Comparative Literature

Mus'ab Abdul Salam

Comparative Literature Graduate Student
Comparative Literature
Phone: 541-346-0529
Office: 216 PLC, 1286 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1286

Hessam Abedini

Comparative Literature Graduate Student/GE
Comparative Literature
Office: 304 PLC
Office Hours: Fall Term: MW 4-5:30pm
Research Interests: Mediterranean Epic Traditions; Comparative Mythology and Religion; Translation Theory and Comparative Poetics; Digital Manuscript Studies; Postcolonial Literary Studies; Religion in World Cinema; Indo-European and Near Eastern Traditions

Aycan Akçamete

Assistant Professor
Comparative Literature, Theatre Arts
Phone: 541-346-1323
Office Hours: By appointment
Research Interests: Performance Studies, Intercultural Theater, Contemporary Theater in the UK and Turkiye, Theatre Criticism

Michael Allan

Associate Professor of Comparative Literature
Program Faculty in Cinema Studies; Program Faculty in Arabic; Program Faculty in Middle East Studies; Program Faculty in Comic Studies
Comparative Literature, Cinema Studies, Arabic Studies, Comics and Cartoon Studies, Middle East and North African Studies
Office: 358 PLC, 5242 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Office Hours: Wednesdays from 1:45-3:45pm. Please book an appointment at the following link: (https://tinyurl.com/kcp3m73r)
Research Interests: World literature (Francophone, Arabic), Film and visual culture, Postcolonial studies, Literary theory

Seema Amin

Comparative Literature Graduate Student
Comparative Literature
Office Hours: Spring 2023 Office Hours: Wednesdays 2pm-3pm

Julie Anderson

Faculty Support Coordinator
Arabic Studies, Classics, Comics and Cartoon Studies, Comparative Literature, Digital Humanities, Disability Studies, Humanities Program, Medieval Studies, Philosophy, Religious Studies
Phone: 541-346-1504
Office: 124 PLC, 1286 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1286
Office Hours: Monday: 9:00a-4:30p<br /> Tuesday: 9:00a-4:30p<br /> Wednesday: 9:00a-11:30a<br /> Thursday: Remote<br /> Friday: Remote

Monique Balbuena

Associate Professor of Comparative Literature
Comparative Literature
Office: 345 PLC, 1249 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Research Interests: Comparative Literature and Jewish Studies, Sephardic Languages, Ladino, Poetry, French and Francophone Literatures, Latin American Studies

Melissa Bowers

Associate Director, Academic Support
Classics, Comics and Cartoon Studies, Comparative Literature, Comparative Literature Journal, Digital Humanities, Disability Studies, English, Folklore Program, Humanities Program, Medieval Studies, Philosophy, Religious Studies, Arabic Studies
Phone: 541-346-1506
Office: 124 PLC, 1286 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Office Hours: (if needed, please contact me via email for an appointment, walk-ins are not guaranteed) Mon. -Wed. 8:30 a.m.-Noon and 1- 5 p.m. (118 PLC) 541.346.1506, Thursday and Friday remote 8am-5pm

Steven Brown

Professor of Comparative Literature
Asian Studies, Comics and Cartoon Studies, Comparative Literature
Phone: 541-346-4016
Office: 354 PLC, 1249 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Office Hours: 3:30-5:30 on Tuesday (by appt.) via Zoom.
Research Interests: posthumanism, horror cinema, Surrealist film and animation, sound design in film, Japanese popular culture, and critical theory.

Katherine Brundan

Teaching Professor
Comparative Literature, Disability Studies, English, Humanities Program, SAIL
Office: 363 PLC, 1249 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Research Interests: 19th century European novel, translation studies, philology, history of the novel, the Gothic, gender, technology

Kenneth Calhoon

Professor of Comparative Literature and German
Comparative Literature, German & Scandinavian, School of Global Studies and Languages
Phone: 541-346-4060
Office: 356 PLC, 1249 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1205
Research Interests: German literature, aesthetics, psychoanalysis, visual arts, early cinema

Roy Chan

Associate Professor, Chinese Literature
Director of Graduate Studies, East Asian Languages & Literatures
Comparative Literature, East Asian Languages, Russian East European and Eurasian Studies, School of Global Studies and Languages
Office: 206A Agate Hall
Office Hours: Fall 2025: Wednesdays 10:00am-12:00 pm (email in advance appreciated)
Research Interests: Modern Chinese and Russian Literatures, Critical Theory, Formalism, Affect Studies, Sociolinguistic Literary Criticism

Subhayu Chatterjee

Comparative Literature

Sarah Feeney

Comparative Literature Graduate Student/ ENG GE
Comparative Literature, English

Jade Fraley

Academic and Operations Coordinator, ASU #3
Interim Disability Studies Experiential Learning Coordinator
College of Arts and Sciences, Arabic Studies, Classics, Comics and Cartoon Studies, Comparative Literature, Digital Humanities, Disability Studies, English, Folklore Program, Humanities Program, Medieval Studies, Philosophy, Religious Studies
Phone: 541-346-0934
Office: 118 PLC, 1286 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Office Hours: Fall Term Schedule: <br /> Monday &amp; Tuesday | 8:30a-12p and 1:00p-3:30p (in 118 PLC)<br /> Wednesday| 8:30a-12:00p (in 118 PLC) and afternoon remote, accessible via email<br /> Thursday | 8:30a-12p (in 144 Co) and 1:00-4:00p (in 118 PLC)<br /> Friday | Remote, accessible via email
Research Interests: B.A. Communication Disorders & Sciences, Lover of Theatre Arts & Dogs

Kathy Furrer

Graduate Support Specialist ASU#3
College of Arts and Sciences, Classics, Comparative Literature, English, Folklore Program, Humanities Program, Philosophy, Religious Studies, Environmental Studies
Phone: 541-346-1501
Office: 118 PLC, 1286 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1286
Office Hours: FALL TERM Mon: Working Remotely avail. by Email Tues: 9-12/1-4 (COL 144) Wed: 8:30-12/1-4 (PLC 118) Thurs: 8:30-12 (PLC 118)/1-4 (SCH 311) Fri: 8:30-12 (PLC 118)<br /> Drop-In Office Hours: Wed. 9-12 (PLC 118

Lefan Gao

Comparative Literature Graduate Student/ GE
Comparative Literature

Anantaa Ghosh

Comparative Literature Graduate Student/ GE
Comparative Literature

Warren Ginsberg

Professor of English
Emeritus, Philip H. Knight Professor of Humanities Comparative Literature Program Faculty
Comparative Literature, English, Medieval Studies
Phone: 541-346-3958
Office: 257 PLC, 1286 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1286
Office Hours: I am retired. You can contact me by email.
Research Interests: I am especially interested in examining the aesthetic, social, and political aspects of cross-cultural translation in Chaucer's works.

Sangita Gopal

Associate Professor of English
Comparative Literature, Cinema Studies
Phone: 541-346-5524
Office: 103 PLC, 6223 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Research Interests: Postcolonial Theory and Literature, South Asian Visual and Cultural Studies