Collection Development Statement
Last updated July 2020
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Last updated July 2020
The collection supports the research and teaching of faculty and students in the Department of Comparative Thought and Literature at Johns Hopkins University. Founded in 1966 as the Humanities Center, the Department of Comparative Thought and Literature was reconstituted under its present name in 2018 to reflect the Department’s “ongoing commitment to serious interdisciplinary study, with a focus on questions at the intersection of literature, philosophy, and aesthetics”. Because interests vary widely in Comparative Thought and Literature, collection development is undertaken in close consultation with faculty and students in the Department, together with their colleagues in related departments (see “Collaborations” below).
The Department of Comparative Thought and Literature offers the PhD. Though no major or minor are currently offered, undergraduates may undertake interdisciplinary research with the affiliated Honors Program in the Humanities.
Formats collected generally:
Formats collected selectively or by request:
Materials are collected in Chinese, English, French, German, Japanese, Korean, and Russian.
Materials from Europe (including Russia) and North America are acquired generally, while materials from East Asia are acquired more selectively. The chronological focus is contemporary, but works concerning the following specialties since the end of antiquity from the regions specified are also collected:
Mackenzie S. Zalin, PhD, MSLS
Librarian for Classics, Comparative Thought and Literature, Jewish Studies, and Modern Languages and Literatures
(410) 516-0215
mzalin1@jhu.edu