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Fall 2025 Unit Affiliated Courses

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Intro to Criticism & Research

Rebecca Oh (English)

ENGL 500

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Theory of Literature

John Barnard (Comparative and World Literature)

CWL 501

Classical Sociological Theory

Matthew Soener (Sociology)

SOC 500

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Transoceanic Interconnections

Brett Kaplan (Comparative and World Literature)

CWL 561

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Sonic Materialities: Power, Media, and the Politics of Musical Objects

Carlos Roberto Ramírez (Musicology)

MUS 523

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Feminist Theories & Methods

Maryam Kashani (Gender and Women's Studies)

GWS 550

Critical Perspectives in History

D. F. Ruggles (Landscape Architecture)

LA 505

Megacities of Global South

Asef Bayat (Sociology)

SOC 565

Queer Theories & Methods

Damian Vergara Bracamontes (Gender and Women's Studies)

GWS 580

Unit for Criticism News

Faculty Affiliate Wail S. Hassan Elected Second Vice President of the Modern Language Association

Waïl S. Hassan (Professor, Comparative & World Literature and English) was elected Second Vice President of the Modern Language Association (MLA) in December 2024. His term began in January 2025 and will continue through January 2026. Following the MLA’s leadership succession, Professor Hassan...

Nicholson Fellowship 2025 Awarded to Alex Kaiser and Umair Rasheed

Umair Rasheed (PhD candidate, Sociology) and Alex Kaiser (PhD student, Sociology) have been awarded 2025 Nicholson Fellowship to attend School of Criticism and Theory at Cornell University. In an intensive six-week course of study, participants work...

Graduate Affiliate Lila Ann Wong Awarded FLAS Fellowship for Center for African Studies

Lila was selected by the Center for African Studies as a FLAS Fellow to continue advanced study of Bamanankan/Julakan, summer 2024 and academic year 2024-25. Additional accomplishments:At the beginning of this year Lila was invited to participate...

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