Majors

BA in International Literary & Cultural Studies

As of Fall 2024, the Department offers one ILCS major with two options.

Option 1: Single language/culture with six possible language tracks

Arabic Chinese German Hebrew Japanese Russian

Option 2: Comparative track

Comparative

Interdisciplinary Majors

The Department offers two interdisciplinary majors: German Studies and Russian and East European Studies.

BA in German Studies BA in Russian & East European Studies

Majors for Matriculated Students in Fall 2023 or Earlier

Students who matriculated in Fall 2023 or earlier may still pursue the following majors: Arabic Language and Cultural Studies, Chinese Language and Cultural Studies, German Language and Cultural Studies, Japanese Language and Cultural Studies, Russian Language and Cultural Studies.

BA in Arabic Language & Cultural Studies BA in Chinese Language & Cultural Studies BA in German Language & Cultural Studies BA in Japanese Language & Cultural Studies BA in Russian Language & Cultural Studies

Department Chair (Interim)

Susan Napier

Goldthwaite Professor of Rhetoric and Interim Department Chair of International Literary and Cultural Studies

Japanese Program

History and theory of animation Japanese animation (anime) and comics (manga) Modern Japanese literature Popular culture, especially science fiction and fantasy Contemporary constructions of gender and the body Technology and culture Fan culture Representations of trauma and loss