Comparative Woman
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Jan. 31, 2024
Comparative Woman welcomes new Co-Editor, Gabrielle Bologna. Gabrielle holds an M.Ed. in New and Digital Literacies from the University of Georgia (2023) and a BA in English Literature from Louisiana State University (2015). As a first-year Ph.D. student and graduate assistant, her work in Comparative centers around the historicization of art forms and an exploration of the social, political, and economic contexts in which such narratives are respectively situated. Her primary areas of interest are the twentieth-century text, representations of crises, terror, man-made disasters, and the functions of political and economic histories in shaping the ethical codes and cultural norms adapted by contemporary Western societies. She is also interested in how such discourses aid in a cross-national analysis of the relationship between governing institutions and cultural values. Gabrielle is Vice President of the Comparative Literature Graduate Association, and her currently-listed section of Introduction to World Literature (CPLT/ENGL 2201), "Theories of Evil", involves a wide-ranging examination of deviance across early literatures.
Jan. 30, 2024
Comparative Woman announces Mridula Sharma as the first winner of the Best Essay Award. Mridula is recognized for her essay, "Against Conflict, Against Occupation," which marked an outstanding contribution to the 7th Annual Languages and Literatures Conference on "Conflict" (2023). Mridula has published over 20 journal articles and book chapters, some of which are scheduled for publication by Routledge, McFarland, and Vernon Press, among others. She has presented her work at over 50 academic conferences, and received grants as well as scholarships for her research by institutions in Germany, England, India, Scotland, and the United States. Her areas of interest include postcolonial and feminist critical theories, twentieth century literature, modernity, and pedagogy. Her current research on post-1950 literature from Kashmir and Palestine links the dominant discourse on human rights with emerging dialogues in environmental humanities. Her secondary engagement with macroeconomics and philosophy informs her investment in discourses on decolonisation, capitalism and anti-capitalism, and neo-imperialism in twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Congratulations, Mridula!
The editorial team also recognizes all nominees for best paper. Congratulations to Anna Klambauer, Muhammed Salem, and Samu/elle Striewski for their excellent scholarly work.