Comparative Studies in Literature and Culture majors study at the intersection of literature, philosophy, art, and culture. By exploring classic and contemporary texts, you will investigate how cultural expression, in all its diversity, helps us make sense of the variety of human experience.
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As a Comparative Studies in Literature and Culture major at Occidental, you鈥檒l read and compare works from multiple languages and cultures. You鈥檒l ground your study of theory, philosophy, and artistic expression in your choice of languages and cultural traditions. The Comparative Studies in Literature and Culture major encourages creative interdisciplinary thinking. You will work closely with faculty mentors and peers on projects of your own design through coursework, independent studies, summer research, and study-abroad opportunities and fellowships.
Historically, the CSLC major has prepared students for a remarkable variety of post-graduate studies and careers. Our majors now work in law, museum curation, journalism, marketing, photography, filmmaking, theater, fashion design, and many other areas. Majors who have elected to continue their studies are currently enrolled in graduate programs in Comparative Literature, Classics, Slavic Studies, German Studies, Art History, and English at institutions such as Princeton, Stanford, and Yale Universities, and the University of Chicago.
