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We see our mission as helping prepare our students for the basic cognitive and ethical challenges of our age of globalization, so as to be able to operate effectively in a diverse, multinational, multi-racial and multiethnic environment, both at home and abroad. To this end, we provide them with the tools to analyze and compare several literatures of the world both in their specific cultural and linguistic contexts and in their intercultural, regional and global reference frames. We provide instruction in intercultural and interdisciplinary methodology, literary theory and criticism, translation studies, the African, Asian and Western traditions and their relevance to the contemporary American and global scene. Thereby, we develop our students’ multicultural interpretive and communicative skills, their ability to feel at home in other cultures, effectively engaging in intercultural dialog and mutually beneficial cooperation, as well as their know-how, creativity, and flexibility in meeting the challenges of the new global economy and the super-diversity of our global society. Our current course offerings include: -Introductory and advanced courses in several literatures of the world from a comparative, intercultural perspective, and a variety of theoretical models for interpreting literary and other cultural expressions such as film, music, plastic arts, and digital media in a global, multicultural environment. -Elementary, intermediate and advanced courses in Asian and African languages from a global and intercultural perspective. We are currently offering Chinese, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Swahili, Vietnamese and Yoruba. At the advanced level, we introduce students to the most influential artistic productions of those cultural traditions and their relevance to the contemporary American, multicultural society. -Interdisciplinary courses, involving various fields in the humanities, arts, and social sciences and various geographical areas that are particularly fertile from an intercultural perspective, because they are situated at points of intersection between diverse cultures and systems of values and beliefs. They are global nodes linking East and West, and North and South, including the Atlantic, Mediterranean, Sub-Saharan and Pacific regions, as well as the Eurasian cultural expanse covering Russia and the other post-Soviet countries. In offering our interdisciplinary programs, our department cooperates on a regular basis with other academic and research units across the university, such as history, philosophy, religion, sociology, fine arts, political science and international affairs, geography, ecology, anthropology, linguistics, English, Romance, Germanic and Slavic studies, journalism and international business, as well as Latin American and Caribbean Studies, African Studies, and Asian Studies. We also house university-wide study abroad programs that include the Korean and Tanzanian programs. Contact Us Department Head Masaki Mori mamo@uga.edu 706.542.2140 129 Joe Brown Hall Undergraduate Advisor Ari Lieberman alieberm@uga.edu 706.542.6649 232 Joe Brown Hall Graduate Coordinator Dorothy Figueira figueira@uga.edu 706.542.2748 121 Joe Brown Hall Asian Language Director Masaki Mori mamo@uga.edu 706-542.2360 219 Joe Brown Hall African Language Director Dainess Maganda magandad@uga.edu 706.542.9587 146 Joe Brown Hall Business Manager Jill Talmadge talnjill@uga.edu 706.542.2140 131 Joe Brown Hall Featured Content News Spotlight Departmental Instructor Receives the 2020 Franklin College Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award Friday, February 7, 2020 - 10:57am Ms. Minh Trang Thi Nguyen, the instructor of Vietnamese in the department, is this year's recipient of the Franklin College Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award. The award recognizes a faculty member who has made a life-changing impact on students through sustained commitment to high-… Read full article News Spotlight Graduate Teaching Assistants Receive Teaching Award Thursday, February 6, 2020 - 1:12pm At the end of the fall semester, the Department of Comparative Literature and Intercultural Studies presented Dong Yang and Soudabeh Rafieisakhaei with a Certificate of Excellence Award in Language and Literature for their outstanding dedication to teaching and helping the depar Faculty Spotlight Dainess Maganda Senior Lecturer Dr. Dainess Maganda received her PhD in Language and Literacy from the University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC (2012). With graduate degrees in TEFL /Intercultural studies and Language and Literacy, her research interest with minority languages competing with languages of power in post-… Read Bio Latest News Graduate Teaching Assistants Receive Teaching Award Thursday, February 6, 2020 - 1:12pm At the end of the fall semester, the Department of Comparative Literature and Intercultural Studies presented Dong Yang and Soudabeh Rafieisakhaei with a Certificate of Excellence Award in Language and Literature for their outstanding dedication to teaching… Asian Language Placement Tests for Fall 2019 Friday, May 17, 2019 - 9:10am Placement tests for Asian languages will be held during office hours the first week of classes. Swati Gilotra to Participate in National Humanities Center Summer Residency Program Friday, April 19, 2019 - 3:15pm The National Humanities Center encourages the growth of education professionals in ways that directly affect the classroom using a project-based approach that supports the development of classroom-ready instructional materials, organize virtual events and learning… more news Support us We appreciate your financial support. Your gift is important to us and helps support critical opportunities for students and faculty alike, including lectures, travel support, and any number of educational events that augment the classroom experience. Click here to learn more about giving . Every dollar given has a direct impact upon our students and faculty. Our Study Abroad Program Comparative Literature strongly encourages students to take advantage of the several opportunities the department offers to explore new cultures and international experiences. Students can choose from several different programs, including a couple of Japanese Exchange Programs, UGA South Korea Internship, Service Learning in Tanzania, and others. Read more about our study abroad programs! Menu/UGA Quicklinks Department of Comparative Literature 131 Joseph E. Brown Hall University of Georgia Athens, GA 30602 Privacy Policy Login for Faculty, Staff and Students cmlt@uga.edu Phone: 706-542-2140 Department's Facebook page University of Georgia Schools and Colleges MyUGA Accessibility Employment Opportunities Copyright and Trademarks Privacy IT Helpdesk Human Trafficking Notice #UGA on UGA Facebook UGA Twitter UGA Instagram UGA Sna...