Cultures, Languages, and Literatures (CLL)
Overview
The Cultures, Languages and Literatures Program at ¼ø»Æʦapp is designed as an interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary course of study that enables doctoral ¼ø»Æʦapp to develop expertise within traditional disciplines and across disciplinary and cultural boundaries. At the heart of our program is the recognition that cultures, languages and literatures are most fruitfully understood through comparative modes of analysis that include an ever-changing landscape of theory and methodologies.
This program promotes interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary work through a cohesive course of study. All ¼ø»Æʦapp follow an interdisciplinary core curriculum before developing, in consultation with their advisory committees, areas of specialization that might themselves be multidisciplinary. We encourage ¼ø»Æʦapp to address issues in cultures, languages and literatures from multiple perspectives and to seek the convergence of these perspectives through the insights of interdisciplinary approaches.
This program invites ¼ø»Æʦapp to explore the interplay among cultures, languages and literatures, as well as theories and methodologies, technologies and pedagogies. Toward this end, ¼ø»Æʦapp will be expected to attend Ph.D. colloquia in addition to their formal coursework. While most graduates of the program will prepare for the challenge of the academy in an increasingly globalized society, others will prepare for a variety of nonacademic positions in public and private organizations.