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Department of Cultural Studies & Comparative Literature

Crossing a range of traditional disciplines, we seek to lead the public conversation about the powers of culture in the modern world.

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Summer 2022 Newsletter

Summer 2022 news and highlights from the Department of Cultural Studies and Comparative Literature.

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Q & A with Screenwriter, Novelist and Alumna Rachel Koller Croft

Rachel Koller Croft (BA '08, English, minor in SCMC) spoke to the Minnesota Daily about finding luck in Hollywood, battling online sexism, and working toward your passions.

What Was Deconstruction?

Professor Timothy Brennan writes on philosopher Jacques Derrida in the Chronicle of Higher Education.

CSCL Courses for Summer 2022

Catching up on some credits this summer? Check out our course offerings!

CSCL/SCMC Undergraduate Essay Prize for Distinction in Critical Writing

Announcing our inaugural undergraduate essay competition for distinction in critical writing!

Upcoming Events

October 21 - 22, 2022

2022 Graduate Conference: Culture and Theory in Reactionary Times

Abstract submissions open to graduate students in all disciplines across the humanities and social sciences.