Third-cycle (doctoral) programme in Comparative Literature
Interested in doing research within the field of comparative literature? We offer third-cycle education for doctoral students.
What is covered by third-cycle education in comparative literature?
On the basic levels of comparative literature, literature as a personal, historical and aesthetic document is studied, with focus on the literary text: what is the text really about and what wording has been used? What has been read and how? How has the literature been understood and to what extent do the literary texts reflect traditions, world views and cultural norms? In what ways is the literature connected to other art forms and media, for instance, film and music? How is history of literature studied and what is literary theory really? In what way do people write today? How do you formulate complex thoughts and mediate subtle feelings through language? Can literature teach us something about what it means to be human?
These questions can be further developed in many different directions on the third-cycle education and there are also collaborations with, among others, the Swedish language, film studies, music and art, history, and a number of other related disciplines.
Specialisations
During the last few years, three dominating specialisations have evolved within our research in comparative literature:
- Intermediality and Multimodality
Research on understanding an evolving world of human communication through multimodality and intermediality.
Read more: Linnaeus University Centre for Intermedial and Multimodal Studies - Colonial and Postcolonial Studies
Research on the human consequences of colonialism and other forms of domination throughout the history.
Read more: Linnaeus University Centre for Concurrences in Colonial and Postcolonial Studies - Children's literature
Research on children’s, YA and crossover literature and film, and children and adolescents’ language development and learning.
Read more: Centre for Childhood Research in Literature, Language and Learning
The research environment in comparative literature has a strong international profile and many seminars and meetings are held in English.
How do I become a doctoral student in comparative literature?
When we have the possibility to admit doctoral students, the post is announced at the university website. See Vacancies page