lecturer Phoebe hail from six conti- Putnam, as well as nents; we teach and graduate students publish on work Stephanie Framp- from all periods, ton, Jamey Graham, several dozen lan- and Dennis Tenen- guages, and an ever- boym, assisted in increasing variety of making these eve- sites. We recently re- nings great success- structured our entire es. program so as to re- We were particu- flect better the needs larly gratified this of both students and spring that six of the academy in the our current and re- twenty-first century. cent graduates ac- New course and lan- Professor Karen Thornber with Visiting Scholars Valerie Henitiuk and cepted ladder fac- Ayako Takahashi guage requirements ulty and prestigious allow students to engage more eighth-year graduate students to postdoctoral positions at other fully in sophisticated comparative make sure that dissertation writ- institutions, and that four have work from their first year at Har- ing was proceeding smoothly and accepted Lectureship and other vard. We also have significantly chapter meetings were being held positions at Harvard. (For more strengthened faculty feedback regularly. The aim was to have, by on their success see “Banner Year and advising from the first year the end of the 2010-11 academic for CL Job Applicants”). through the completion of the year, all students back on track to In February, the Depart- PhD. meeting requirements and all In- ment’s Admissions Committee In the summer and fall of completes resolved. extended offers of admission to 2010 Professor David Damrosch As Director of Graduate Stud- a brilliant, wonderfully diverse (Chair), Wanda Di Bernardo (De- ies I tried to foster a departmen- group of new PhD candidates, partment Administrator), Isaure tal culture that encouraged the and we are pleased to welcome six Mignotte (Program Assistant), professional mentoring of all our new students this fall. Stephanie Frampton (Depart- students. In this spirit, and to With its comfortable lounge mental Teaching Fellow), and I complement the Department’s and meeting and seminar rooms, (DGS) revised both the Guide very successful Dissertation Col- Comparative Literature’s new for Graduate Students and the loquium directed by Professor home in the historic Dana Palmer Comparative Literature Teaching John Hamilton, I organized the House provides the perfect set- Fellows Handbook. These pub- Comparative Literature Profes- ting for exceptionally collegial lications clarify expectations for sional Development Seminar scholarly exchange, and we invite graduate students and reflect the Series. This series met monthly you to stop by for a restorative department’s commitment to fa- during the fall and spring semes- cup of coffee or tea. cilitating student advancement to ters and covered teaching, dis- the degree. sertation preparation and writ- - Karen Thornber Last fall, Isaure and I digitized ing, publishing, and preparing for 2010-2011 DGS the job market, as well as general Page 2 Banner Year for CL Job Applicants Despite the continued economic Jacob Emery wrote, not without in the Department of Humanities- crisis and the decrease in literature a touch of humor, “I am unreserv- Classics; Dennis Tenenboym (CL and area studies positions nation- edly enthusiastic about living in a 2011) is spending the academic year wide, 2010-2011 was a truly stellar city (Bloomington, Indiana) where a 2011-12 as a postdoctoral fellow at year for Comparative Literature job pint of fancy beer costs three dollars Harvard University and will move applicants. Nearly all current and and the orchestra is both top notch to Columbia University as Assistant recent CL graduate students who and free.” Professor in the went on the market in 2010-2011 Like Sally, Department of landed interviews for ladder faculty Jacob is English in the positions at leading universities, enthu- fall of 2012; and and many accepted offers for excel- siastic Tamar Abramov lent jobs and postdoctoral fellow- about the (CL 2008), (Col- ships. In conversations and email prospect lege Fellow in exchanges, the fortunate candidates of doing 2010-11, Depart- expressed their sense of relief and compara- ment of Compar- gratitude at the end of a long and tive work ative Literature) often grueling process. in his new joined the Soci- Beginning in July last year (2010), position, ety of Fellows at Professors Judith Ryan and Karen where he the University of Thornber, Placement Officers for will “have Sally Livingston with student Holly Perrault Chicago as Col- the Department of Comparative one insti- legiate Assistant Literature, met individually with tutional foot each in Comp Lit and Professor. Phoebe Putnam (CL students who were on the market, Slavic.” Phoebe Putnam expressed 2009, Lecturer in History and Liter- proofread job application materials, her delight in joining Stanford’s ature 2009-2011), joined Stanford’s held mock interviews, were avail- English department as an ACLS fac- English department as an ACLS Fac- able for consultation at the MLA, ulty fellow. She quoted the “magical ulty Fellow. Other appointments helped with job talks, and assisted words” of her prospective depart- include Jamey Graham (CL
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