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Global Literary Studies

A dynamic collaboration of multiple UW departments and housed in the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures, Global Literary Studies (GLITS) introduces students to works of literature from around the world and from all eras of human history. For more details, see:

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Upcoming Courses

  • GLITS 252: Introduction to Global Literatures: Literary Genres Across Time and Place

Latest News

  • Chair and Professor Gordana P. Crnković Publishes "View from the Eiffel Tower, a Film Adaptation of a zagreb woman: Art and the Power to Push Back" (April 28, 2026)
  • A Farewell to PhD Completionist Taylor Eftimov, our Outstanding Graduate Student Award Winner (July 17, 2025)
  • A Conversation with the First Graduating Cohort of the Global Literary Studies Program (July 17, 2025)
  • Letter from the Chair, Gordana Crnković (July 16, 2025)
  • Printmaking Social: Bookplates & Bookmarks (March 31, 2025)

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Related Research

  • Gordana P. Crnković: "View from the Eiffel Tower, a Film Adaptation of a zagreb woman: Art and the Power to Push Back." Balkanistica 39 (2026), pp. 77-102.
  • Taylor Eftimov: Visions of Homeland in Yugoslav and Post-Yugoslav Literature, Film, and Culture, Ph.D. thesis, Slavic Department, 2025

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