FAQ

As most Comparative Literature students discover, explaining the exact parameters of this decidedly interdisciplinary and thus seemingly amorphous field can often prove to be a challenging task. In general, our understanding of comparative literature includes but is not limited to:

• Work that examines literature (broadly defined) within a cultural context—especially works typically thought of as belonging to separate cultural traditions.
• Work drawing comparisons between literature and other disciplines as well as artistic mediums, including performance, painting, film, poetry, music, the sciences, etc.
• Work dealing with inter-linguistic practices (i.e translation studies and multi-linguistics).
• Papers comparing multiple works by one author or separate works written by different authors.
• Work dealing with any aspect of literary criticism, continental philosophy, Women’s and Gender studies, queer theory, critical theory, etc.

Absolutely! We accept papers from undergraduate students at any university. Independent scholars (students who are not currently affiliated with any university or undergraduate degree program) and graduate students are also welcome to submit papers, provided that the paper was completed as an undergraduate. Generally, we ask that the length remains between 6-20 pages.

Thank you for your interest. Currently, we are only accepting Rutgers undergraduate students (from any major). We usually accept senior editors in the fall and copy editors in the spring. Feel free to reach out with a letter of interest: proteusjournal@gmail.com