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The Centre for Comparative Literature at the University of Toronto offers M.A. and Ph.D. programs of study focusing on literary theory and criticism.

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The Centre for Comparative Literature, in collaboration with the Department of Slavic and East European Languages and Cultures, presents a Public Lecture by Professor George Gasyna (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign)! Please RSVP on Eventbrite: eventbrite.ca/e/public-lectu…
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The Centre for Comparative Literature at the University of Toronto is pleased to invite prospective students to our Open House!!! 📅Date: Monday November 2, 2026 ⏰Time: 12:00 PM (Eastern Time) 📍Location: Hybrid Event
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For more information about the event, please visit our website: complit.utoronto.ca/events/c… If you have any questions about the event, please contact Bao Nguyen at [email protected]. We look forward to meeting you and speaking with you.
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If you plan to attend either in person or via Zoom, please register with Bao Nguyen at [email protected] or Eventbrite (eventbrite.ca/e/university-o…) by October 25, 2026.

University of Toronto, Centre for Comparative Literature Open House

The Centre for Comparative Literature at the University of Toronto is pleased to invite prospective students to our Open House.

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The Centre for Comparative Literature is excited to be co-sponsoring a two-day International Workshop! Workshop Title: ‘Bad Matters: Trans Materiality across Global Asia’
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The event is being organized by Ran Deng (our Complit PhD student) and Professor Shana Ye (Women and Gender Studies Institute at UTSG; Department of Historical and Cultural Studies at UTSC).
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📅 Date: Thursday October 22, 2026 ⏰ Time: 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM 📍Location: East Asian Studies Lounge, UofT St. George (UTSG) 📅 Date: Friday October 23, 2026 ⏰ Time: 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM 📍Location: KW 130, UofT Scarborough (UTSC) Please scan the QR code to Register for the event
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The Centre for Comparative Literature is excited to be co-sponsoring a professionalization lunch and a research talk by Professor Carlos Rojas (Duke University)! 📅 Wednesday October 21, 2026 📍UofT, Robarts Library, 130 St. George St., East Asian Studies Lounge, 14th Floor
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The event is being organized by Ran Deng (our Complit PhD student) and Professor Shana Ye (Women and Gender Studies Institute at UofT; Department of Historical and Cultural Studies at UTSC).
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Professionalization Lunch Title: ‘Publishing, Editing, and Building a Scholarly Career’ ⏰ 11:00 AM – 12:40 PM (Please RSVP) Research Talk Title: ‘Androgynous: Transgender, Transspecies, and Transanimacies in the Works of Dung Kai-Cheung ⏰ 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM (No RSVP Needed)
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"I think it will open the door for a wide audience who will now feel emboldened to discover her work." The #UofT community celebrates three-time alumna Anne Carson's historic 2026 #NobelPrize in Literature win ➡️ uoft.me/np26
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Canadian poet and #UofT alumna Anne Carson has won the 2026 #NobelPrize in Literature for "her bold and inventive oeuvre that, in playful dialogue with the classical tradition, has created new forms for contemporary literature." #UofTAlumni 🏆 uoft.me/np26
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The Centre for Comparative Literature would like to congratulate Dr. Anne Carson for being awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature!!! 🙌 🥳 👏 🎉
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Dr. Carson was our 2020 Northrop Frye Professor. She visited our Centre on February 4, 2020, to a give a public lecture entitled, 'Stillness'. You can listen to her lecture on our website: youtube.com/watch?v=vKD8S9pQ…

Anne Carson's Public Lecture: “Stillness” , Centre for Comparative Literature

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We would like to congratulate our Professor Rebecca Comay for publishing a new book! Title of Book: 'On Persistence' 📅 Wed. Nov. 11, 2026 ⏰ 4:00 – 6:00 PM 📍UofT, Northrop Frye Hall, 73 Queen’s Park Cres E, Room NF 119 At the event, 30% off the book. complit.utoronto.ca/events/b…
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Islam Across Genres: A Conversation with Sherine Hamdy and Noor Naga Join two acclaimed authors for a conversation exploring faith, identity, and literary expression across genres. 📅 Oct. 14 | 4–6 PM Learn more & RSVP:islamicstudies.artsci.utoron…
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Thanks for Attending our Fall 2026 Welcome Party!!! 🥳🎉 #comparativeliterature #literarycriticism #literarytheory #literature #universityoftoronto #UofTDefyGravity #lifeatuoft #MyUofT #uoft
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We are excited to be sharing our Fall 2026 Complit Newsletter! 🙌 Link: complit.utoronto.ca/wp-conte… #comparativeliterature #literarycriticism #literarytheory #literature #universityoftoronto #UofTDefyGravity #lifeatuoft #MyUofT #uoft
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The Centre for Comparative Literature, in collaboration with the Department of Slavic and East European Languages and Cultures, presents a Public Lecture by Professor George Gasyna (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign)! Please RSVP on Eventbrite: eventbrite.ca/e/public-lectu…
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We are proud to welcome our new cohort of Complit students to the University of Toronto!!! 🙌 🥳👏🎉 #universityoftoronto #UofTDefyGravity #lifeatuoft #MyUofT #uoft
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