Why Study Humanities and Comparative and World Literature at SFSU?
- Tailored study: Follow a pathway shaped by your own interests
- Concentrate study within one of three possible pathways: Interdisciplinary Humanities, Comparative World Literature, or New Media (including Video Game Studies and Comic Studies)
- Cross-disciplinary, transferrable knowledge: This is a critical asset in today’s complex and multicultural society.
Experience the joy of thinking across and beyond borders. Our programs in Humanities and Comparative and World Literature invite you to think broadly and deeply about the arts, ideas and history of human beings at different times and places. Rather than limit your learning to single disciplines or cultural traditions, our programs promote interdisciplinary and comparative study across borders of many kinds, including those between nations, regions, cultures, historical periods, creative forms and media. By engaging in cross-disciplinary analysis, you will learn to think critically about the varied forms of representation that shape our worlds and perspectives.
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“With its emphasis on dialogue, historical context and cultural analysis, the program is helping me grow into the scholar-advocate I strive to be: one who uses the tools of the Humanities to amplify marginalized voices and enact social change.”
Nishat Tasmin
M.A., Humanities