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Fall 2025 Unit Affiliated Courses

Intro to Criticism & Research

Rebecca Oh (English)

Theory of Literature

John Barnard (Comparative and World Literature)

Classical Sociological Theory

Matthew Soener (Sociology)

Transoceanic Interconnections

Brett Kaplan (Comparative and World Literature)

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

Carlos Roberto Ramírez (Musicology)

Feminist Theories & Methods

Maryam Kashani (Gender and Women's Studies)

Critical Perspectives in History

D. F. Ruggles (Landscape Architecture)

Megacities of Global South

Asef Bayat (Sociology)

Queer Theories & Methods

Damian Vergara Bracamontes (Gender and Women's Studies)

Unit for Criticism News

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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...
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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...
Lila Ann Wong
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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