Imagining worlds through literature, film, and media.

The book examines world literature as a disciplinary force that transforms reading practices, ethical frameworks, and notions of subjectivity. The various chapters highlight how literary practices mediate between religious, scientific, and aesthetic traditions.

At the crossroads of film theory and history, the book traces cinema’s transnational beginnings through the Lumière Brothers’ cinematograph. It tracks a camera operator’s journey across North Africa and the Middle East to reveal how early film shaped new modes of seeing and understanding the world.

Ranked among the top 15 humanities journals in the world, Comparative Literature publishes bold, boundary-crossing research that redefines how we read across cultures, languages, and disciplines.