Cinema & Comparative Literature

Maureen Robertson (Interim Director), Director. Phone: (319) 335-0330.
For more information, visit http://www.uiowa.edu/ccl/mfatranslation.shtml.

The MFA in Translation, originating in the Translation Workshop, is a degree program in Cinema and Comparative Literature that promotes creative performance and the study of languages, literature, criticism, and cultural history. The aim of the program is to encourage the practice of translation, and to bring about greater awareness of its tradition, as one of the primary means of cultural mediation.

Steven Ungar, Director. Phone: (319) 335-0330.
For more information, visit http://www.uiowa.edu/~ccl/.

The Department of Cinema and Comparative Literature offers individualized programs in the interdisciplinary study of literature and the study and production of film and audiovisual arts. It is the home of the country's oldest MFA program in Translation. The department offers offers the option of 2 undergraduate majors, the B.A. in Comparative Literature or the B.A. in Cinema, and graduate degrees in Film Studies, Comparative Literature, and Film and Video Production.

Articles:
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Past Events:
“Freedom of Expression®”: Documentary Screening, 4/25/08
Film screening: “Purple State of Mind”, 4/22/08
eXchanges Launch Party, 2/13/08
IWP Cinematheque Presents Screening, 10/21/07
Film and Discussion: “The Devil Came On Horseback”, 10/11/07
International Writing Films: “The Magic Gloves” (2003, Argentina), 10/07/07
Alexis Levitin, “Translating the Music of Poetry”, 4/11/07