Comparative Literature

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Page last updated: Dec 17 2007 12:28 a.m. EST

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

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I'm on the market 12

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, CompLit 12/15 (according to old wiki page) Brown University, TT Comp Lit (Ren/Early Modern), 12/17

Schools That Have Scheduled Phone Interviews

Schools That Have Scheduled CCCC or Other Interviews

Schools That Have Invited Candidates to Campus Salem State said that they would call candidates about three weeks after MLA

Schools That Have Made Offers

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

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.