Damilola Adebonojo Graduate Program, African Language Teaching Assistant Read more about Damilola Adebonojo
Abinash Dash Choudhury Graduate Program, Teaching Assistant Abinash’s research focuses on the medieval and early modern Indian literatures, particularly the literary traditions in bhasa sahitya with a focus on the role of translation and Self-formation. He is also interested in the ways in which literature and religion interact through translation and performance traditions to produce stable identities in that period. More generally, he is interested in studying the ways in which the pre-modern world perceived and constructed the notion of ‘alterity’ by interrogating literary artifacts. Before beginning the doctoral journey, he worked as a freelance journalist and reported on the state of environmental and constitutional rights in India, and still continues to write widely in newspapers and magazines on matters related to relevance of religion and faith in the modern world. Education Education: Abinash Choudhury received his BA in English from Delhi University and went on to complete his MA in Comparative Literature from Jadavpur University, Kolkata. Read more about Abinash Dash Choudhury
Asian Language Placement Tests for Fall 2022 Placement tests for Asian languages will be held during office hours the first week of classes. If you are interested in taking a Chinese, Japanese, Korean or Vietnamese language class in the fall and need a placement test, you can contact the following instructors to set up an appointment. Chinese Language 1000-2000 classes, please contact Zhiwen Hu at zh47446@uga.edu . For Chinese Language 3000-4000 classes, please contact Anqi Liu at anqi.liu@uga.edu **Please contact Dr. Karin Myhre for information on CHNS 4110/6110 at kmyhre@uga.edu Read more about Asian Language Placement Tests for Fall 2022
2022 Outstanding Teaching Assistant Awards The Comparative Literature and Intercultural Studies Department is proud to announce three recipients of the Outstanding Teacher Assistant Award for 2022. These recipients are Nakita Barakadyn (Japanese Languages TA), Wei-Yi Lee (Chinese Languages TA) and Anqi Liu (Comparative Literature and Chinese Languages TA). Read more about 2022 Outstanding Teaching Assistant Awards
Ji Hyun Hong Graduate Student in Language and Literacy Education, Korean Language Teaching Assistant Ji Hyun’s research focuses on Korean American adolescents' counter stories and critical literacy through their meaning-making of Asian American middle grade and young adult novels that address issues of race, racism, and ethnic identity. Read more about Ji Hyun Hong
Ali Ahsan Graduate Program, Teaching Assistant Ali Ahsan studied his MA in Linguistics from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) and MPhil in Comparative Literature from Ambedkar University Delhi. His MPhil thesis was on the role of minor languages in the making of literature in Southwest India and is titled, "Minor Literatures: Two Novels on the Bearys". His areas of interest include anti-caste writings, comparative literature and religion, literatures of the sea, the craft of fiction, translation (practice), and theories of language. Read more about Ali Ahsan