The Department of Comparative Literature

• Introduction
• Researchers
• Researching work
• Coordinating activity

Introduction

The Department of Comparative Literature, founded in January, 2002, is rather young subdivision of Shevchenko Institute of Literature, but its researching activity is vigorous, enterprising, and fruitful. Researchers of the Department undertake to promote and facilitate literary studies that cut across national, cultural, and disciplinary boundaries, and that place literary works in the context of other expressive traditions, including other art forms such as music, film, painting, and architecture. Special attention is paid to the problem of Ukrainian literature in the international context.

Researchers

Nalyvayko Dmytro S. – Doctor of Philology, Professor, Corresponding Member of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Head of the Department.

Denysova Tamara N. – Doctor of Philology, Professor, leading researcher.

Syvachenko Galyna M. – Doctor of Philology, chief researcher.

Solovey (Goncharyk) Eleonora S. – Doctor of Philology, Professor, leading researcher.

Ryazantseva Tetyana M. – Candidate of Philology, senior researcher.

Sverbilova Tetyana G. – Candidate of Philology, senior researcher.

Arendarenko Iryna V. – Candidate of Philology, researcher, Executive Secretary of the Department.

Brayko Oleksandr V. – Candidate of Philology, researcher.

Dubinina Olena V. – Candidate of Philology, researcher.

Melnychenko Igor V. – Candidate of Philology, researcher.

Stembkovska Ganna O. – Candidate of Philology, junior researcher.

Romanova Olga V. – Candidate of Philology, junior researcher.

Rudyk Olena V. – junior researcher, Secretary.

Yankovyy Bogdan V. – junior researcher.

Researching work

The researchers of the Department work at such collective projects as The Anthology of Comparative Literature of the 20th Century where significant works of world-famous comparativists will be presented in Ukrainian and with special comments; National Schools of Comparative Literature: Genesis and Current Situation which will demonstrates the history of Comparative Literature in different countries. These academic works will promote extending knowledge about modern Comparative Literature Studies.

Post-graduate students of the Department work at the following theses:

• Tkachuk Y.O. “The Phenomenon of Ukrainian National Identity in Ukrainian and American Literature of Postmodernism” (Supervisor – T. Denysova).

Coordinating activity

The Department biyearly organizes the academic conference “Actual Problems of Modern Comparative Literature”, and publishes the academic edition Literaturna Comparatyvistyka (Comparative Literature in Ukraine).